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Global peace index
… The Global Peace Index, an initiative of Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) , provides a … indicators under three broad themes: the level of safety and security in society, the extent of domestic and international conflict and the degree of …Estimated costs for evaluation services depending on the scale of the program being evaluated
… The resource provides a guide for the expected costs of various evaluative activities in an Australian context. … Authors and their affiliation George Argyros, Institute of Public Policy Governance, University of Technology, Sydney. Key features The resource provides a …Pulling up the floorboards: Reshaping accountability and evaluation in an era of core costs grantmaking
… has traditionally meant that funders also hold the levers of power – and the ability to direct others’ efforts in … shift in how we evaluate philanthropic support for social change. It posits: Resetting power dynamics between funders … implementing the work and the communities they are a part of A deep reexamination of what is important in the …Monitoring, evaluation and learning in NGO advocacy
… This state-of-the-art report, commissioned by Oxfam America, describes … the UK and US undertake monitoring and evaluation of their campaigns. The study was undertaken by two … Excerpt “For organizations committed to social change, advocacy often figures as a crucial strategic …The visual representation of complexity: Definitions, examples and learning points
… that identified, defined and illustrated 16 key features of complex systems. The research addresses the need for … and contributes to an evolving visual language of complexity. This resource and the following information … of stability adaptation path dependency tipping points change over time open system unpredictability unknowns …Life skills education toolkit for orphans & vulnerable children in India
… to HIV/AIDS. Excerpt "Life skills refers to a large group of psychosocial and interpersonal skills that promotes mental … healthy and productive life. Health is defined as a “state of complete physical, mental and social well being and not … actions, actions directed to others and actions to change the surrounding environment in a healthy, safe way. …My “home-made” evaluation tools to avoid gender (and equity) blindness by Sara Vaca
… post, Sara Vaca discusses the importance and challenges of introducing a Gender perspective into evaluations - even … Analysis, and presents an infographic summarising some of the tools included in the recent UN Women’s manual: … Studies Social Relations Framework City-level climate change assessment for mainstreaming gender Gender at Work …Ethnographic Action Research Toolbox
… is an approach that combines the open and holistic nature of ethnographic research, with the focus on improvement and … It is an approach that has been developed in the context of media and communication for development projects. It is … Kiran Mulenahalli, Emma Baulch and Andrew Skuse. Year of publication 2017 Type of resource Toolkit Key features …Standards for evaluation in government
… This guide, from the South African Department of Planning Monitoring and Evaluation, outlines the standards … should take place. The standards encourage the utilisation of findings and consider standards in relation to five stages of evaluation: (1) overarching considerations prior to the …U-report
… community-led development, citizen engagement, positive change and social accountability. U-Report allows citizens to … to BetterEvaluation by Jessica Noske-Turner as part of the Evaluating C4D Resource Hub . The Evaluating C4D … within BetterEvaluation and houses a growing collection of the available guides, toolkits, tools and methods to use …More or less global citizenship? When measuring becomes learning
… promoting global citizenship analysing the effectiveness of their programs. Several different methods were tested, including Most Significant Change, Kelly’s Repertory Grid Analysis, focus group … early 2013 and mid-2014. Its results show that the use of these methods in the four selected cases has indeed led to …Collaboration mapping
… This tool, developed by USAID/Rwanda and shared as part of USAID's Collaboration, Learning and Adapting (CLA) Toolkit, is one way of graphically depicting relationships between key … to monitor our stakeholder relationships and see how they change. Why would you recommend it to other people? I think …Transcribe
… very useful tool if you need to transcribe a small amount of data and don't have access to some of the more professional, downloadable transcription software … Ctrl+z key (Command+z for Mac users) to undo the previous change. When you are done transcribing, you can export the …Community health worker evaluation tool kit
… measurements and evaluation tools for a CHW program. One of the main purposes is to make evaluation a simple and … evaluation and action together. The basic components of a program logic model are linked casually from resources, … III) program performance, and IV) community and systems change. Also in this section are two longer tools, a …Facilitating workshops for the co-generation of knowledge: 21 tips
… This set of tips was written by Robert Chambers in January 2013, based … on his 2002 book Participatory Workshops: A sourcebook of 21 sets of ideas and activities. Most of these tips are … , Developing RM&E capacity , Developing program theory/logic model , Specifying the key Research/M&E …Conflict-sensitive approaches to development practice.
… Leonhardt for Safer World provides a critical overview of different approaches used by a variety of groups in conflict-prone and affected areas. The paper highlights a broad range of different options being used while also identifying their …Building the evidence base for post project evaluation: Case study review and evaluability checklists
… the Faster Forward Fund by Laurie Zivetz and Jindra Cekan of Valuing Voices compares findings from eight end-of-project and subsequent post project evaluations. Given … and their affiliation Jindra Cekan and Laurie Zivetz of Valuing Voices with Kate Robins Key features There are two …Why do we avoid evaluation?
