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Impact evaluation of development interventions: a practical guide
This guide written by Howard White and David Raitzer (available as a free PDF download) offers guidance on the principles, methods, and practice of impact evaluation, covering experimental, quasi-experimental and regression-based designs anSix rules of thumb for determining sample size and statistical power
This short guide from the Poverty Action Lab presents six rules very clearly, with helpful diagrams to explain or reinforce the points.Systems thinking: A way to maximise program effectiveness
A short animated video highlighting how systems thinking can be used in program evaluation to maximize program effectiveness, produced by Chris Lovato, Beverly Parsons, and Kylie Hutchinson.Enhancing evaluation use: Insights from internal evaluation units
This book, co-edited by Marlène Läubli Loud and John Mayne, offers invaluable insights from real evaluators who share strategies they have adopted through their own experiences in evaluation.Innovations in evaluation: How to choose, develop and support them
This brief opens up some of the issues and questions about why and how to adopt innovations in evaluation, and discusses how innovations can be useful in addressing eight long standing challenges in evaluation.You can be a better presenter - 25 tips for more effective presentations
This resource is a friendly, practical and fun guide to giving presentations, aimed at those who are not confident about presenting. This resource and the following information was contributed by Alice MacfarlanPreparing 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.Actionable impact management - eBook series
This series, published by SoPact, the Melbourne Business School & Asia Pacific Social Impact Centre, covers four topics: Theory of Change and Groundwork, Social Impact Metrics, Data Strategy, Reports and Storytelling.Fishbone diagram (cause and effect diagram)
This short guide describes the process of using a fishbone diagram to help uncover and visualise stakeholder perceptions of the root causes of a problem. It is often used in conjunction with the 'Five Whys' technique.Question and questionnaire design
This chapter Jon A. Krosnick and Stanley Presser presents a number of recommendations about survey design based on conventional wisdom and a review of the methodological literature.Designing quality survey questions
Designing Quality Survey Questions addresses challenges such as language preferences for standard demographic questions (e.g.The webinar command center: Give better webinars by organizing your physical space
This blog post by Ann K. Emery and Johanna Morariu outlines their strategies for setting up and running a webinar. This resource and the following information was contributed by Alice Macfarlan.Inclusive systemic evaluation for gender equality, environments and marginalized voices (ISE4GEMs): A new approach for the SDG era
This UN Women Independent Evaluation Service guide on the Inclusive Systemic Evaluation for Gender equality, Environments and Marginalized voices (ISE4GEMs) approach brings together innovative systemic evaluation practice with intersectionaTheory of change thinking in practice - A stepwise approach
This guide builds on work of HIVOS' experimentation with and learning about Theory of Change (ToC), including the work of its Theory of Change Learning Group (established 2010).Why do we avoid evaluation?
This is a 20-minute presentation on evaluation use developed by Alexey Kuzmin (Process Consulting Company, Moscow, Russia) in collaboration with the ILO International Training Centre (ILO ITC, Turin, Italy).The psychology of climate change communication: A guide for scientists, journalists, educators, political aides, and the interested public
This guide by the Center for Research on Environmental Decisions, while focused on communicating research on climate change, will be useful for anyone interested in the theory behind communication and behaviour change and those who need toOPM's approach to assessing value for money
A clear and well-informed guide to evaluating value for money which addresses important issues including the limitations of using indicators epsecially for complex interventions, and the need to address unintended impacts and complicated caSuccessful public policy: Lessons from Australia and New Zealand
This book is a collection of 20 examples of successful public policies in Australia and New Zealand. It aims to reset the agenda for teaching, research and dialogue on public policy performance.10 Techniques for building a google sheets dashboard
This is a step-by-step guide for creating a dashboard with Google Sheets (a free, online spreadsheet application).Sketchnoting 101: How to create awesome visual notes
This guide by Matthew Magain outlines his process and tips for creating sketch-notes (what BetterEvaluation calls graphic recordings).Sketcho frenzy: The basics of visual note-taking
This is a short (3-minute) video by Claudine Delfin about the benefits of visual note-taking. It's also a good example of a video that has been created from a visual note-taking process.Evaluation of humanitarian action guide
This comprehensive guide covers all steps of the evaluation process while providing real-life examples, practical tips, definitions and step-by-step advice. This guide is available in English, Français and Español.ALNAP guide: Evaluation of protection in humanitarian action
This companion to the ALNAP EHA Guide offers protection-specific insights for evaluations and evaluation commissioners across the humanitarian sector.Real-time evaluations of humanitarian action - an ALNAP Guide (pilot version)
This guide helps evaluation managers to commission and oversee, and team leaders to conduct, Real-time evaluations (RTEs) of humanitarian operational responses.Scaling impact: Innovation for the public good
This book, written by Robert McLean (IDRC) and John Gargani (Gargani + Company), presents actionable principles that can help organizations and innovators design, manage, and evaluate scaling strategies.Critical System Heuristics : a very, very short introduction
This "very, very short" summary on the CSL4D blog introduces CSH as being useful to "help determine the validity of an actionable system or a project design as a basis for action by analysing four boundary issues: motivation, control, knowlGuide to using the World Factbook to find a country’s international environmental agreements
This is a simple step by step guide to using The World Factbook to find the international environmental agreements a country has signed up to. This resource and the following information was contributed by Kaye Stevens.IDEAS book launch: Randomized control trials in the field of development, a critical perspective [Webinar]
This webinar to launch the book Randomized Control Trials in the Field of Development: A Critical Perspective brings together five representatives of the book's editors and authors for a discussion around some of the key ideas andThe remote partnering work book
Working in partnership is central to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and a very high percentage of partnerships linked to the SDGs are remote partnerships.The data visualization design process: A step-by-step guide for beginners
This online guide by Ann K. Emery walks user through the full process of creating a data visualisation, from understanding your audience, through to sharing your dataviz.Strategy testing: An innovative approach to monitoring highly flexible aid programs
Strategy Testing (ST) is a monitoring system developed by The Asia Foundation to track programs that are using a highly iterative, adaptive approach to address complex development problems.How to make your virtual meetings and events accessible to the disability community
This post on the Rooted in Rights site provides advice on making virtual meetings and events accessible to people with disabilities. This resource and the following information was contributed by Kaye Stevens.