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This book provides an evidence-based guide, toolkit and collection of evaluation cases for conducting effective advocacy and policy change evaluations.RecursoIntegrating a transformative equity criterion into evaluations for promoting transformative systemic change
… to go beyond asking Key Evaluation Questions about average effects to focus on differential effects across different groups, with particular attention to …RecursoObjectives-Based Evaluation (OBE) for impact investing
… and sustainably, with full account taken of its side effects. It pays special attention to compliance with … difference in terms of its potentially transformative effects on the environment, and the society, taking account …BlogWeek 22: Using evaluation in programme design – a funder’s perspective
… conditions. Development projects are often nuanced in the effects they are seeking to support; it can be difficult to … a greater influence. The intervention may have spillover effects both in terms of the use of water, but also in the …BlogFeminist evaluation
… process can lead to significant negative or positive effects on the people involved in the evaluation/research. …ThemeC4D: Complexity
… response to the changes in the social system. Stakeholder mapping processes can help with engagement, especially where … disaggregation in tables and diagrams to show differential effects on different sub-groups. Time-lines can be important …Marcos/GuíasCommunication for Development (C4D)Amplifying Learning in Systems Change Investments: An Experience in Developmental Evaluation
This issues brief from the OMG Center for Collaborative Learning (OMG) describes the experience of using a developmental evaluation approach in order to evaluate theRecursoHiring an Evaluation Consultant
This guide, authored by E Craig for Usable Knowledge outlines the six critical skills and qualities that an evaluation consultant requires to be effective as an evaluator.RecursoUsing Visual Communication to Increase Evaluation Utilization
This blog post from Nate Wilairat for Evergreen Data provides a range of tips for increasing evaluation utilization through the use of visual communication.RecursoOnTheMap
… intuitive web-based interface for viewing the potential effects of disasters on the U.S. workforce and population. It …RecursoWhat makes a popular science video on YouTube
This article by Dustin Welbourne and Will J Grant in The Conversation discusses ways to make a video about science popular and effective in its communication, highlighting a number of key features that are demonstrated through embedded examRecursoAppreciative inquiry principles: the anticipatory principle
This article, written by Emotional Intelligence Coach Andy Smith, describes the anticipatory principle which is one of the underpinnings of Appreciative Inquiry (AI).RecursoImpact pathway evaluation: an approach for achieving and attributing impact in complex systems
This article describes the development and use of a new impact monitoring, evaluation and assessment approach for agriculture called impact pathway evaluation.RecursoLocal administration and reform project mid-term evaluation
This Mid-Term Evaluation from USAID provides an assessment of the ongoing Local Administration and Reform project (LAAR) which aims to strengthen governance and social reform in Cambodia.RecursoEngaging scientists through institutional histories
This brief from the Institutional Learning and Change Initiative (ILAC), describes the reasoning and methods for producing Institutional Histories (IH).RecursoAdvocacy impact evaluation
This paper from Michael Quinn Patton presents a retrospective case study in which the the potential influence of judicial advocacy efforts targeted at the Supreme Court is assessed.RecursoDepartment Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME) - Republic of South Africa
This website provides information about the activities of the South African Department: Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME).RecursoMail questionnaire
Questionnaires can be mailed out to a sample of the population, enabling the researcher to connect with a wide range of people.MétodoAppreciative Inquiry: An approach for learning and change based on our own best practices
This brief outlines appreciative inquiry principles, methods, domains, and a recent example of its use.RecursoDesigning quality impact evaluations under budget, time and data constraints
… how methodologically defensible estimates of project effects and impacts can be identified when operating under …RecursoStrengthening national evaluation capacities
Strengthening national evaluation capacities refers to the ways in which an evaluation can have broader value beyond a single evaluation report by increasing national capacities.MétodoRigour
Rigour involves using systematic, transparent processes to produce valid findings and conclusions. There are significant differences in what this is understood to mean in evaluation.MétodoImpact evaluation of development interventions: a practical guide
… is an empirical approach to estimating the causal effects of interventions, in terms of both magnitude and …RecursoBetter Monitoring: Help us address the neglected ‘M’ in M&E
Effective monitoring is essential for managing performance, however, despite this, monitoring is often undervalued and understood quite narrowly.BlogSeasonal calendars
Seasonal calendars are useful for evaluation as they can help analyse time-related cyclical changes in data.MétodoInformation request checklist
This resource is a checklist designed to guide evaluators when starting a new project, ensuring they gather essential information to support their evaluation efforts.RecursoParticipation not for you? Four reflections that might just change your mind
… development. Leslie has recently completed a global mapping for the UK Department for International Development … process. Do you know of people who said ‘we did community mapping’ or ‘we asked for stories of change’ or ‘we did an …BlogC4D: Accountable
… ways to develop M&E Frameworks, including using Outcome Mapping, which sets out different ways of monitoring … of influence, and sphere of concern, borrowed from Outcome Mapping , can be useful for identifying the degree to which …Marcos/GuíasCommunication for Development (C4D)52 weeks of BetterEvaluation: Week 7: Evaluation associations and societies
Across the world evaluation associations provide a supportive community of practice for evaluators, evaluation managers and those who do evaluation as part of their service delivery or management job.BlogEvaluating Performance in a CAS
This article, authored by Glenda Eoyang and Thomas Berkas for the Human Systems Dynamics Institute, describes key features of a complex adaptive system and what these might mean for evaluationRecursoWill that successful intervention over there get results over here?
This blog post and its associated replies, written by Jed Friedman for the World Bank, describes a process of using analytic methods to overcome some of the assumptions that must be made when extrapolating results from evaluations to otherRecursoWord clouds considered harmful
This article by Jacob Harris for NiemanLab provides a careful consideration of the argument against word clouds.Recurso