… Alexey Kuzmin Key features Key messages: The problem of evaluation use exists since the early times. Research on evaluation use is an essential part of research on evaluation. There are numerous important … and standards for evaluators? In all cases, resistance to change should be considered as it is natural. Intended users …Developing a data collection platform: Vendor evaluation form
… a new data platform for MEL. This resource is part of the MEL toolkit for grantmakers and grantees resource … Program MEL Team, Open Society Foundations) Key features of the vendor evaluation form In 2018, the MEL team in the … encouraging a more participatory, collaborative way of working. This resource is the form used by the EJP team to …African monitoring and evaluation systems: Exploratory case studies
… This publication is an analysis of six monitoring and evaluation (M&E) case studies from … as a tool for reflection on the rapidly changing terrain of African governance systems and their ability to respond … citizens. The paper proposes that M&E systems are capable of generating information that can be used by civil society, …Footprint evaluation webinar 3: From 'do no harm' to restoration - Working with a typology of Footprint Evaluation
… In the last part of this three-part webinar series, Andy Rowe and Patricia … a typology being developed that will assist a wide range of evaluations in assessing the effect of interventions on … enough - how can evaluations (and evaluators) influence change? Question : What can an evaluation commissioner do …Evaluating with the Littlewell Working Group
… with the Littlewell Working Group in 2014-15 was one of the first examples for Indigenous Community Volunteers (ICV) of applying the participatory approach and new monitoring … system to co-design short and long term indicators of change with communities, monitor them throughout the project …Complicated and Complex Systems: What Would Successful Reform of Medicare Look Like?
… Zimmerman for the Commission on the Future of Health Care in Canada , looks at the health care system in … However, if the system is viewed as complex many of the problems can be overcome. Excerpt "This paper begins … to resolve them but are often not sufficient. High levels of expertise in a variety of fields are necessary for …What methods may be used in impact evaluations of humanitarian assistance?
… Research Institute (SIPRI) Vegard Iversen, University of Manchester Yashodhan Ghorpade, Institute of Development Studies Tilman Brück, SIPRI and Institute for the Study of Labour (IZA) Key features This paper aims to examine the …The Economic Justice Program’s monitoring, evaluation, research, and learning sub-strategy 2021–24
… Economic Justice Program explicitly outlines the purpose of MEL within the program, along with specific goals and guiding principles. This resource is part of the MEL toolkit for grantmakers and grantees resource … Program MEL Team, Open Society Foundations Key features of the Economic Justice Program’s MERL sub-strategy The Open …Méthodologie de l’évaluation d’impact : présentation de différentes approches
… de l’évaluation d’impact: Robert Chambers, Institute of Development Studies, Université du Sussex Quelques … and Learning in Evaluation, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology … Méthodologie de l’évaluation d’impact : …Implementing the vision: addressing challenges to results-focused management and budgeting
… on what can be done at the strategic and systems levels of government. Excerpt " 1.2.1. Key Themes 7. The balance of this paper is organised around the following key themes … it is not clear how to bring about the requisite culture change. Attention is needed to the question of data quality, …The IDEAS guide and facilitators' guide
… projects) is a guide to the design and evaluation of small-scale media and communication projects where evaluation is built into the design of an initiative. This resource and the following information … practitioner or team undertaking a development or social change project could use the IDEAS Guide. It is designed as …Making Evaluation Matter: Writings from South Asia
… This volume of Making Evaluation Matter from SAGE Publications India and … Research Centre (IDRC) , focuses on the work the Community of Evaluators (CoE) for South Asia has done to bring together … evaluators within the region to ensure the sharing of experiences and knowledge of evaluations. Based on a …Excel for evaluation
… This website, created by Ann Emery, provides a series of short videos on using Microsoft Excel to analyze data. The … charts. Excerpt "Data analysis is a process that consists of several steps. You need to teach yourself how to import … data Charts and graphs How to insert a chart How to change the chart type How to move a chart to its own sheet …Attributing development impact: The qualitative impact protocol (QuIP) case book
… Malawi, Mexico, Tanzania, Uganda and UK) assessing a range of activities, including food security, rural livelihoods, … This provides an explanation and detailed examples of a new approach to impact evaluation, which uses a blinded … and useful impact evaluation without a counterfactual. One of the useful features is an analysis of other evaluation …Diseño de evaluaciones de impacto: Perspectivas diversas
… Learning in Evaluation) en el Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. … Diseño de evaluaciones de impacto: …