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Reflections on innovation, assessment and social change processes: A SPARC case study, India
This paper, written by Sheela Patel, provides a case study of the development of the Society for the Promotion of Area Resource Centres (SPARC) in India.UNICEF: Innovations, lessons learned and good practices
This archived page on UNICEF's website brings together a range of lessons learnt, best practices and innovations that have emerged from UNICEF's programs and evaluations over the five years to 2013.Measuring empowerment? Ask them: Quantifying qualitative outcomes from people’s own analysis
This paper, written by Dee Jupp and Sohel Ibn Ali with contribution from Carlos Barahona for Sida, uses the experiences of a social movement in Bangladesh to demonstrate how empowerment can be measured by those who are beingTimeline of project activities: Early childhood nutrition and anaemia prevention project
Produced for the Early Childhood Nutrition and Anaemia Prevention Project, Fred Hollows Foundation, this Summary Report presents a large amount of non-numeric data effectively through the use of a timeline of the project.Impact Diagrams/Indicators for key EC intervention sectors
This web page from the European Commission (EC) sets out an intervention logic and a set of example indicators covering the outcome and impact levels for different sectors of EC interJamaican youth risk and resiliency behaviour survey 2006: Data use calendar
This report on a community-based survey about Jamaican youth risk and resiliency behaviour conducted in 2006 on behalf of USAID contains an example of a data use calendar as Appendix 9 (page 158).Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR)
ICPSR is an international consortium made up of over 700 academic institutions and research organizations.Lessons in theory of change: experiences from CCAFS
This paper, written by Christine C.Evaluation executive summaries & reports
This blog by Stephanie Evergreen curates a number of examples of engaging executive summaries and evaluation reports. The focus is on highlighting effective visual design of these reporting formats.World Bank Group Assistance to Low-Income Fragile and Conflict-Affected States
This independent evaluation conducted by the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) of the World Bank, assesses the impact and effectiveness of strategies and assistance programs implementeInnovative approach to evaluating interventions in fragile and conflict-affected states: the case of Helmand.
This working paper from Coffey International Development outlines the challenges faced when undertaking evaluation in fragile and conflict-affected states and providConcept Map Examples
This website from Lucidchart provides a range of examples of Concept Maps and allows the user to create their own or use one of the templates provided.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 complexRevised Evaluation Policy of UNICEF
This document form UNICEF outlines a revised policy for conducting evaluations.Value for Money: A Plan to Develop a Methodology to Audit Environmental Issues
This paper, written by Ximena Mura Alvarez, outlines a strategy to create a Value For Money (VFM) methodology for including environmental issues as part of a VFM audit.Mountain of Accountability: Pursuing mission through learning, exploration and development
This webpage from the Blandin Foundation outlines its Mountain of Accountability© which has three interconnected levels of accountability.National evaluation policy in Canada
This case study, prepared by Katerina Stolyarenko for the Parliamentary Forum for Development Evaluation outlines the process that was used to develop and implement a government-wide moPolítica de evaluación nacional en Sud África
Este estudio de caso ofrece un resumen del proceso de implementación de un sistema de monitoreo y evaluación a nivel de gobierno (GWM&ES) en Sudáfrica.More or less global citizenship? When measuring becomes learning
This paper, written by Jan van Ongevalle and Christine Carabain for NCDO looks at the action research conducted by four Dutch organisations active in promoting global citizenship analysiWhat Business Cards Can Teach Us About Evaluation Reports
This blog post by Stephanie Evergreen from Evergreen Data uses the designs of a number of business cards that she had collected over the years to highlight a number of important principles oLessons Learned from Evaluation
This paper, written by M. J. Spilsbury, C. Perch, S. Norgbey, G.The fish soup development story
In this webinar, Ricardo Wilson-Grau presents a story of fish soup development in order to demonstrate how inputps, outputs, outcomes and impacts relate to the use of Outcome Mapping in complex and simple situationLa Historia del Desarrollo de una Sopa de Pescado
Webninar del 11 de abril de 2011. Explica los conceptos de insumos, productos, alcances e impactos diferenciando entre situaciones simples y complejas. Bosqueja las implicaciones para el Mapeo de Alcances.Request for proposal - UNICEF
This example of a Request for Proposal (RFP) from the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) is for a joint evaluation of HIV-related capacity development initiatives on young key populatA 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.Evaluation au niveau région
Les questions ci-dessous sont présentées à titre indicatif. Beaucoup d'entre elles sont dérivées des derniers travaux d'évaluation pays conduits par l'Unité d'évaluation.Evaluation exchange, special issue on democratic evaluation
This special issue of Evaluation Exchange focuses on democratic evaluation and includes discussions on equity and inclusion of a variety of community-focused programs.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 deliverParticipatory Grant Making: A success story from southern Africa
This report written by by Carla Sutherland and Khosi Xaba for the Other Foundation outlines the process that was used as part of a pilot grant making initiative.West Lothian Children’s Rights Forum – Having Your Say
This case study from the Scottish Health Council provides an example of how participatory approaches can be used to incorporate the views of key stakeholders in the provisionSEVAL Evaluation standards
These are the evaluation standards of the Swiss Evaluation Society (SEVAL) which have been designed to contribute to the professionalisation of evaluation in Switzerland.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.