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  • Technology for Evaluation in Fragile and Conflict Affected States: An Introduction for the Digital Immigrant Evaluator

    … more traditional methods. The paper does not offer advice on selecting specific technology products. Instead, it guides … of evaluation Evaluators How have you used or intend on using this resource? Rather than describe how different … data collection, this guide provides step-by-step guidance on how to integrate these technologies into the entire …
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  • Gender Statistics Database

    … and complement the European Commission’s (EC) Strategy on Gender Equality and support the Member States to monitor … Website Key features The database contains statistics on the following areas:  Thematic areas (1954 indicators)    … capacity strengthening How have you used or intend on using this resource? This resource is useful for obtaining …
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  • DHS Program’s Gender Corner

    … The DHS Gender Corner provides quantitative information on such topics as domestic violence, women’s status and … and disseminating accurate, nationally representative data on household and individual levels data on fertility, family planning, maternal and child health, …
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  • Five considerations for national evaluation agendas informed by the SDGs

    … (SDGs), yet the Agenda gives little explicit guidance on how to do this. However, there is a perspective on development that offers direction. This perspective views … nature. Taking a ‘complex systems’ perspective on development is particularly useful for attending to this …
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  • Canva

    … when downloading graphics How have you used or intend on using this resource? I typically use InDesign if I need to … at  Joitske   Hulsebosch's  BetterEvaluation  guestblog  on creating  infographics  to make your results go viral .   …
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  • Utilization-Focused Evaluation

    … To coincide with  EvalPartners '  e-learning  unit on  Utilization-Focused Evaluation  (UFE), this … developed by Michael Quinn Patton, is an approach based on the principle that an evaluation should be judged on its usefulness to its intended users. Therefore …
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  • Interactive Evaluation Practice - Mastering the Interpersonal Dynamics of Program Evaluation

    … conversation starter questions and a great chapter on managing conflict constructively, among other gems. This … capacity strengthening;   How have you used or intend on using this resource? I have used this book and shared it … addressed in evaluation guides.  It  is very clear, based on extensive experience, provides detailed guidance on 13 …
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  • Using BetterEvaluation Material

    … materials.   You are free to use the content on this site, excluding any images, logos and external … from the guide.  For example, you could run a workshop on developing Terms of Reference(ToR) or writing a Request … The BetterEvaluation website contains credible information on more than 300 different evaluation methods, processes and …
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  • Integrating environment into evaluations [video]

    … program, can take full account of the environment, drawing on practical experiences from the Footprint Evaluation … from non-environmental agencies. This webinar took place on November 16, 2021.   About this webinar The 2030 Agenda … The attendant Sustainable Development Goals rest on three equally important pillars, the economic, social and …
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  • 52 weeks of BetterEvaluation: Week 41: Recommended content from the BetterEvaluation community

    … You'll find hundreds of evaluation resources on the BetterEvaluation site. Some have come …   You'll find hundreds of evaluation resources on the BetterEvaluation site. Some have come … You can find information about participatory evaluation on the BetterEvaluation site on an approach page (an …
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  • Week 16: Infographics to make your evaluation results go viral

    … Continuing our season of blogs on presenting evaluation findings in ways that will get them … an independent consultant, contributes her ideas on how to present your findings in the form of an … Sharing the link through sites like Twitter, Google+ or on Facebook pages can help get exposure. You might also print …
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  • Participation not for you? Four reflections that might just change your mind

    … ​​​This month we start a series on participation in evaluation by Leslie Groves and Irene … word –  feedback . During this blog series we will reflect on why participation in evaluation matters and how we can go … can be used in more or less participatory ways, depending on the intent of those in charge of the evaluation process. …
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  • Conversations to have when designing a program: Fostering evaluative thinking

    … Evaluation Society established a Special Interest Group on Design and Evaluation and the 2016 conference of the American Evaluation Association was focused on the theme of Design + Evaluation. However, this … This doesn’t need to be a complicated process. Based on our own experiences, and the learnings from evaluability …
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  • What we can learn from New Year’s Resolutions to improve evaluation?

    …  stating specific but perhaps unrealistic goals, reporting on lack of progress, and then producing recommendations (or … She writes: ‘New Year, New You’ is a con. It’s a lie built on one of the most destructive human emotions – shame. It … real accountability, and we'd love to hear your thoughts on this: Are there ways that evaluation processes can be more …
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  • Outcome monitoring in large multi-stakeholder research programmes: Lessons from PRISE

    … lead to sustained shifts in policy and practice. Building on existing work done by ODI’s RAPID programme and using the … analysis and guide , we provide practical recommendations on how and why to design an OM-based outcome monitoring … each member of a research team should be in agreement on a shared, common vision of policy influence and determine …
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  • Learning from practice: Inception reports and social learning - do you have examples or advice to share?

