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Filter search resultsThe South African child support grant impact assessment
This report assesses data collected from five South African provinces to analyse the effectiveness of the Child Support Grant (CSG) which is an important instrument of social protection in South Africa.RecursoLearning Lessons: Participatory Irrigation Management
This paper from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) synthesizes key lessons drawn from evaluations of projects and programs that have been funded by the ADB.RecursoIntegrated monitoring: A practical manual for organisations that want to achieve results
This manual from inProgress (archived link) aims to support non profit organisations to effectively monitor their programs.RecursoEvaluating Development Co-Operation: Summary of Key Norms and Standards
Evaluating Development Co-Operation Summary of Key Norms and Standards is a set of core principles for evaluation of development assistance adopted by the OECD DAC in 1991 and are at the heart of the Evaluation Network's approach to evRecursoEnhancing organizational performance, a toolbox for self-assessment
This book provides a tested process for organizational self assessment. It includes tools and techniques and formative assessment practices to help organisations evaluate if they are meeting their goals effectively.RecursoPeak experience description
This method provides a succinct and coherent description of a program, project or policy when it is operating at its best.MétodoLearning alliances: An approach for building multi-stakeholder innovation systems
Millions of dollars are spent each year on research and development (R&D) initiatives in an attempt to improve rural livelihoods in the developing world, but rural poverty remains an intractable problem in many places.RecursoLeveraging imagery data in evaluations: Applications of remote-sensing and streetscape imagery analysis
This paper discusses using imagery data in evaluations and the advantages and limitations of relevant methodologies.RecursoBias reduction
Bias reduction involves identifying possible sources of bias and taking steps to reduce it. This is one way of improving the validity of an evaluation. Types of bias include:MétodoThe 'Most Significant Change' technique - A guide to its use
Essential reading for anyone seeking to use the 'Most Significant Change' (MSC) technique.RecursoArchive the evaluation report and data (if appropriate)
There are benefits of an archive of evaluation data and/or reports in the way they can be used.Marcos/GuíasManager's guide to evaluation52 weeks of BetterEvaluation: Week 15: Evaluation conferences 2013
One of the most effective ways of learning about the evaluation field is to attend a conference, present your work and interact with other professionals.BlogAmplifying nonprofit voices: Bridging the advocacy evaluation gap
This evaluation research report aims to better understand nonprofit advocates' ability to evaluate their advocacy capacity, strategies, and tactics; identify their evaluation needs; and develop recommendations on advocate-friendly evaluatioRecursoDecide the timing of the evaluation
Monitoring (the routine tracking and reporting of priority information about an intervention) and evaluation (a discrete study to produce an evaluative judgement about merit, worth or significance of an intervention) are distinct but highly...Marcos/GuíasManager's guide to evaluationC4D: Develop R,M&E capacity
Assessing the capacity, and support for the capacity development needs, of organizations and key partners and community groups and others involved in the R,M&E will help to increase the effectiveness, quality, rigour and utilisation of the overall R,M...Marcos/GuíasCommunication for Development (C4D)Lived experience and adjacent skills
Lived experience provides unique insights that help build trust and connections with evaluation participants, while complementary skills like knowledge translation, public engagement, and data visualization can enhance the effectiveness ofMarcos/GuíasEvaluation career guideReuse, Recycle: Rethink Research - Questions to Ask in Reviewing Research Evidence
This article by Bernadette Wright for Meaningful Evidence outlines a range of resources and approaches that can be used as a cost effective and reliable way to review evidence.RecursoEvaluation in the Face of Uncertainty: Anticipating Surprise and Responding to the Inevitable
This book from Jonathan A. Morell provides insight into the many unexpected events which may arise during an evaluation and proposes a framework in order to deal with them.RecursoTest, learn, adapt: developing public policy with randomised controlled trials
This paper from the UK Cabinet Office describes how random control trials can be used to assess the effectiveness of public policy interventions.RecursoReducing the risk of disasters and climate variability in the Pacific Islands – Timor-Leste
This paper from the World Bank aims to assess the extent to which disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation have taken place in Timor-Leste.RecursoUsing Graphics to Report Evaluation Results
This guide provides detailed information on how to use graphics to represent data in evaluation reports.RecursoBrainstorming
Brainstorming involves focussing on a problem and then encouraging participants to come up with as many solutions as possible.MétodoA stakeholder view of the development of national evaluation systems in Africa
This journal article compares developments in National Evaluation Systems in Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, South Africa, Uganda and Zambia.RecursoRethinking rigour to embrace complexity in peacebuilding evaluation
This 2024 open-access journal article presents the inclusive rigour framework and applies it to three cases of peace-building evaluation.RecursoThe evaluation eco-system
There are many different types of organisations, individuals, and systems involved in the practice and use of evaluation.Marcos/GuíasEvaluation career guideUsing technologies for monitoring and evaluation in insecure settings
Operating in insecure environments is one of the more critical tests for humanitarian, development, and peacebuilding organizations alike. Access constraints or even direct attacks make monitoring and evaluation extremely challenging.ThemeArtineh Samkian and Joelle Greene on graphic timelines to capture qualitative process data
This blog post in AEA365: A Tip-a-Day by and for Evaluators by Artineh Samkian and Joelle Greene discusses the use of Graphic Timelines as a way of presenting data to stakeholders that was both accRecursoExcel charts: Pie charts
… to make a pie chart please follow these rules: Avoid 3D effects; Avoid exploded slices; Don’t compare pie charts; …RecursoEvergreen Data
Stephanie Evergreen's website and blog provides ample reading and guidance on data visualization techniques, taking a research-based approach to effective communication of ideas.RecursoPreparing For GDPR / What's next with GDPR?
Organised by DevResults in partnership with Sonjara and SurveyCTO, this recorded panel discussion took place on May 23rd, 2018, two days before the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect.RecursoHousehold Water Connections in Tangier, Morocco
In this study, The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) used an encouragement randomized control trial (RCT) in order to gauge the effectiveness of a scheme to provideRecursoAssessing the economic impact of HIV/AIDS on Nigerian households
In this paper, Canning, Mahal, Odumosu and Okonkwo (2006) use propensity score matching to assess the affect of HIV/AIDS on an individual's ability to access health care in Nigeria.Recurso