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Filter search resultsWhat is a Dashboard? Defining dashboards, visual analysis tools and other data presentation media
The Dashboard Insight website contains a number of useful articles, examples and guides on the subject of Organizational Dashboards.ResourceData 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 progressResourceEvergreen Data
Stephanie Evergreen's website and blog provides ample reading and guidance on data visualization techniques, taking a research-based approach to effective communication of ideas.ResourceHow to Design Effective Dashboards
This one-hour webinar on How to Design Effective Dashboards from Infragistics aims to show viewers how to design dashboards that will help with business decisions.ResourceThe Complete Beginner’s Guide to Dashboard Design
This blog post by Abjhijit Rawool gives guidance on creating dashboards that are based around the users' needs. Though discussed in relation to web applications, the lessons are applicable more broadly.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).ResourcePotent Presentations Initiative resources (various)
The Potent Presentations Initiative (p2i) (sponsored by the American Evaluation Association) was created to help evaluators improve their presentation skills, both at conferences and in their everyday evaluation practice.ResourceLearning about Theories of Change for the Monitoring and Evaluation of Research Uptake
This practice paper from IDS captures lessons from recent experiences on using ‘theories of change’ amongst organisations involved in the research–policy interface.ResourceAdvocacy and policy change: Theory and practice
This book provides an evidence-based guide, toolkit and collection of evaluation cases for conducting effective advocacy and policy change evaluations.ResourceLearning about theories of change for the monitoring and evaluation of research uptake
The paper, published by the Institute of Development Studies (IDS), captures lessons from recent experiences on using ‘theories of change’ amongst organisations involved in the research–policy interface.ResourceFortalecimiento del uso y la institucionalidad de las evaluaciones para la toma de decisiones en Colombia
Este documento tiene como objetivo principal fortalecer la institucionalidad de la evaluación de políticas públicas e impulsar el uso de los resultados y las recomendaciones de las evaluaciones para la toma de decisiones en Colombia.ResourceRecommendation of the Council on public policy evaluation
This recommendation on public policy evaluation, created by the OECD, encourages governments to institutionalise public policy evaluation across all government areas.ResourceRecommandation du Conseil sur l’évaluation des politiques publiques
Cette recommandation sur l'évaluation des politiques publiques, créée par l'OCDE, encourage les gouvernements à institutionnaliser l'évaluation des politiques publiques dans tous les domaines gouvernementaux.ResourceNational policy on public sector monitoring and evaluation
This document presents the National Policy on Public Sector Monitoring and Evaluation from Uganda, which sets out a framework for strengthening the assessment of public policies and investments.ResourceMarco normativo para la evaluación de la política, programas y acciones de desarrollo social en el ámbito federal en México
Este marco normativo, desarrollado para el nivel federal en México por el CONEVAL, está diseñado para fortalecer la evaluación de las políticas y los programas públicos, garantizando la transparencia, la rendición de cuentas y la toma de deResourceZimbabwean national monitoring and evaluation policy
This document is the National Monitoring and Evaluation Policy of Zimbabwe, created in 2015.ResourceData dashboard
Stephen Few defines a dashboard as: "A data dashboard is a visual display of the most important information needed to achieve one or more objectives, with the data consolidated and arranged on a single screen so the informaMethodPolicy briefs
This paper from the Center for the Implementation of Public Policies Promoting Equity and Growth (CIPPEC) provides a detailed discussion of the use and development of policy briefs.ResourceHow to write effective policy briefs
This slideshow from Communication Policy Research South (CPR South) outlines the process for creating a policy brief and includes a number of examples to demonstrate their use.ResourceHow to write a policy brief
This webpage and slideshow from the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) outline the purpose and process for writing policy briefs.ResourcePublic impact fundamentals and observatory
The Public Impact Fundamentals are a framework developed by the Centre for Public Impact to assess what makes a successful policy outcome and describe what can be done to maximise the chances of achieving public impact.ResourceOXFAM policy on program evaluation
This policy from 2010 outlines the procedures and processes for conducting evaluations of Oxfam programs.ResourceMonitoring government policies: A toolkit for civil society organisations in Africa
This toolkit from the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD), Christian Aid, and Trócaire aims to provide the tools necessary to gather evidence about government policies and press for change.ResourceEvaluation policy of UNDP
This evaluation policy from the UNDP has been developed to ensure there is a common basis for evaluations taking place within the organisation.Resource