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Monitoring, evaluation, and learning for climate risk management
This discussion paper examines how monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) systems can enhance climate risk management (CRM) by supporting effective, evidence-based decision-making.DEval evaluation: Climate change adaptation
This DEval landing page offers a collection of resources on evaluating climate change adaptation interventions within German development cooperation.Human rights-based evaluation in German and international development cooperation
These DEval resources include a literature review, a set of selected resources, and an introductory video which explore how human rights principles—such as participation, inclusion, accountability, and non-discrimination—can be integrated iStorytelling & participatory evaluation: A South-South-North collaboration initiative
This video and accompanying blog highlight a South-South-North collaboration on storytelling and participatory evaluation involving EvalParticipativa, eBASE Africa, and DEval.Cross tabulation
This webpage provides an overview of cross tabulation along with a number of examples and some quick tips to support its use.Causal inference: Nuts and bolts
This PowerPoint presentation is an extensive guide to understanding causes in an evaluation and the difference its proper diagnosis has on the effectiveness and accuracy of an evaluation.Data collection methods for evaluation: Document review
This resource from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides a brief guide to using document review as a data collection method for evaluation.Advancing locally led evaluations: Practical insights for humanitarian contexts
This scoping paper from ALNAP aims to raise the visibility and accessibility of locally led evaluation among relevant stakeholders in humanitarian contexts.Guide to Lifeline, a Tiny Tool
Lifeline is a tool that helps participants assess how the quality of their life has changed over a period and what contributed positively and negatively to that change.Guide to influence matrix, a Tiny Tool
The influence matrix assists participants to examine the impact or outcome of changes in their community and examine the causes for change.Road journey Tiny Tool
Road journey diagrams chart a group or individual’s aims and compare the original aims to the actual developments in a community.How to conduct your own annual review
This webpage outlines a clear and easy to understand process for conducting annual reviews.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.Shaping international evaluation: A 30-year journey
This book from Universalia Management Group presents major trends that have influenced international evaluation and provides an overview of the evolution of evaluation within specific sectors, such as the environment and agriculture.Learning how to learn: eight lessons for impact evaluations to make a difference
This background note from the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) outlines some of the key lessons that have been learnt through recent and ongoing work in impact evaluations, utilisation-focused evaluationsLost causal: Debunking myths about causal analysis in philanthropy
This 2021 paper, updated in 2024, advocates for more causal analysis in philanthropic evaluation - not just describing actions taken and changes observed, but also learning how and why change occurred.20 years of outcome mapping: Evolving practices for transformative change
This paper reflects on the evolving use of Outcome Mapping 20 years after the first publication on this approach. The resource also provides a "set of guiding practices to support transformative change":Outcome mapping + equity, gender, and social justice
This paper introduces OM+, a new approach to thinking about and using Outcome Mapping (OM) for supporting transformative change through a focus on inclusion and leadership for equity, gender, and social justice.Rethinking rigour to embrace complexity in peacebuilding evaluation
This 2024 open-access journal article presents the inclusive rigour framework and applies it to three cases of peace-building evaluation.Working with street children: Monitoring and evaluation of a street children project
This monitoring and evaluation handbook is designed to be used by street educators, as well as other people working with street children.Many Eyes Phrase Net Tool
This tool from Many Eyes by IBM Research allows the user to input any text and then create a phrase net that displays the relationships between different words used inColorlab
Colorlab is a free online tool designed to help users create harmonious color palettes for their projects. This resource and the following information were contributed by Max Graham.Think before you jump (into the social media ocean)
This blog, written specifically for the development sector, discusses some of the issues of using social media in a development context.Making causal pathways visible amid complexity
This report from 2021 shares findings from an investigation into how social change agents, including philanthropists, can better understand and learn from ongoing changes and improve their strategies now and in the future.Causal pathways: A shared understanding
This 2022 document by members of the Causal Pathways Initiative articulates a shared understanding of the concept of “causal pathways'' in evaluation and strategy.Sowing & harvesting: Participatory evaluation handbook
In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, this participatory evaluation handbook was created to highlight the voices and experiences of the people involved in development processes.Blogs in plain English
This short video provides a clear picture as to why blogs are powerful ways for every person to share news and information.Sustainability-inclusive evaluation: Launch of Footprint Evaluation guidance (webinar)
This guidance brings together the latest thinking from the Footprint Evaluation Initiative, along with resources, on how to embed environmental sustainability in an evaluation.Planning and managing feminist evaluations
This guide from Global Affairs Canada provides an approach and process for commissioning and managing feminist evaluations. This resource and the following information were contributed by Dr Jules Sisk, PhD.PeopleGraphMaker
The PeopleGraphMaker web app can be used to create your own icon array, or people graph, to visualise demographic data. This resource and the following information were contributed by Max Burkhardt.Intégrer des approches genre en évaluation
Cette infographie de École nationale d'administration publique (ENAP) sert de guide pratique pour intégrer les considérations de genre dans l'évaluation de diverses interventions.Writing for the web
"Writing for the web is unique - it provides an interactive experience for the reader which is very different to traditional print media." (Riches)