The BetterEvaluation Resource Library contains hundreds of curated and co-created resources related to managing, conducting, using, and strengthening capacity for evaluation.
You can use the search field and filtering on this page to find resources that you are interested in or you can browse our extensive list. An alternative way to find resources best suited to your needs is to explore the Rainbow Framework, where you can find resources relating to evaluation methods, approaches and tasks.
Capacity.org: a gateway for capacity development
This website provides a range of resources that can be used for the practice of capacity development which are closely linked to, and build upon, the topics covered in the CapacCentre of Excellence for Evaluation (CEE)
The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat's Centre of Excellence in Evaluation (CEE) provided advice and guidance on evaluation practices across the federal government.Participatory video and the most significant change. A guide for facilitators
The toolkit is designed to support you in planning and carrying out evaluations using participatory video (PV) with the most significant change (MSC) technique, or PVMSC for short.A handbook of data collection tools
This handbook, written by Jane Reisman, Anne Gienapp and Sarah Stachowiak for the Annie E.Advocacy Evaluation Mini-Toolkit: Tips and Tools for Busy Organizations
This toolkit from Learning for Action (LFA) is designed to support the evaluation of advocacy campaigns and initiatives.What is a Community of Practice?
Step Four in theTool kit on gender equality results and indicators
This tool kit, written by Juliet Hunt for the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and AusAID, aims to provide development practitioners with the knowledge and tools necessary to ensure gender perspectives are considered when developing internationEmpowerment Evaluation Blog
This blog, by Dr David Fetterman, provides a range of resources on empowerment evaluation theory and practice.Brief introduction to realist evaluation
This web page from Community Matters provides a brief introduction to realist evaluation along with the a chapter by Ray Pawson and Nick Tilley that provides discussion of the basic concepts , strategies and methods of realist evaluation.Life skills education toolkit for orphans & vulnerable children in India
This toolkit, written by Dr.Constituent voice
This webpage from Keystone Accountability looks at the use of constituent voice as a way of discovering what beneficiaries think about plans, performance and reports.Feedback Labs
Feedback Labs is a collaboration of like-minded organisations who aim to make governments, NGOs and donors more responsive to the needs of their constituents.Australian Data Archive
The Australian Data Archive provides facilities for collecting and archiving digital research data, which are then made available to secondary users and researchers.GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences: Data archive
The GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Science's Data Archive focuses primarily on the processing and archiving of German and international comparative surveys in the fields of social and political science.UK Data Archive
The UK Data Archive is the UK's largest collection of digital research data in the social sciences and humanities.Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
ICPSR is an international consortium made up of over 700 academic institutions and research organizations.Showcasing key findings through excel charts
This webpage by Ann K Emery provides a number of short video tutorials for creating Excel charts that can be used for highlighting evaluation findings in reports.Handbook for participatory action research, planning and evaluation
This guide, written by Jacques M Chevalier and Daniel J Buckles for Participatory Action Research, provides a set of tools and processes that can be used to engage people in complexThe Big Push Forward
This website provides a range of resources and discussion about approaches for assessing transformative development processes.Qualitative Data Analysis Software Resource Centre
This website from Sage Publications provides access to a range of free, open access materials that focus on qualitative data analysis.A kit of tools for participatory research and evaluation with children, young people and adults
This tool kit, developed by Save the Children Norway, provides a range of methods and tools that can be used by groups that work with children to encourage participation in research and evaluation.Big Data & Society (BD&S)
This journal, published by Sage, aims to provide a platform for discussing the ideas and debates emerging around the use of big data.Ethical research involving children
This web site aims to provide researchers with the guidance and tools necessary to conduct ethical research with children and young people in a variety of contexts.The Participation Toolkit: Supporting Patient Focus and Public Involvement in NHS Scotland
This toolkit, developed by the Scottish Health Council, provides a range of tools and methods that can be used to support the involvement of clients in the design and delivery ofQ methodology website
This website contains information about Q methodology, links to resources, conferences, and a mailing list.Learning for sustainability
This website from Will Allen provides a range of resources that focus on monitoring and evaluation that leads to sustainable development.Jason Davies data viz examples
Jason Davies' website contains a large number of data viz examples, particular around geo data. It also contains some links to to tools, including a word cloud and tree map.What is a Dashboard? Defining dashboards, visual analysis tools and other data presentation media
The Dashboard Insight website contains a number of useful articles, examples and guides on the subject of Organizational Dashboards.Evergreen 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.Программа «Система измерения и оценки для программ в области социального сиротства: онлайн-сервис, экспертная поддержка и вдохновляющие кейсы». Сборник кейсов.
Сборник кейсов, представляющий созданные рядом московских некоммерческих организаций системы измерения и оценки социальных результатов своей деятельности.Research to action: Social media
This site contains a great roundup of blog posts about using social media to encourage research uptake.Making wise decisions: A step-by-step guide to selecting the right data system
Making Wise Decisions is a toolkit to help your small or mid-sized organization better manage your data. This resource and the following information was contributed by Sam Adams