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Horizontal evaluation: Stimulating social learning among peers
… This guide published by the Institutional Learning and Change Initiative (ILAC) provides a detailed overview of Horizontal Evaluation and its uses. "Horizontal evaluation …Developmental evaluation
… from Tamarack Community provides links to audio files of an interview between Mark Cabaj and Michael Patton in which they discuss the topic of development evaluation. This is an "approach that has … challenges of evaluating the real nature of community change work. Learning Objectives: To deepen appreciation for …Utilisation des résultats d’évaluations d’impact
This is the fourth guidance note from InterAction's series on impact evaluation. The guide, written by David Bonbright, outlines three key themes linked to the effective use of evaluation results.Rendre résilient les systèmes nationaux d'évaluation face à l'instabilité politico-administrative
Dans ce webinaire, organisé par la Global Evaluation Initiative (GEI) et le Centre d’apprentissage sur l’évaluation et les résultats pour l’Afrique francophone (CLEAR-FA), nous explorons des stratégies pour rendre les systèmes nationaux d'éKnight lab - storytelling tools
… This suite of tools is useful for creating highly interactive, beautiful representations of data. The suite includes JuxtaposeJS, a tool for … in which audio can be embedded into a paragraph of text, StorymapJS, a clean, annotated map interface for …Equity in extractives: Stewarding Africa’s natural resources for all
… from the Africa Progress Panel (APP) provides an analysis of Africa's natural resources and provides a series of recommendations and actions to ensure improvement in their … and social protection systems that empower people to change their lives and reduce vulnerability. It could …Methods for monitoring and evaluation
… useful methods for specific M&E tasks. Excerpt "For ease of use, the methods have been grouped in seven categories: … information Methods for time-based patterns of change Methods for analysing linkages and relationships …Diagnostic tool for a monitoring and evaluation systems analysis (MESA) - Guidance Note
… and analyzing information on the current capacity of their country's M&E ecosystem. The framework for the analysis makes up the bulk of the guidance and is organized around five key parts: … and the extent to which equity, gender, climate change and environmental sustainability considerations are …Cases in outcome harvesting
… This report from The World Bank documents the pilot of a program that examines the use of outcome harvesting and the Bank's results management approach to understand how change happens in complex environments. Two to five years of …Tips on producing institutional histories
… Brief Summary: The main objective of an institutional history is to help scientists and their … scientists are helped to make connections between ways of working and different outcomes, and the search for … take several months to complete an institutional history of a long-term research programme, including assembly of …Can we obtain the required rigour without randomisation? Oxfam GB’s non-experimental Global Performance Framework
… for Impact Evaluation (3ie) , looks at Oxfam GB's practice of annual random selection of projects for evaluation including the extent to which they have promoted change in relation to a particular global outcome indicator. …Policy on Evaluation – Frequently Asked Questions
… This web page from the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat provides answers to eight frequently … agencies? When did this policy take effect? Which sections of the policy are being implemented gradually? Are there …Diaries and logs
… physical activity. These methods enable detailed recording of the duration, intensity, type, and context of physical activities, offering rich, descriptive data. The … with health outcomes. It discusses the benefits of detailed and comprehensive information capture, while also …Designing quality survey questions
… (memory, social desirability, etc.). Numerous examples of questions illustrate each identified principle of question construction. This resource and the following … through the book to get a better understanding of the theory behind survey design and how this is applied in …Evaluation of international development interventions: An overview of approaches and methods
… providing guidance to the reader about the scope and aim of the resource as well as details about the intended audience and structure of the document. The rest of the resource is divided into two … and constraints of budget, data, and time Building on theory." Evaluation approaches and methods in development The …Coolors
… icon is useful for locking a colour I like so it won't change while the others are generated. Why would you … add that into the colour palette and lock it so it doesn't change. Hit the spacebar key to generate colours until you … then use those generated colours for various elements of the report, such as quotes, tables, boxes, data …Building a common outcome framework to measure nonprofit performance
… Institute outlines core indicators for 14 categories of not for profit organisations and then provides a common … that can be used by all nonprofit programmes. Details of the outcomes and performance indicators for these 14 … degree to which increased knowledge leads to the desired change in behavior must be strong before this increased …Evaluation Capacity Development Group toolkit
… conducting training, and facilitating organizational change. Excerpt "[This toolkit] consists of distinct tools that flow one into another: Determine the … #2 Purpose and Use Resources Domains for the application of evaluation Tool #3 Visioning and Organizational Design …Exploring the science of complexity: Ideas and implications for development and humanitarian efforts
… Institute (ODI), explores and reflects on the concepts of complexity science and what they mean for development and humanitarian programs. Excerpt "The paper details each of the 10 concepts of complexity science, using real world … and dimensions; Feedback processes promote and inhibit change within systems; System characteristics and behaviours …The value iceberg: weighing the benefits of advocacy and campaigning
… Schlangen and Jim Coe (independent consultants), members of the BetterEvaluation Community, and is intended to promote … this paper's themes. Contents Weighing the benefits of advocacy and campaigning The value of value for money … prism to campaigning 1. Diffuse and volatile dimensions of change 2. 'Wins' can be subjective and conditional 3. …1: What is impact evaluation and when should you do it?
