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  • Capacity development: We know it’s important, but how do we measure its outcomes?

    … resources describes how Global Giving developed a system of using storytelling "as a way to measure capacity and … in their communities, and which appear to be meetings the needs of the local communities. Over time, this option can … are growing in their ability to meet community needs and to provide the services beneficiaries find most …
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  • Iterative evaluation design

    … in response to emerging findings and information needs. This is an alternative to upfront evaluation design , … the evaluation design is done before or near the beginning of the evaluation and then implemented as designed or as revised at the end of the inception period. An iterative evaluation design can …
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  • C4D: Realistic

    … in planning and implementing R,M&E and in the selection of approaches, methodologies and methods. This approach aims … to implementing capacity building ensure a capacity needs assessment (which could be rapid) has been undertaken. … to remain realistic, however, in C4D ensuring that local needs, voices and experiences are given prominence should …
    Framework/Guide
    Communication for Development (C4D)

  • Certificate in Evaluation Practice

    … in Evaluation Practice (CEP) offers participants a breadth of understanding of the knowledge and skills that are frequently needed for … CEP is intended for evaluators who are seeking a course of study that exposes them to the fundamentals of evaluation …
    Academic Program

  • Miradi

    … paper or by cobbling together functions from a wide range of programs including flowcharting, mapping, project … library of report templates that are designed to meet the needs of key conservation organizations and agencies. For … form and/or report template that would directly meet its needs. These templates will ideally be packaged with the …
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  • 52 weeks of BetterEvaluation: Week 14: Addressing ethical issues

    … data from children aged 10-18 living in orphanages as part of an evaluation of the effectiveness of programming in the … International Settings This provides guidance in terms of basic ethical principles: Respect for persons: A competent … to ensure that an evaluation will serve the information needs of intended users and be owned by stakeholders. …
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  • C4D: Learning-based

    … all staff and stakeholders. This principle draws on some of the core principles of action learning and participatory … and improve R,M&E processes so that they better meet the needs of the people and organisations involved and help to … results. Where the intervention content or implementation needs to be very adaptive and/or the results cannot be fully …
    Framework/Guide
    Communication for Development (C4D)

  • What are the implications/opportunities for development practice?

    … This is Part 3 of a three part series of video lectures conducted by  USAID  on complexity. This … They design consequences. There is no better source of consequences that international development. You guys …
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  • Using email interviews

    … the National Centre for Research Methods at the University of Manchester, looks at the use of email interviews in a qualitative, mixed method study. … also need to feel comfortable writing their own accounts of their experiences: interviewees in my study enjoyed this …
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  • Public Service Transformation: Introductory guide to evaluation

    … Service Transformation Network  aims to support evaluation of the effectiveness of work to transform public services. It sets out some … considerations that can be used to support the measurement of the impact of changes to services. However, the guide is …
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  • Strategy testing: An innovative approach to monitoring highly flexible aid programs

    … program adjustments as needed to increase the likelihood of achieving results when addressing complex, fluid and often … Foundation Key features This paper describes key features of the programs that Strategy Testing is designed to monitor. … highly adaptive programs and their unique learning needs are discussed. The document includes a detailed …
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  • C4D: Identify primary intended users

    … the M&E findings; primary intended users are those whose needs the evaluation will particularly try to meet. Primary … strategies, take action, change policies, etc.), because of their engagement in the R,M&E process and/or with the … should address issues of power and control to ensure the needs and values of the less powerful are not excluded.  …
    Framework/Guide
    Communication for Development (C4D)

  • Developing process evaluation questions

    This concise guide by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines evaluation questions and outlines the process needed to develop them. 
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  • 52 weeks of BetterEvaluation: Week 30: Manage an evaluation or evaluation system

    … This week's 52 Weeks of BetterEvaluation post brings our series on the … Over the series we've introduced the seven clusters of evaluation tasks and many of the methods available. You can find a list of all eight …
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  • Strategies to reduce costs

    … benefits or available resources. There are a number of strategies for reducing costs by modifying the evaluation … not requested on reports.  If the evaluation’s information needs cannot be met through the project’s own monitoring … to work within budget is a matter of balancing information needs with technical considerations.  First consult with key …
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  • In search of Blue Marble Evaluators

