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  • Sun 30 Dec 2012

    52 weeks of BetterEvaluation: Using evaluability assessment to improve Terms of Reference

    Many problems with evaluations can be traced back to the Terms of Reference (ToR) - the statement of what is required in an evaluation.  Many ToRs are too vague, too ambitious, inaccurate or not appropriate.  

  • Tue 18 Dec 2012

    Principles and strategies for overcoming challenges to evaluation in situations of conflict and fragility

     

    The challenges of conducting evaluation in situations of conflict and fragility have been well documented.  They have been widely experienced and understood and therefore are not outlined in this post. 

  • Sun 9 Dec 2012

    BetterEvaluation se centra en español

    BetterEvaluation es el resultado de la colaboración de evaluadores de todo el mundo.

  • Thu 29 Nov 2012

    Utilization-Focused Evaluation

    To coincide with EvalPartners' e-learning unit on Utilization-Focused Evaluation (UFE), this week BetterEvaluation is highlighting the wide variety of resources that are available to those who'd like to learn more about this approach.

  • Wed 14 Nov 2012

    Developmental Evaluation – Evaluation for Adaptive Interventions

    This week we’re featuring Developmental Evaluation to coincide with EvalPartners’ e-learning unit on the approach as part of its e-Learning course on Equity-focused Evaluations.

  • Wed 31 Oct 2012

    Communicating evaluation findings

     

    This blog post summarises some great tools, methods and tips for enhancing your communication and evaluation reporting.

  • Fri 5 Oct 2012

    Evaluating networks - some resources and some software

    BetterEvaluation is on the ground at the European Evaluation Society 10th Biannual conference in Helsinki this week.

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  • Fri 5 Oct 2012

    Feminist evaluation approach is not just about women

    I am at the European Evaluation Society conference in Helsinki and I attended the gender and evaluation session to learn more about approaches and practices.

  • Sat 1 Sep 2012

    Update August 2012

    This is an update for our early site users on what's been going on in August. The website is still under development but we are now undertaking a series of tests in anticipation of going live.

  • Sat 1 Sep 2012

    Evaluating rural extension

    The Guide to Evaluating Rural Extension is a new resource produced by The Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services (GFRAS).

  • Sun 5 Aug 2012

    Seven evaluation methods to add to the toolbox?

    In a recent workshop on 'Designs for Performance Evaluation', which Patricia Rogers conducted with program officers from USAID, we looked at seven methods and strategies which might be usefully added to the repertoire  for collecting, analyzing or synth

  • Sun 25 Mar 2012

    Forming Partnerships

    I come from an agricultural research and development background and am convinced that the complex problems we deal cannot be addressed by one organization alone.

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