The BetterEvaluation Resource Library contains hundreds of curated and co-created resources related to managing, conducting, using, and strengthening capacity for evaluation.
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Presentation Preparation Checklist
This checklist from the American Evaluation Association's Potent Presentations Initiative provides a set of guidelines for preparing a presentation.Slide design guidelines
This guide from the American Evaluation Association's (AEA) Potent Presentations Initiative provides detailed guidance on designing slides for your presentations.ESCAP Monitoring & evaluation system: evaluation guidelines
These evaluation guidelines from the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) were designed to support staff to conduct evaluations whilst being guided by the princHandbook on Planning, Monitoring and Evaluating for Development Results
This handbook from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) was developed to support staff to implement successful planning, monitoring and evaluation systems.HIV Monitoring and Evaluation Resource Library
This interactive library from theA Bibliography on Evaluability Assessment
This webpage, developed by Rick Davies for Monitoring and Evaluation NEWS, provides a synthesis and links to 104 items of literature related to evaluability assessment.Agricultural Policy Monitoring and Evaluation 2012
This report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) uses a range of indicators to monitor support for agriculture in OECD member countries.Creating Presentations Potent for All
This blog post from Jane Gothberg of the American Evaluation Association outlines a range of tips and resources that will support the development of readable, navigable, and understandable preDesigning Impact Evaluations for Agricultural Projects
This guide from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) aims to support the design of impact evaluations for agricultural projects that directly target farmersImpact evaluations in agriculture: an assessment of the evidence
This report from the World Bank's Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) examines the results of a range of impact evaluations of agricultural projects from around the world in order to gain anImpact pathway evaluation: an approach for achieving and attributing impact in complex systems
This article describes the development and use of a new impact monitoring, evaluation and assessment approach for agriculture called impact pathway evaluation.Art of Hosting
This curated website has links to a range of different resources on themes such as hosting meetings, appreciative enquiry, participatory leadership, action learning, open space technology, mind mapping etcTake great photos for publication
This guide from Primary Health Care Research & Information Service provides advice and tips on taking quality photos that can be used for publication.Future Search Conferencing
This paper from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) describes the rationale behind future conferencing and outlines a common approach to creating a successful agenda for implementation.Learning Histories
This paper from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) provides a detailed discussion of the benefits of using learning histories to understand the learning and change taking place in an organisation.Asking Effective Questions
This paper from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) outlines the rationale and process for creating effective questions.Using Plain English
This paper from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) outlines the rationale for using plain English and describes a number of strategies that can be used to ensure documents are written clearly and conciseWearing Six Thinking Hats
This paper from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) outlines the process for using the six thinking hats techniques as a way to look at problems from a variety of different viewpoints.Conducting Effective Presentations
This paper from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) provides a range of tips and advice for ensuring presentations are clear and concise and effectively get their message across.Writing Web Logs
This paper from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) provides advice and tips on writing blogs in order to get a clear and concise message across.The Five Whys Technique
This paper from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) outlines the process of using the Five Whys technique as an effective approach to problem solving.Assessing the Effectiveness of Assistance in Capacity Development
This paper from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) provides an outline of the process of using feedback to assess the effectiveness of capacity development.Social Network Analysis
This paper from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) focuses on the role of social networks and how analysis of these networks can benefit the groups and organisations within them.Appreciative inquiry
This paper from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) outlines the process of using appreciative inquiry in order to discover the strengths and facilitate positive change of an organisation.Outcome Mapping
This paper from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) outlines the rationale behind outcome mapping and provides a detailed discussion of the stages and benefits of using this approach.Peer review and self-evaluation
This toolkit from the Australian National University (ANU) provides a range of resources that demonstrate the use of both peer review and self evaluation in order to develop reflective practice in tConducting after-action reviews and retrospects
This paper from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) focuses on the use of after action reviews to discuss successes and failures of a project in order to identify how accomplishments can be sustainedDr. Robert Chambers elaborates on Participatory GIS (PGIS) practice
In this video, Dr Robert Chambers outlines both the benefits and dangers of using Participatory GIS (PGIS) in development evaluation. Some of the key points he raises are:Find yourself a mentor
This webpage from BMJ Careers provides an overview of the mentoring process and outlines tips for selecting a mentor.BetterEvaluation - Virtual Community Clinic 2012
This is a recording from the first virtual event hosted by BetterEvaluation (December 2012). The event takes a format of a community clinic, in which one participant is asked to describe a particular challenge that they're having.Mentoring evaluators: what's happening in Canada
This poster presentation from the American Evaluation Association Conference 2011 analyses the research conducted in Canada in order to develop a nationwide mentoring program for evaluators.Request for expression of interest for consultancy services to conduct mid-term review of actionaid
This Expression of Interest (EOI) from Actionaid Nigeria clearly demonstrates the structure and function of writing an EOI&nbs