    … it.  On December 7, 1972, the first photograph was taken of the whole Earth from space.  That photo became known as … holistically, and systemically; in essence, thinking of the whole world and its peoples as the focus of evaluation (the evaluand). This means thinking beyond a …
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  • Engagement in relevant public processes

    … For evaluation to be truly useful it needs to engage in public discussions about relevant issues. …
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  • National evaluation in the SDG era: An online self-assessment tool for national evaluation diagnostics and strategizing

    … This tool, developed by the Independent Evaluation Office of UNDP, provides a step-by-step mechanism to assess evaluation capacity, determine needs and establish action points for developing a country's framework for evaluation of national development strategies, including the Sustainable …
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  • Positive indicators of child well-being

    … This paper identifies a number of frameworks for positive indicator development which focus on the positive well-being of children. It proposes a new comprehensive framework which … considers existing data sources that offer demonstrations of positive measures found in the proposed framework as well …
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  • Scope evaluation

    … to take the time to consider carefully what the evaluation needs to do before thinking through possible evaluation … that have also been shown to be effective. Description of the programming that is going to be evaluated (the evaluand) Theory of change and/or logic model List of primary intended users …
    Framework/Guide
    Manager's guide to evaluation

  • Competencies

    … It is important to consider the different types of capacities that are needed in different types of roles to plan, manage, undertake, and use M&E.  Roles …
    Framework/Guide
    National M&E Systems

  • Launch workshop

    … A launch workshop is a meeting of key stakeholders to both assess and build readiness for … be invited, how the workshop will build a shared vision of evaluation and deepen commitment to it, and the exercises …
    Method

  • Articulating mental models

    … how they understand an intervention works. A useful way of going about this can be to have a set of lead questions … to make it work and what is not working so well? What else needs to happen? Who else needs to be involved and how? Does the program try to …
    Method

  • Evaluating Human Capital Projects

    … guide to planning, evaluating and improving all types of human capital projects.  Its central theme is that … 'softer' investment in people as highly as other types of investment.  This is reflected in planning and evaluation … Improve? Planning the Investment for Impact Outcomes Who Needs to do what/to what Standard? Know what, know how, …
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  • Master (Blended Learning) of Evaluation (MABLE)

    … The M.A. degree programme 'Master (Blended Learning) of Evaluation' is unique in Europe and only a few … to undertake professional evaluation work in the fields of policy-making, administration and social services. The … the Distance and Independent Studies Center at University of Kaiserslautern-Landau. The programme builds on the …
    Academic Program

  • Conducting online surveys

    … Chapter 2: Planning the Online Survey (PDF) The expansion of low-cost software options has opened up this area to a broad range of researchers, and the need for a comprehensive text for … and the methodological literature since the publication of the First Edition. It captures in one single volume …
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  • Key considerations for managing evaluations

    … from Pact South Africa is aimed at providing an overview of the key considerations that need to be assessed before and … is a growing appreciation within the development community of the merits of conducting evaluations, and the fact that evaluation is a …
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  • Decide who will conduct the evaluation

    … Evaluations can be conducted by a range of different actors including: external contractors; internal … conduct the evaluation. Consider the relative importance of different types of expertise. Relevant expertise may include skills and …
    Framework/Guide
    Rainbow Framework

  • Competency frameworks

    … strengthen individual and organisational capacity in terms of Knowledge, Skills and Competencies, as shown in the … such as universities. Competencies can be stated in terms of a list or linked to a rating scale (such as entry/novice, … by government departments (for example, the Department of Performance Monitoring and Evaluation, South Africa ), by …
    Method

  • Statistically controlling for extraneous variables

    … variables is an option for removing the influence of a variable on the study of program results. Evaluators need to collect data on the … variables for analysis. Evaluators can use a range of statistical techniques for control including: General …
    Method

  • Manage an evaluation or evaluation system

    … agreeing on how decisions will be made for each cluster of the evaluation (from framing an evaluation to reporting … they are implemented well. As you work through the process of planning and implementing the evaluation, you may need to …
    Framework/Guide
    Rainbow Framework

  • Guidelines to avoid conflict of interest in independent evaluations

    … to be taken into account when assessing the independence of evaluation and audit functions to ensure ethical requirements are met. Contents General Context of Employment at the Asian Development Bank Specific Context of Evaluation Work by OED The Guidelines Responsibility … …
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