Evaluation Tools and Resources

The BetterEvaluation Resource Library contains hundreds of curated and co-created resources related to managing, conducting, using, and strengthening capacity for evaluation.

You can use the search field and filtering on this page to find resources that you are interested in or you can browse our extensive list. An alternative way to find resources best suited to your needs is to explore the Rainbow Framework, where you can find resources relating to evaluation methods, approaches and tasks.

  • EvalPartners website

    The EvalPartners website is both a source of knowledge about monitoring and evaluation practices and a network to connect practitioners from around the world.
  • DHS Program’s Gender Corner

    The DHS Gender Corner provides quantitative information on such topics as domestic violence, women’s status and female genital cutting, and links to gender-related publications based in DHS data.
  • Shutterstock

    Shutterstock is a stock photo website that contains a range of high quality multimedia that can be used by organisatons and businesses around the world.
  • Flickr

    Flickr is both a platform for managing and sharing photos with family and friends as well as an important resource for sourcing images with creative commons licences that can be downloaded and used by organisations and individuals. 
  • WISE: Web Interface for Statistics Education

    WISE's website organises a large amount of statistics resources available on the web into one central place.
  • Visual research methods

    This web page from Learn Higher provides links to a variety of resources on Image-based research.
  • Theory of Change Community

    Theory of Change Community is a website useful for anyone interested in or working with Theory of Change.
  • Evaluation and Gender Mainstreaming in the European Social Fund

    This webpage from The European Community of Practice on Gender Mainstreaming (Gender-CoP) provides details, including copies of all presentations, from the Conference on Evaluation and Gender Mainstre
  • Participatory methods

    This website from the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) focuses on the where, why and how of using participatory methods for development programs.
  • NVivo for government

    This webpage provides examples of how NVivo has been used by government agencies to analyse qualitative data.
  • Ray Calabrese's buckeye blog

    A webpage and blog site of Professor Ray Calabrese, from Ohio State University USA.
  • The Registry for International Development Impact Evaluations

    This website from the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) is a repository of impact evaluations that have been conducted on development programs in low and middle income countries.  
  • The Social Network Analysis (SNA) in Evaluation TIG

    This forum from the American Evaluation Association (AEA) provides a platform for the sharing of knowledge, ideas and resources about social network analysis.The goals of the forum are to:
  • Networks

    This website from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) provides a range of resources including papers on capacity building, and the coordination and evaluation of networ
  • 8 Ways We Deceive Ourselves With Metrics (And How To Avoid Them), Part I

    This blog from John Quarto-vonTivadar is the first part of a two part series which examines many of the problems encountered when using metrics in evaluation
  • Appreciative Inquiry Australia

    This website is aimed at supporting and providing network opportunities for those practicing appreciative inquiry (AI) in Australia.  
  • Developing a monitoring & evaluation plan

    This website from the Victorian Government's Department of Sustainability and Environment outlines a step-by-step process for developing evaluation plans. 
  • Evaluation & communication in practice – a workspace for DECI-2

    This website from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) is the home for the Developing Evaluation & Communication Capacity in Information Society Research (DECI-2) program.  
  • A 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.  
  • 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 presentations
  • 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 etc
  • Evaluation in the Government of Canada

    The Results Division of the Secretariat of the Government of Canada provides advice and guidance on evaluation practices across the federal government.
  • UK Climate Impacts Program Tools

    These tools help organizations or businesses measure climate change, adaptability, risk and perform economic analysis for climate change adaptation which can be used for baseline studies, capacity indicators and frameworks for design.
  • Bar Charts and Histograms

    This website provides a clear explanation on how to make histograms and bar charts includng a nine minute video and exercises to test your understanding. Excerpt  
  • Appreciative inquiry commons

    This website from is an online portal which aims to facilitate the sharing of academic resources and practical tools on Appreciative Inquiry (AI)
  • The Center for Evaluation Innovation

    The Center for Evaluation Innovation focuses on expanding evaluation practice in new directions and into new arenas.
  • Open space world

    Open Space World is a global community resource supporting the use of the Open Space method by which groups of any size can create effective meetings and events.
  • Six Thinking Hats

    This webpage from De Bono Consulting provides an overview of the six thinking hats and includes a range of free resources including guides and videos.
  • Positive Deviance Initiative

    This website from the Positive Deviance Initiative (PDI) offers a comprehensive collection of PD resources including case studies, guides, projects and examples.
  • Advocacy Planning and Evaluation Program Tools

    The Advocacy Planning and Evaluation Program (APEP) provides a range of free online Continuous Progress Tools to support advocacy evaluation.. 
  • Green Media Toolshed

    Green Media Toolshed is a website that aims to provide tools and training to improve the effectiveness of 'green' messages' to the public from environmental movements"Green Media Toolshed's goals are to:
  • Social Value UK

    Social Value UK (formerly SROI Network) "is the professional body for social value and impact management.