    … resource library.  We're really proud that the content on BetterEvaluation has been co-created … experiences.    The BetterEvaluation site has information on more than 300 different options for evaluation (methods … examples, links to more details guides, and advice on choosing and using them.  We’re always keen to hear from …
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  • Toonlet

    … text. toonlet.com closed down in Aug 2015. The links on this page are archived links. If you would like to make a … tutorials are available plus a series of tips focusing on particular issues. … Toonlet …
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  • Steps - Steps to transforming evaluation practice for social change

    … no longer available online, except for an archived version on the Wayback Machine. We have provided a link to the … functionality may not be available. The process is based on key M  & E principles combined with a rights-based, social …
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  • Evaluation, valuation, negotiation: some reflections towards a culture of evaluation

    … issues up front wherever possible - in particular agreeing on the criteria and standards for evaluating the program or … of evaluation; Evaluators; How have you used or intend on using this resource? We've used this resource as an …
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  • Equitable evaluation initiative

    … for advancing equity. The site has a number of resources on addressing equity in evaluation. This resource and the … Framework practitioners. How have you used or intend on using this resource? The initiative shares emerging …
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  • Section sur la théorie du changement

    … Ces choix doivent tenir compte de la façon dont on compte utiliser la théorie du changement, ainsi que des … Ce point peut-être particulièrement important lorsqu’on vise des effets à long terme et qu’on a besoin d’information sur les résultats intermédiaires …
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    Manager's guide to evaluation
  • GeneraTOR - Terms of reference generator

    … of reference into 16 sections. These sections are listed on the left side of the GeneraTor in the section menu.  Click on a section - the project information section is a good … A tick will appear by this section in the section menu on the left side of the GeneraTOR. When you return to your …
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    Manager's guide to evaluation
  • Critical system heuristics

    … means and the ends become subjects of inquiry. CSH rests on the foundations of systems thinking and practical … situation are inherently incomplete and therefore based on the selective application of knowledge. By systematically … of a CSH evaluation is to elaborate multiple perspectives on a given situation, but the broader aim is to share these …
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  • Designing impact evaluations: Different perspectives

    … part of the discussions at the 2009 Cairo Conference on ‘Perspectives on Impact Evaluation’ which aimed to work toward a consensus on impact evaluation design. Contents Preface: Howard White, …
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  • Monitoring and Evaluation Systems Analysis (MESA)

    … it is important to have essential background information on the country, such as socioeconomic variables, the … overall public sector management capacity with focus on planning, budgeting and M&E systems:  This includes … and civil society, the systems and incentives for acting on monitoring information, and how monitoring information is …
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  • 52 weeks of BetterEvaluation: Week 31: A series on mixed methods in evaluation

    …   This week we are focusing on mixed methods in evaluation. We'll have two further blogs on the subject, one exploring an evaluation that used mixed … quantitative and qualitative data .  To get us going on this topic I wanted to ask: what do you understand as …
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  • Competition: Young and Emerging Evaluators on Culturally Responsive Evaluation

    … Initiative (GEI), and EvalYouth announce a call for papers on the topic of culturally responsive evaluation in countries … influence of evaluators' knowledge and perspectives on their capacity to engage with, understand and produce … evaluators in the majority world to share their expertise on culturally responsive evaluation.  Emerging evaluators …
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  • Comparing QuIP with thirty other approaches to impact evaluation

    … other well used approaches.  How have you used or intend on using this resource? This is very useful resource as it …
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  • QuIP and the Yin/Yang of Quant and Qual: How to navigate QuIP visualisations

    … processes. Then the paper focuses more specifically on how the QuIP methodology analyses and presents both Quant … data through visualisations.   How have you used or intend on using this resource? This is a useful resource for …
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  • From Evidence to Action: The Story of Cash Transfers and Impact Evaluation in Sub-Saharan Africa

    … From Protection to Production project. There is a focus on the role of programme evaluation in the process of … South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe), the book focuses on how evidence from evaluations was used to catalyze policy … programme implementers How have you used or intend on using this resource? The book is extremely useful for …
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  • Outcome monitoring and learning in large multi-stakeholder research programmes: lessons from the PRISE consortium

    … Development Institute Key features This paper focuses on outcome monitoring and learning in multi-stakeholder … to adapt programme strategies and activities. Building on the Rapid Outcome Mapping Approach (ROMA), the PRISE … uptake and policy influence. How have you used or intend on using this resource? This resource can be used for several …
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  • Use of administrative data for the COVID-19 response

    … data in the public sector. How have you used or intend on using this resource? The panel discussion provides …
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