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How to talk about climate change
This collection of resources - toolkit, short guide and cheat sheet - sets out the challenges of talking about climate change and presents effective strategies to address them.Aims and objectives
This webpage from Charities Evaluation Services(CES), provides an overview to understanding why and how aims and objectives should be developed forOpen space world
Open Space World is a global community resource supporting the use of the Open Space method by which groups of any size can create effective meetings and events.Reader-friendly writing - 1:3:25
This paper from the Canadian Health Services Research Foundation (CHSRF) outlines the process of 1:3:25 to structure research and evaluation reports.Impact evaluation steering committee: Terms of reference
These Terms of Reference (ToR) for the Impact Evaluation Steering Committee for the Research Into Use (RIU) programme outlines the functions, objectives and outputs of the steering committee.What does the investment return?
This report describes the Social Return on Investment (SROI) of a project in rural Malawi.Evaluation cartoons and comics
This website provides a range of 'stock' cartoons on the evaluation theme.Social Value UK
Social Value UK (formerly SROI Network) "is the professional body for social value and impact management.Social media news release webinar with step-by-step guide
This one-hour webinar is an in-depth discussion of the 15 steps to creating a press release. Excerpt The following example is an excerpt from Falkow (2012)Strategy survival guide
"The Strategy Survival Guide aims to support strategy development and promote strategic thinking in government."Working with street children: Monitoring and evaluation of a street children project
This monitoring and evaluation handbook is designed to be used by street educators, as well as other people working with street children.Think before you jump (into the social media ocean)
This blog, written specifically for the development sector, discusses some of the issues of using social media in a development context.Blogs in plain English
This short video provides a clear picture as to why blogs are powerful ways for every person to share news and information.Blog Example
This blog from Oxfam Australia provides a clear example of the use and construction of a blog.Brochure Example
This brochure from Save the Children USA is a good example of a brochure.Newsletter template
This website allows you to download a range of newsletter templates for both print and web.Writing effective email: Top 10 email tips
This is a clear and concise guide to writing email which includes a 'top ten tips' to effective email writing.Concept mapping resource guide
This page is the central resource guide for learning about structured conceptual mapping.How to conduct your own annual review
This webpage outlines a clear and easy to understand process for conducting annual reviews.IDRC strategic evaluation of capacity development: Doing things better?
The paper from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) analyses whether the results from capacity building projects have supported the organisation to achieve its mission.The outcomes star user guide
This user guide from Homeless Link provides an overview of using the Outcomes Star to allow vulnerable people to track the changes taking place to them in a number of key support areas.A resource guide for hosting conversations that matter at The World Café
This resource provides a detailed guide to creating conversations and networks around shared interests using the World Cafe.The World Café in Singapore: Creating a learning culture through dialogue
"This article describes the range and spread of the World Café in Singapore as part of that nation’s effort to create a national learning culture and to transition from a top-down to a more open and inclusive society" (Tan & Brown,Estudo de caso: a avaliação externa de um programa
Este documento narra as experiencias pessoas do coordenador de uma avaliação de um projeto educacional.50 top tools for social media monitoring, analytics, and management
This blog post by Pam Dyer lists 50 different tools for gathering, analysing and reporting data about social media.How to write effective policy briefs
This slideshow from Communication Policy Research South (CPR South) outlines the process for creating a policy brief and includes a number of examples to demonstrate their use.How to write a policy brief
This webpage and slideshow from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) outline the purpose and process for writing policy briefs.Conducting effective meetings
This paper from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) provides a number of strategies to ensure that meetings reach stated objectives in an engaging and productive manner.Evaluation of Legal Aid NSW Civil Law Service for Aboriginal Communities
This resource describes a mixed-methods, Aboriginal-led evaluation of the Civil Law Service for Aboriginal Communities (CLSAC).Digital storytelling: Capturing lives, creating communities
This book from the Center for Digital Storytelling outlines the philosophy and practice involved with using digital storytelling in a development context.Better late than never: Workforce supply implications of later entry into nursing
This report analyses nurse workforce data from 2005 and concludes that the lack of interest in nursing may have been temporary, mainly confined to young people choosing their first career.Matrix chart guide
This guide from Many Eyes provides guidance, including examples, on constructing matrix charts using the IBM Many Eyes software.