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How to design and manage equity-focused evaluations
This guide from UNICEF is divided into two parts. It begins by defining equity and its importance and relevance today.Partnerships for Environmental Public Health: Evaluation Metrics Manual
This manual from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is aimed at providing program staff and grantees examples of tangible metrics that can be used in the planning, implementation and evaluation of progHiring M&E staff: Guidelines and tools for locating and hiring strong monitoring & evaluation candidates
This guide, authored by Clara Hagens and Guy Sharrock for Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and the American Red Cross, outlines a step-by-step process for identifying evaluation needs and hiring staff to ensure quality proJoint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation (JCSEE) program evaluation standards
This resource from the Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation provides statements that describe each of the standards developed to support program evaluation.Measuring fragility: Indicators and methods for rating state performance
This document, from USAID, provides recommendations for the development and implementation of performance and outcome indicators to measure state performance to correspond to USAID's Fragile States Strategy.Theories and Indicators of Change: Concepts and Primers for Conflict Management and Mitigation
This guide, written by Eileen Babbitt, Diana Chigas and Robert Wilkinson for USAID, provides detailed guidance on using theories of change, with a particular emphasis on conflict management and mitigation.Participatory impact assessment: A design guide
This guide, written by Andy Catley, John Burns, Dawit Abebe, and Omeno Suji for Tufts' Feinstein International Center, provides a framework for practitioners to design and implement a Participatory Impact Assessment (PIA).Developing and selecting measures of child well-being
This guide, written by Howard White and Shagun Sabarwal for UNICEF, focuses on the development and the selection of measures of child well-being for impact evaluations.معايري اجلودة لتقييم التنمية (سلسلة المبادئ التوجيهية والمراجع الخاصة بلجنة المساعدات الإنمائية)
تم اعتماد المعايير بواسطة شبكة تقييم التنمية التابعة للجنة المساعدات الإنمائية في 8 يناير 2010م.Quality Standards for Development Evaluation (DAC guidelines and reference series)
Developed through a process of drafting, trialling and reviewing by members of the OECD DAC Network on Development Evaluation, the document sets out standards in terms of: overarching considerations; purpose, planning and design;…Directrices y Referencias del CAD (series) Estándares de Calidad para la Evaluación del Desarrollo
Basado en un extenso proceso internacional de consulta, los Estándares de Calidad para la Evaluación del Desarrollo constituyen una guía de referencia en cuanto a buenas prácticas de evaluación de desarrollo.Normes de qualité pour l’évaluation du développement
Les Normes de qualité pour l’évaluation du développement se veulent un guide de bonnes pratiques pour l’évaluation dans le domaine du développement.Normas de Qualidade para a Avaliação do Desenvolvimento (Documentos de Referência e Linhas de Orientação do CAD)
Developed through a process of drafting, trialling and reviewing by members of the OECD DAC Network on Development Evaluation, the document sets out standards in terms of: overarching considerations; purpose, planning and design;…Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation (JCSEE) program evaluation standards in practice
This resource provides a practical guide for evaluators to apply the Program Evaluation Standards developed by the Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation (JCSEE)How to improve results in situations of fragility, conflict, and violence: 12 recommendations
This strategy document details the World Bank's updated approach to FCV-affected countries.Guidance note on evaluation and Do No Harm
This note provides guidance on incorporating the Do No Harm (DNH) principle into evaluations.Evaluating peacebuilding activities in settings of conflict and fragility
This document provides guidance for evaluating peacebuilding in conflict-affected and fragile settings.Guidelines to conflict sensitive research
This publication outlines nine guidelines for conflict-sensitive research, from context understanding and political sensitivities to partnerships, effective communication and publication to minimize negative impacts and enDefining the agenda: Key lessons for funders and commissioners of ethical research in fragile and conflict-affected contexts
The document offers guidelines for ethical research in fragile and conflict-affected contexts, focusing on agenda setting, partnerships, review processes, and resourcing.Conflict analysis: Topic guide
This guide provides a comprehensive overview of conflict analysis, offering practical guidance, tools, and frameworks for understanding conflict dynamics and applying conflict-sensitive methods in project design andConflict sensitivity: Topic guide
This guide introduces conflict sensitivity and provides tools, approaches, and frameworks to help practitioners understand and mitigate unintended negative impacts of interventions in conflict-affected areas.Ethical research in fragile and conflict-affected contexts: Guidelines for applicants
These guidelines offers essential ethical guidelines for research in fragile and conflict-affected settings, focusing on equitable partnerships, harm mitigation, and ethical design.Good practice note: Conflict sensitivity, peacebuilding and sustaining peace
This document offers guidance on integrating conflict sensitivity into programming to ensure that humanitarian and development activities do no harm and contribute to peacebuilding.Guidance for designing, monitoring and evaluating peacebuilding projects: Using theories of change
This guide focuses on how to design, monitor, and evaluate peacebuilding projects using theories of change.How to guide to conflict sensitivity
This guide offers a framework for integrating conflict sensitivity into development and humanitarian programs.Practical approaches to theories of change in conflict, security, and justice programmes - part II: Using theories of change in monitoring and evaluation
This guide offers practical advice for using theories of change in the monitoring and evaluation stages of conflict, security, and justice programmes.Real-time evaluations of humanitarian action: An ALNAP guide
This ALNAP guide provides a structured approach for conducting real-time evaluations (RTEs) during humanitarian responses.Career guide: How to do good with your work
The Probably Good Career Guide is a comprehensive resource designed to help individuals plan impactful careers by answering three essential questions.Career planning: An in-depth process & template
The 80,000 Hours Career Planning and Decision Making Guide provides a set of comprehensive resources to help individuals develop a structured career plan focused on impact and personal fulfilment.Handbook on evaluation
This handbook, edited by Prof Dr Reinhard Stockmann, provides a systematic and comprehensive exploration into the planning, process, implementation and utilisation of evaluations.Evaluation budgeting (Adaptation fund guidance note)
This guidance note aims to support the preparation and implementation of evaluation budgets that are realistic and fit-for-purpose to finance reliable, useful, and ethical evaluations.Putting the people in the pictures first: Ethical guidelines for the collection and use of content (images and stories)
These guidelines emphasise ethical practices in filming, photography, and interviewing, prioritising contributors' rights and the impact on both individuals and audiences.