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Filter search resultsDemonstrating outcomes and impact across different scales
This research report from the Research for Development Impact Network demonstrates how evidence of outcomes and impact can be better captured, integrated and reported on across different scales of work for Australian NGOs working in internaResourceDoes development give poor people what they want?
This four-page Overseas Development Institute (ODI) background note introduces a central problem in development – that interventions do not address the key concerns of poor people.ResourceWhat do you know? Centering knowledge generation and sharing to transform evaluation systems - AEA22 poster resources
A collection of knowledge management (KM) and communities of practice (CoP) online resources compiled bv Alice Macfarlan (BetterEvaluation Knowledge Platform Manager, GEI) and Maurya West Meiers (IEG).BlogWriting terms of reference for an evaluation: A how to guide
This resource, developed by the Independent Evaluation Group of The World Bank, provides a detailed description on how to prepare an evaluation Terms of Reference (ToR) and includes a checklist at the end to help users.ResourceMost Significant Change (MSC) used for NGO self-evaluation process
This overview from Capacity.org outlines the process and findings of an NGO self-evaluation process that used Most Significant Change to evaluate the organisational development services offered by the group.ResourceADS chapter 203: Assessing and learning
This chapter provides guidance for USAID Missions, Regional Platforms, and Washington Bureaus and Offices, also known as USAID Mission/Offices, on Agency practices and standards used to determine how well Assistance Objectives (AOs) are achResourceRandomized control trials: Rationale and requirements
This slide show by Dr Howard White presents the use of randomized control trials (RCTs) in impact evaluation.ResourceNetwork evaluation
A network evaluation may consider a range of questions and adopt a variety of options for undertaking the evaluation depending on factors such as the type, size, stage of development and purpose of the network.ThemeEconomic analysis of investment operations – Analytical tools and practical applications
This guide presents information about different tools for economic evaluation.ResourcePhân tích kinh tế các hoạt động đầu tư - Công cụ phân tích và ứng dụng thực tế
Đây là bản hướng dẫn trình bày thông tin về các công cụ khác nhau nhằm phục vụ cho việc Đánh giá Kinh tế.ResourceReporting and supporting evaluation use and influence: Tips from evaluators
Evaluation use is a key issue for the evaluation community. The aim of evaluation is to be influential, so it should be of use to policymakers, programme developers, project planners and managers.BlogOur history
BetterEvaluation began in 2009 as an interdisciplinary public good project that aimed to provide high-quality information about the full range of evaluation methodologies.PaginaEvaluation practice in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander settings – Evaluating the evaluations
A new project is underway to make the BetterEvaluation website more useful for those conducting or managing evaluations involving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.BlogUn-boxing evaluation through developmental and agile approaches
Guest author Nerida Buckley discusses how un-boxing evaluation can benefit from looking at practices from developmental and agile approaches.BlogBeyond the evaluation box – Social innovation with Ingrid Burkett
This blog is the sixth in our series about un-boxing evaluation – the theme of aes19 in Sydney.BlogEvaluations made in Portuguese: the Lusophone space
This guest blog by Elsa de Morais Sarmento, Carla Félix, and Mariana Branco discusses the importance of language to credible evaluation in Lusophone countries.Blog7 ways to strengthen your M&E capacity in 2020
Strengthening evaluation capacity of individuals, organisations and systems continues to be a major focus for BetterEvaluation so in this blog we present 7 ways that might be useful when planning how to do evaluation better in 2020.BlogA quick primer on running online events and meetings
Meetings and gatherings are vital components of evaluation. Often these are done face-to-face, however sometimes necessity or practicality makes meeting online the best option.BlogBetterEvaluation COVID-19 Statement
The COVID-19 pandemic is rapidly transforming our world: Individuals, communities and organisations are facing enormous challenges and uncertainty.BlogAdapting evaluation in the time of COVID-19 - Part 1: Manage
Organisations around the world are quickly having to adapt their programme and project activities to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences. We’re starting a new blog series to help support these efforts.BlogHackathon
We’re excited to be involved in the 2020 IPDET Hackathon – a week-long event in which hundreds of people from around the world bring together their skills,BlogAdapting evaluation in the time of COVID-19 — Part 3: Frame
Evaluation needs to respond to the changes brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic. As well as direct implications for the logistics of collecting data and managing evaluation processes, the pandemic has led to rapid changes in what organisBlogBetter ways of choosing and using metrics in evaluation of impact investing
We invited Mishkah Jakoet shares some thoughts on how metrics can be more useful for impact investing.BlogObjectives-Based Evaluation (OBE) for impact investing
Bob Picciotto is a former Director General of the Independent Evaluation Group which oversees evaluation in the International Finance Corporation, an agency dedicated to the promotion of private sector development in developing countries.BlogIntroducing footprint evaluation
Given the numerous interconnected environmental crises the world faces, there is an urgent need to include consideration of environmental impacts into all evaluations.BlogAdapting evaluation in the time of COVID-19 – Part 4: Describe
We’re continuing our series, sharing ideas and resources on ways of ensuring that evaluation adequately responds to the new challenges during the pandemic.BlogOutcome classification: A framework to tally outcome statements across projects
It’s one thing to look at project and program ratings to see how well the stated objectives of a portfolio of projects are being met.BlogRemembering John Mayne
This week we wanted to share and celebrate the important contributions to improving evaluation from John Mayne, a Fellow of the Canadian Evaluation Society and twice recipient of the CES Award for Contribution to Evaluation in Canada.BlogVale Marie Gervais
We were saddened to learn of the passing of Marie-Gervais in mid-December 2020. Marie, Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at Laval University, Quebec, made a lasting contribution to the French-speaking evaluation community in Canada, EurBlogHappy New Year!
While we’re happy to wish the year 2020 farewell, many of the challenges and difficulties that arose over the past 12 months are still with us, as is the sadness over the many different forms of loss we’ve all experienced.BlogThe evaluator as facilitator: Considerations for good facilitation practice
Before I joined TCC Group as an evaluation and learning consultant, I was a therapist. My days consisted of listening to people as they tried to navigate and make meaning of their lives.BlogWhy do we need more real-time evaluation?
We’re currently going through a global period of rapid change and adaption, due in large part to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on our lives and work.Blog