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Evaluating with Kungkas Can Cook: passion, dedication and clear social purpose
In 2019, Kungkas Can Cook worked with Indigenous Community Volunteers (ICV) on two community development projects: (1) to increase efficiency of financial processes; and, (2) to develop a website that reflects the voice and social purpose of the business.Critical System Heuristics : a very, very short introduction
This "very, very short" summary on the CSL4D blog introduces CSH as being useful to "help determine the validity of an actionable system or a project design as a basis for action by analysing four boundary issues: motivation, control, knowlMini-primer of Critical Systems Heuristics
This short summary of Critical Systems Heuristics (CSH) by Werner Ulrich gives an overview of what CSH is and how it can be applied.Guide to using the World Factbook to find a country’s international environmental agreements
This is a simple step by step guide to using The World Factbook to find the international environmental agreements a country has signed up to. This resource and the following information was contributed by Kaye Stevens.Measuring results and impact in the age of big data
This paper explores the nexus of data science and evaluation, probing the issues and challenges of incorporating big data into evaluation practice. This resource and the following information was contributed by Alice Macfarlan.CEDIL Methods Brief - Using big data for impact evaluations
This paper provides detailed guidance on using big data to fill data gaps in impact evaluations.Real-time evaluation (Working paper #4)
Real-time evaluation (RTE) has been practised and documented over the past 20 years, initially in humanitarian projects.Social Equity Assessment Tool (SEAT) for evaluation
This paper presents the Social Equity Assessment Tool (SEAT) for evaluation, designed to help evaluators practically and contextually examine equity and social justice issues in their work.A toolkit for monitoring and evaluation of gender-based violence
This is a guide to support organizations implementing GBV response and prevention activities in low-resource settings to improve and integrate monitoring and evaluation into their work in a way that ensures the dignity and respect for theirEquitable evaluation initiative
This initiative is building knowledge about how to align evaluation practices with an equity approach and how to use evaluation as a tool for advancing equity.Quizlet flashcard software
Quizlet is an online flashcard-generating platform, which can be used to quickly make a pack of data cards. This resource and the following information was contributed by Alice Macfarlan.IDEAS book launch: Randomized control trials in the field of development, a critical perspective [Webinar]
This webinar to launch the book Randomized Control Trials in the Field of Development: A Critical Perspective brings together five representatives of the book's editors and authors for a discussion around some of the key ideas andUse of administrative data for the COVID-19 response
This blog introduces a video of a panel session describing how administrative data – routinely collected data – might be used to help with the response to the COVID 19 pandemic.ALNAP lessons papers: A case for humanitarian desk-based reviews
This blog post describes the use of ALNAP’s new approach to lessons papers applied to a review of lessons learnt from sectoral and multi-sectoral humanitarian responses to earthquakes since 2008.The remote partnering work book
Working in partnership is central to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and a very high percentage of partnerships linked to the SDGs are remote partnerships.Webinar recording: When the ‘field’ is online – qualitative data collection
This NVIVO webinar explores ways that researchers can adapt their research approach using online data collection when face to face fieldwork isn’t possible.How does the commissioning process hinder the uptake of complexity-appropriate evaluation?
Drawing on interviews with 19 UK evaluation commissioners and contractors, this paper investigates the role of evaluation commissioning in hindering the take-up of complexity-appropriate evaluation methods and explores ways of improving thiThe data visualization design process: A step-by-step guide for beginners
This online guide by Ann K. Emery walks user through the full process of creating a data visualisation, from understanding your audience, through to sharing your dataviz.Strategy testing: An innovative approach to monitoring highly flexible aid programs
Strategy Testing (ST) is a monitoring system developed by The Asia Foundation to track programs that are using a highly iterative, adaptive approach to address complex development problems.Geospatial, location and big data: Where have we been and where can we go? – Summary of the webinar
This blog describes the first European Evaluation Society webinar in the series Emerging Data Landscapes in M&E, on Geospatial, location and big data: Where have we been and where can we go? was held on 28 July.How to make your virtual meetings and events accessible to the disability community
This post on the Rooted in Rights site provides advice on making virtual meetings and events accessible to people with disabilities. This resource and the following information was contributed by Kaye Stevens.Principles for effective use of systems thinking in evaluation
Developed by the Systems in Evaluation Topical Interest Group of the American Evaluation Association this document is intended to support evaluators and evaluation stakeholders in the use of systems concepts in evaluation.Incorporating intersectionality in evaluation of policy impacts on health equity
This document introduces intersectionality theory and promotes the use of the intersection approach in the analyses of structural policies related to health inequalities.Considerations for using data responsibly at USAID
As digitized data becomes more widely available there is a need to balance tensions between: using data to maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of programs and activities; individual’s privacy and security; and transparency and accountFree tools to anonymise photos
This blog post on techcrunch provides information about several free apps that have been developed to remove metadata and blur faces in photos.Blue Marble Evaluation
Blue Marble Evaluation is a global initiative focused on training the next generation of evaluators to Think Globally, Act Globally and Evaluate Globally.Evaluation failures: Case studies for teaching and learning [webinar]
In this webinar, three evaluators (Kylie Hutchinson, Benoit Gauthier, and E. Jane Davidson) share their real-life evaluation blunders and ways to incorporate their lessons learned into the classroom or personal practice.The hidden life of theories of change
One common criticism of Theory of Change is that it is often used as a framework that fixes agreements rather than as a living, guiding tool that helps reflection and adaptation.How to make toast - An exercise in group model building
This 9 minute TED Talk outlines the process and benefits of group model building exercises, using the example of 'making toast'.Social impact metrics
Actionable Impact Management (AIM) is a 4 part series of ebooks that provide guidance to assist organisations to create an enduring internal impact measurement process for accurately and effectively communicating impact.IRIS+
IRIS+ is an impact measurement and management system created by the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) to support impact measurement and inform management decisions.What is impact?
This discussion paper discusses the meaning of 'impact', moving beyond methodological debates to present different perspectives and dimensions that can affect how impact could be framed and evaluated.