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Filter search resultsTool kit on gender equality results and indicators
This tool kit, written by Juliet Hunt for the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and AusAID, aims to provide development practitioners with the knowledge and tools necessary to ensure gender perspectives are considered when developing internationResourceExcel charts: Pie charts
This webpage, written by Jorge Camoes for ExcelCharts, outlines the arguments for and against using pie charts and then provides detailed advice and some dos and don'ts for using them.ResourceMy “home-made” evaluation tools to avoid gender (and equity) blindness by Sara Vaca
In this AEA365 'Rad Resource' blog post, Sara Vaca discusses the importance and challenges of introducing a Gender perspective into evaluations - even when this is not included in the evaluation ToRs.Resource10 Techniques for building a google sheets dashboard
This is a step-by-step guide for creating a dashboard with Google Sheets (a free, online spreadsheet application).Resource52 weeks of BetterEvaluation: Week 11: Using rubrics
The term "rubric" is often used in education to refer to a systematic way of setting out the expectations for students in terms of what would constitute poor, good and excellent performance.BlogParticipatory rural communication appraisal starting with the people
This handbook guides the process of undertaking Participatory Rural Communication Appraisal (PRCA).ResourceEvaluations that make a difference
This collection gathers eight stories from around the world about evaluations that have made a difference to the lives of people. These stories collectively represent a range of approaches to evaluation, making it clear that there is no oneResourceEvalPartners website
The EvalPartners website is both a source of knowledge about monitoring and evaluation practices and a network to connect practitioners from around the world.ResourceThe IDEAS guide and facilitators' guide
The IDEAS Guide (Innovating, Designing, Evaluating and Applying to Small-scale 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.ResourceLEAD4innovation Toolkit: A toolkit for small-scale media and communication projects in the Pacific
This toolkit is being developed as part of the Mobilising Media for Sustainable Outcomes in the Pacific Region project.ResourceHow to manage gender-responsive evaluation
This handbook, produced by the Independent Evaluation Office for UN Women, is aimed at supporting those who are implementing gender-responsiveResourceEqual access participatory monitoring and evaluation toolkit
This toolkit aims to help communication for development (C4D) organisations to demonstrate the impacts and outcomes of their initiatives, listen to their listeners, continuously learn, and feed this learning back into the organisation and iResourceExcel for evaluation
This website, created by Ann Emery, provides a series of short videos on using Microsoft Excel to analyze data.ResourceContemporary thinking about causation in evaluation
This paper was produced following a discussion between Thomas Cook and Michael Scriven held at The Evaluation Center and Western Michigan University’s Interdisciplinary PhD in Evaluation program jointly hosted Evaluation Cafe´ event on contResourceObjectives-Based Evaluation (OBE) for impact investing
Bob Picciotto is a former Director General of the Independent Evaluation Group which oversees evaluation in the International Finance Corporation, an agency dedicated to the promotion of private sector development in developing countries.BlogWeek 29: Evaluation design and unintended consequences or, from firefighting to systematic action
This week’s blog is from Jonny Morell, editor of Evaluation and Program Planning and author ofBlogFive ways to celebrate 2015 - the International Year of Evaluation!
Welcome to the International Year of Evaluation!BlogIntroducing the Evaluating Communicating for Development (C4D) Resource Hub
In this blog post, Jessica Noske-Turner introduces a newly launched section of the BetterEvaluation website - the Evaluating C4D Resource Hub - and discusses how and why this new area was developed.BlogBE FAQ: How do I prepare and distribute Request for Proposal and Terms of Reference documents?
We often get email enquiries asking for advice about preparing the documents used to invite evaluators to assemble proposals for an evaluation.BlogThe environment and disease: Association or causation?
In this original article from 1965, Sir Austin Bradford Hill, Professor Emeritus of Medical Statistics, lays out what will ultimately come to be known as the Bradford Hill criteria.ResourceOpen space world
Open Space World is a global community resource supporting the use of the Open Space method by which groups of any size can create effective meetings and events.ResourceSystem Mapping: A case example
Innovation Network has used systResourceInternet questionnaire
An internet questionnaire allows the collection of data through an electronic set of questions that are posted on the web.MethodPeer learning
Peer learning refers to a practitioner-to-practitioner approach in which the transfer of tacit knowledge is particularly important (Andrews and Manning 2016).MethodNegative programme theory
Most programme theories, logic models and theories of change show how an intervention is expected to contribute to positive impacts; Negative programme theory, a technique developed by Carol Weiss, shows how it might produce negative impactMethodIterative design and monitoring for adaptive management: How causal link monitoring can help
Development actors are embracing the concept and practice of adaptive management, using evidence to inform ongoing revisions throughout implementation.BlogCausal link monitoring brief
Causal Link Monitoring (CLM) integrates design and monitoring to support adaptive management of projects.ResourcePact's capacity development evaluation
Pact envisioned OPI filling a gap in traditional capacity development measurements, moving beyond measuring outputs toward capturing capacity development outcomes.ResourceDesigning participatory meetings and brownbags: A TOPS quick guide to linking development practitioners
This short guide by the Technical and Operational Performance Support (TOPS) Program and USAID focuses on identifying appropriate formats and approaches for presentations, group discussions and problem solving sessions to enhance peer-to-peResourceShaping 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.Resource