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  • Introduction to impact evaluation

    This guidance note from InterAction outlines the basic principles and ideas of Impact Evaluation including when, why, how and by whom it should be done. The document is available in English, French, Spanish and Arabic.
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  • Impact evaluation: challenges to address

    In development, government and philanthropy, there is increasing recognition of the potential value of impact evaluation.
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  • Impact evaluation: UNICEF's briefs and videos

    Nikola Balvin, Knowledge Management Specialist at the UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti, presents new resources on impact evaluation and discusses how they can be used to support managers who commission impact evaluations.
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  • Impact evaluations and development

    This guide, written by Frans Leeuw and Jos Vaessen for Network of Networks for Impact Evaluation (NONIE), provides step-by-step guidance on planning and managing an impact evaluation.
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  • Overview: Strategies for causal attribution

    This guide, written by Patricia Rogers for UNICEF, looks at the process of causal attribution with a particular emphasis on its use in impact evaluation.
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  • Présentation des stratégies d'attribution causale

    L’un des éléments essentiels d’une évaluation d’impact est qu’il ne s’agit pas seulement de mesurer ou de décrire les changements survenus, mais également de comprendre le rôle joué par certaines interventions particulières (programmes ou p
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  • Sinopsis: estrategias de atribución causal

    Uno de los aspectos esenciales de una evaluación de impacto es que no solo mide o describe cambios que han ocurrido, sino que también procura entender la función de determinadas intervenciones (es decir, programas o políticas) en la generac
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  • Overview of impact evaluation

    This paper, written by Patricia Rogers for UNICEF, outlines the basic ideas and principles of impact evaluation.
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  • Overview: Data collection and analysis methods in impact evaluation

    This guide, written by Greet Peersman for UNICEF looks at the different types of data collection and analysis methods that can be used for impact evaluation.
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  • Quasi-experimental design and methods

    This guide, written by Howard White and Shagun Sabarwal for UNICEF looks at the use of quasi-experimental design and methods in impact evaluation.
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  • Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) video guide

    This video guide, produced by UNICEF, summarises the key features of RCTs with a particular emphasis on their use in impact evaluation.
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  • UNICEF Impact Evaluation series

    This series presents overviews of impact evaluation and its key strategies and methods.
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  • Randomized controlled trials (RCTs)

    This guide, written by Howard White, Shagun Sabarwal and Thomas de Hoop for UNICEF, looks at the use of Randomized Control Trials (RCTs) in Impact Evaluation.
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  • UNICEF webinar: Overview of data collection and analysis methods in Impact Evaluation

    What is the value of using mixed methods in impact evaluation? What methods and designs are appropriate for answering descriptive, causal and evaluative questions?
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  • 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.
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  • UNICEF webinar: Overview: strategies for causal inference

    What is causal attribution? Do you need a counterfactual to determine if something has caused a change? Professor Patricia Rogers provides an overview of how to determine causal attribution in impact evaluations.
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  • UNICEF webinar: Overview of impact evaluation

    We often talk about the importance of knowing the impact of our work, but how is impact measured in practice? What are the ten basic things about impact evaluation that a UNICEF officer should know?
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  • UNICEF webinar: Theory of change

    What is a Theory of Change? How is it different from a logframe? Why is it such an important part of an impact evaluation?
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  • Comparative case studies

    This guide, written by Delwyn Goodrick for UNICEF, focuses on the use of comparative case studies in impact evaluation.
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  • Modelling

    This guide, written by Howard White and Shagun Sabarwal for UNICEF, focuses on the use of modelling in impact evaluations.
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  • UNICEF webinar: Participatory approaches in impact evaluation

    Who should be involved in an impact evaluation, why and how?
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  • UNICEF webinar: Randomized controlled trials

    What are the key features of an RCT? Are RCTs really the gold standard? What ethical and practical issues do I need to consider before deciding to do an RCT?
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  • UNICEF webinar: Quasi-experimental design and methods

    What is the main difference between quasi-experiments and RCTs? How can I measure impact when establishing a control group is not an option?
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  • UNICEF webinar: Comparative case studies

    What does a non-experimental evaluation look like? How can we evaluate interventions implemented across multiple contexts, where constructing a control group is not feasible?
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  • From Evidence to Action: The Story of Cash Transfers and Impact Evaluation in Sub-Saharan Africa

    This book presents a detailed overview of the impact evaluations of cash transfer programmes, carried out by the Transfer Project and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)'s From Protection to Production project.
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  • Impact evaluation toolkit

    This toolkit from the World Bank provides a number of modules which guide the user on the design and implementation of impact evaluations.
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  • Qualitative impact assessment protocol

    The Qualitative Impact Assessment Protocol (QuIP) is an impact evaluation approach that collects and documents narrative causal statements directly from those affected by an intervention.
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  • Net-Map toolbox

    This website provides a detailed overview of the uses of the Net-Map tool which has been designed for influence mapping of social networks.
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  • People first impact method: Facilitator’s toolkit

    This toolkit, developed by Gerry McCarthy and Paul O’Hagan, is aimed at supporting facilitators in the teaching of the People First Impact Method (P-FIM) through a range of exercises.
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  • Realist evaluation

    Realist evaluation aims to identify the underlying generative causal mechanisms that explain how outcomes were caused and how context influences these.
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  • Realist evaluation

    An approach especially to impact evaluation which examines what works for whom in what circumstances through what causal mechanisms, including changes in the reasoning and resources of participants.
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  • Realist impact evaluation: An introduction

    Realist impact evaluation is an approach to impact evaluation that emphasises the importance of context for programme outcomes.
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