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Evaluating the non-academic impact of academic research: Design considerations
In this journal article, Andrew Gunn (University of Leeds) and Michael Mintrom (ANZSOG/Monash University) explore how evaluation of non-academic research impact can measure impact effectively without undermining academic freedom aThe IDEAS guide and facilitators' guide
The IDEAS Guide (Innovating, Designing, Evaluating and Applying to Small-scale projects) is a guide to the design and evaluation of small-scale media and communication projects where evaluation is built into the design of an initiativeStrategy development: Most significant change (MSC)
This guide to the Most Significant Change approach, by the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), provides an overview, a detailed description of the process, and an example of the technique in action.Constituent voice: Technical note 1
This paper from Keystone Accountability provides detailed guidance in the use of Constituent Voice, which is a methodology aimed at cultivating a voice of constituents of an organisation.Creating the missing feedback loop
This article, written by Alex Jacobs for the IDS Bulletin describes how agricultural development organisations can create feedback systems that allow them to hear from the beneficiaries of their work.A list of M&E email lists
This list, on Rick Davies' Monitoring and Evaluation NEWS site, brings together a suite of M&E email lists from around the world.Create an accessible Office document
This free, online training course by Microsoft Office teaches participants about accessibility and how to increase the accessibility of your documents for various users with disabilities.Developmental evaluation toolkit
This toolkit, developed by Spark Insight Partners (formerly Spark Policy Institute), offers a range of tools and resources to support not for profits and community organisations create sociaOutcomes and performance indicators: Health risk reduction program
This set of outcome indicators, developed by the Urban Institute, is aimed at supporting the development, monitoring and evaluation of Health Risk Reduction Programs.Outcomes and performance indicators: Performing arts program
This set of outcome indicators, developed by the Urban Institute, is aimed at supporting the development, monitoring and evaluation of Performing Arts Programs.Outcomes and performance indicators: Prisoner re-entry program
This set of outcome indicators, developed by the Urban Institute, is aimed at supporting the development, monitoring and evaluation of Prisoner Re-entry Programs.Outcomes and performance indicators: Transitional housing program
This set of outcome indicators, developed by the Urban Institute, is aimed at supporting the development, monitoring and evaluation of Transitional Housing Programs.Outcomes and performance indicators: Youth mentoring program
This set of outcome indicators, developed by the Urban Institute, is aimed at supporting the development, monitoring and evaluation of youth mentoring programs.Outcomes and performance indicators: Youth tutoring program
This set of outcome indicators, developed by the Urban Institute, is aimed at supporting the development, monitoring and evaluation of youth tutoring programs.The nonprofit taxonomy of outcomes: Creating a common language for the sector
This paper from the Urban Institute provides basic, generic outcomes and performance indicators that are easily adaptable for any program.A methodology for conducting rapid evidence reviews
This presentation, from Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI), is aimed at developing an understanding of the need for, and utility of, rapid reviews (RR) as a useful knowledge synthesis productYour RFP for evaluation services is terrible. You can fix it.
This 7-page guide assists with preparing a Request for Proposals (RFP) for evaluation services. This resource and the following information was contributed to BetterEvaluation by Corey Newhouse.LEAD4innovation Toolkit: A toolkit for small-scale media and communication projects in the Pacific
This toolkit is being developed as part of the Mobilising Media for Sustainable Outcomes in the Pacific Region project.Global peace index
The Global Peace Index, an initiative of Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), provides a ranking for each nation in regards to their peacefulness.Evaluability assessment for impact evaluation
This document provides an overview of the utility of and specific guidance and a tool for implementing an evaluability assessment before an impact evaluation is undertaken.Logframer
Logframer is a free project design and management application based on the logical framework approach (LFA / Logframe).A cultural protocol for evaluation
This resource explores important dimensions of cultural competency in evaluation. It focuses on cross-cultural understanding and culturally-appropriate attitudes and approaches.Choosing appropriate designs and methods for impact evaluation - Department of Industry, Innovation and Science
The Department of Industry, Innovation and Science has commissioned this report to explore the challenges and document a range of possible approaches for the impact evaluations that the department conducts.Acinonyx cervidae hircus: Child-led evaluation of the Building Skills for Life programme in Cambodia
This report presents a child-led evaluation of a multi-sectoral programme in Cambodia seeking to empower adolescent girls and address the challenges they face accessing quality education.Addressing gender in impact evaluation
“Gender affects everyone, all of the time.Dealing with complexity in development evaluation - A practical approach
This book offers practical guidance to policymakers, managers, and evaluation practitioners on how to design and implement complexity-responsive evaluations that can be undertaken in the real world of time, budget, data, and political constQualitative comparative analysis: A valuable approach to add to the evaluator’s ‘toolbox’? Lessons from recent applications
Based on the lessons from three diverse applications of Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA), this Centre for Development Impact Practice Paper by Florian Schatz and Katharina Welle reflects on the potential of this approach for theWhen and how to develop an impact-oriented monitoring and evaluation system
Many development programme staff have had the experience of commissioning an impact evaluation towards the end of a project or programme only to find that the monitoring system did not provide adequate data about implementation, context, baCanva
Canva is a very simple, free to use, online infographic creation platform. It has a drag and drop interface and a range of templates that you can adapt.What 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 examFramework for assessing compliance outcomes
This example of an outcome assessment framework was developed by the Western Australian Department of Fisheries in collaboration with four other Australian Fisheries Management Agencies.Evaluability assessments and choice of evaluation methods
In this Centre for Development Impact seminar, Richard Longhurst (IDS) and Sarah Mistry (BOND) will highlight the importance of evaluability assessments for development projects