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RapidMiner
RapidMiner is a software package that allows data mining, text mining and predictive analytics.Data visualization checklist
Stephanie Evergreen (Evergreen Data) and Ann K.Building the evidence base for post project evaluation: Case study review and evaluability checklists
This report to 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.Data dashboard as evaluation and research communication tool
This chapter by Veronica Smith aims to provide a sound framework and guidelines for evaluators, researchers, and program staff to design, develop, maintain, and use a data dashboard as an effective communication tool for monitoring progressFrom monitoring goals to systems-informed evaluation: Insights from SDG14
This briefing paper from IIED argues that if the world is going to make significant progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, development actors will need to think and work in new ways, including in eSocial Equity Assessment Tool (SEAT) for evaluation
This paper presents the Social Equity Assessment Tool (SEAT) for evaluation, designed to help evaluators practically and contextually examine equity and social justice issues in their work.Impact investing: Transforming how we make money while making a difference
This article provides an introduction to impact investing concepts, the history and growth of impact investing, and examples of impact investing.Evaluative tools in impact investing: Three case studies on the use of theories of change
This article reviews three case studies to demonstrate how theories of change are useful for communicating impact, identifying indicators to be measured and the critical analysis of the underlying logic of an impact investment.Situating the next generation of impact measurement and evaluation for impact investing
To support the growth of a stronger evidence base for contributions to positive social and environmental impacts this paper presents a typology for structuring thinking about impact measurement and evaluation for impact investing.Evaluation questions checklist for program evaluation
Created by Lori Wingate and Daniala Schroeter, the purpose of this checklist is to aid in developing effective and appropriate evaluation questions and in assessing the quality of existing questions.Multi-stakeholder partnerships: Building blocks for success
This report provides an evidence-based assessment of the performance of multi-stakeholder partnerships for sustainable development concluding that the overall performance of partnerships is mixed at best, and discussing factors that increasPartnership Indicators: Measuring the effectiveness of multi-sector approaches to service provision
This paper provides considerations for the creation of partnership indicators for tri-partite partnerships (private sector, public sector and civil society/NGOs) in water and sanitation provision for poor communities in developing countriesEvaluating the non-academic impact of academic research: Design considerations
In this journal article, Andrew Gunn (University of Leeds) and Michael Mintrom (ANZSOG/Monash University) explore how evaluation of non-academic research impact can measure impact effectively without undermining academic freedom aA cultural protocol for evaluation
This resource explores important dimensions of cultural competency in evaluation. It focuses on cross-cultural understanding and culturally-appropriate attitudes and approaches.Open Data Kit (ODK)
A free and open-source set of software tools for collecting, managing, and using data in resource-constrained environments.ColorBrewer 2.0
This online tool allows users to create colour schemes for maps and other graphics in order to show data that is readily readable.Systemic thinking for monitoring: Attending to interrelationships, perspectives, and boundaries
This discussion note from USAID presents "attending to interrelationships, multiple perspectives, and boundaries" as a key principle underlying complexity-aware monitoring.Synchronizing monitoring with the pace of change in complexity
This discussion note from USAID argues for synchronizing monitoring with the pace of change as a key principle underlying complexity-aware monitoring.Making adaptive rigour work: Principles and practices for strengthening monitoring, evaluation and learning for adaptive management
This briefing from the Global Learning for Adaptive Management (GLAM) initiative sets out key elements of an ‘adaptive rigour’ approach to adaptive management.Demonstrating outcomes and impact across different scales
This research report from the Research for Development Impact Network demonstrates how evidence of outcomes and impact can be better captured, integrated and reported on across different scales of work for Australian NGOs working in internaToonlet
This web-based application makes it possible to draw cartoons, by creating characters and then placing them into the panels of a cartoon with appropriate text.A toolkit for designing climate change adaptation initiatives
This toolkit from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) aims to support those that are involved in Climate Change Adaption (CCA) initiatives by providing step-by-stepHealth impacts of climate change: Adaptation strategies for Western Australia
This report from the Western Australian Department of Health aims to provide an overview of the impact of climate change on the health of people living in Western Australia in the future.Impact evaluation and interventions to address climate change: A scoping study
This paper from the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3ie) analyses several climate change mitigation and adaptation initiatives and concludes that if funds continue to be spent onA climate change index: Where climate change may be most prominent in the 21st century
This paper aims to present a single number which summarises different climatic conditions and is developed through an aggregated Climate Change Index (CCI).Evaluation cartoons and comics
This website provides a range of 'stock' cartoons on the evaluation theme.Newsletter template
This website allows you to download a range of newsletter templates for both print and web.50 top tools for social media monitoring, analytics, and management
This blog post by Pam Dyer lists 50 different tools for gathering, analysing and reporting data about social media.Results chain analysis tiny tool
This tool, developed by NGO-IDEAS, was designed to help communities analyse the chain of effects from activities to outputs.U-report
U-Report is an SMS-based, user-centered social monitoring tool originally developed in Uganda and now being adapted in other countries around the world.Knowledge management and organizational learning
This article provides an overview of knowledge management and it's role in organisational learning.NetMiner
This software from CYRAM allows the user to analyse social network data both visually and interactively, which allows the detection of underlying structures and patterns.