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  • The development and utility of a program theory: Lessons from an evaluation

    This article, written by Tim Clement and Christine Bigby, looks at the use and development of program theory in human service organisations.
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  • Storyboard Logic Models Activity

    This worksheet by the Action Evaluation Collective gives a steps by step run down of how to use storyboards to engage people in telling their stories. It's focus is on working with and engaging young people in a participatory process.
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  • VUE

    The Visual Understanding Environment (VUE) is a concept and content mapping application developed to support teaching, learning and research.
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  • Scapple

    Scapple is an easy-to-use tool for getting ideas down as quickly as possible and making connections between them.
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  • Lucidchart

    A cloud-based flow chart maker with a number of usual features, including integration with programs like Visio. Cost: Free, but account required From the website:
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  • TOCO

    Theory of change Online (TOCO) is web-based software (no download required) that you can use to design, edit and store your theory of change.
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  • Dylomo

    Dylomo is a free, web-based tool that can be used to create interactive, online logic models.
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  • Logframer

    Logframer is a free project design and management application based on the logical framework approach (LFA / Logframe).
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  • Program Evaluation: a Plain English Guide

    This 11-step guide defines program evaluation, what it is used for, the different types and when they should be used. Also covered is how to plan a program evaluation, monitor performance, communicate findings, deliver&n
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  • Purposeful program theory: Effective use of theories of change and logic models

    This book, by Sue Funnell and Patricia Rogers, discusses ways of developing, representing and using programme theory and theories of change in different ways to suit the particular situation.
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  • What are some methods and processes to help stakeholders articulate how they think a program works? (AES17 co-creation challenge #1)

    The material from BetterEvaluation comes from a combination of curating existing material and co-creating new material.  This blog is part of an ongoing series about material that we have co-created with BetterEvaluation users.
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  • Enhancing program performance with logic models

    Developed by the University of Wisconsin Extension service, this resource provides an introduction to developing and using a particular version of the results chain.
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  • Peer learning

    Peer learning refers to a practitioner-to-practitioner approach in which the transfer of tacit knowledge is particularly important (Andrews and Manning 2016).
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  • Miradi

    Miradi is designed to provide project teams with the essential features that they need to design, manage, monitor, and learn from their conservation projects, in other words, to practice good adaptive management.
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  • Designing 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
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  • Theory of change software

    There are a number of options when it comes to using software to help create a logic model.
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  • Theory of change

    This guide, written by Patricia Rogers for UNICEF, looks at the use of theory of change in an impact evaluation.
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  • BetterEvaluation FAQ: How do you use program theory for evaluating systems?

    Although it’s sometimes referred to as program theory or program logic, theories of change can be used for interventions at any scale, including policies, whole-of-government initiatives, and systems.
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  • Using logic models and theories of change better in evaluation

    Many evaluations include a process of developing
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  • Mapping change: Using a theory of change of guide planning and evaluation

    This guide, written by Anne MacKinnon and Natasha Arnott for GrantCraft, describes the process of developing a theory of change to support planning and evaluation.
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  • Theory maker

    This free and open-sourced web-based tool was made by Steve Powell as a quick and simple way of creating a theory of change. The information provided was supplied by Steve Powell.
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