… The first in a series of lecture notes produced by the Poverty Action Lab and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), this presentation introduces you to the … Why impact evaluation? Objective of evaluation A model of change to evaluate Different types of evaluation Evaluation …Discerning policy influence: Framework for a strategic evaluation of IDRC-supported research
… policy capacities (i.e., strengthening the capacity of researchers to address policy questions), through … policy horizons (i.e. building understanding and awareness of the multiple factors and actors at play in the policy process), to modifying policy regimes (actual change in policy). Contents Early Perspectives on Research …National Evaluation Capacity in Uganda
… Uganda Evaluation Association) provides an overview of the Ugandan national integrated M&E Framework as of 2009 and its structural arrangements, including a directorate of Monitoring and Evaluation in the Office of the Prime …Shaping international evaluation: A 30-year journey
… international evaluation and provides an overview of the evolution of evaluation within specific sectors, such as the … Chapter 2: Something Called Capacity: The Evolution of an Idea in International Development Chapter 3: …Monitoring and evaluation systems analysis (MESA) in Solomon Islands - Diagnostic study
… (MESA) in the Solomon Islands, a comprehensive assessment of the national monitoring and evaluation (M&E) ecosystem. "The findings will inform the strengthening of national M&E systems and capacities under the National … (NDS) 2016–2035 and cross-cutting themes, such as climate change, environmental sustainability, social inclusion, and …Outcome harvesting
… managers to identify, formulate, verify, and make sense of outcomes they have influenced when relationships of cause-effect are unknown. Unlike some evaluation methods, … and how the project or intervention contributed to the change." … Outcome harvesting …Footprint evaluation webinar 1: Identifying points of nexus between human and natural systems
… In part one of this three-part webinar series, Andy Rowe and Patricia … as diving into what it means to evaluate ‘at the nexus’ of human and natural systems. Identifying points of nexus … and impact evaluation as well as conservation, climate change, sustainability, and resilience. Difference between …FIME project roundtable - Evaluation for transformation: The power of feminist approaches (Webinar)
… evaluation and its potential to drive transformative change. Building on the insightful discussions from the March … event explores new dimensions and practical applications of feminist evaluation principles. The FIME Project Roundtable is part of the Feminist Innovation in Monitoring and Evaluation …Reconstructing baseline data for impact evaluation and results measurement
… studies, surveys commissioned at the start and end of the project, or from secondary data sources. Whatever the source, the availability of appropriate baseline data is always critical for … for the purposes of evaluation and tend to be difficult to change. Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), important …Social Networking: A Guide to Strengthening Civil Society Through Social Media
… strategies to incorporate social media into the activities of civil society organizations (CSOs) to promote democracy, … capacity building tool aimed at strengthening the ability of organisations to deliver greater impact. Excerpt "Social … share news, communicate with audiences and advocate for change. However, unlike traditional media, social media …What is a complex system and how is it different?
… systems and then moves on to the niche and implications of complexity and then finishes with a discussion of complexity and foreign aid. Excerpt "I hope I can maybe … to start with a well-known parable, which I'm sure some of you will know. I think its origins are in Buddhist …Learning Lessons: Intense Climate-Related Natural Disasters in Asia and the Pacific
… Bank (ADB) synthesizes key lessons drawn from evaluations of projects and programs that have been funded by the ADB. It highlights the increased risk of natural disasters within the Asia region due to global … is also evidence that the more frequent and intense impact of these weather-related disasters results from a confluence …