Read and contribute to evaluation journals
In this blog, Patricia Rogers explores how you can make the most of evaluation journals.
BetterEvaluation blog
Shared knowledge and experience from the global evaluation community.
The science behind data collection - gLOCAL 2023 webinar recap
This blog shares some of the lessons from the gLOCAL2023 webinar, The science behind data collection: how to choose the best tools and approach to collect data considering the culture, context, and existing partnerships. It outlines five considerations: the budget, respondents and accessibility, the kind of data being collected, challenges to data collection and how the data will be used.Learning from gLOCAL conversations
The week before last, we were treated to over 300 diverse, live events on evaluation in the annual event that is glocal – a week of locally hosted, globally accessible webinars, presentations and hybrid sessions that is convened by the Global Evaluation
Evaluability assessments are an essential new tool for managers
The evaluation report has been finalized, recommendations have been made, the findings have been presented to management and funders, and then … nothing happens. In this post, originally published by CGIAR, Rick Davies and Keith Child, discuss the new CGIAR guidelines for evaluability assessment.A new pathway: how can funders support meaningful monitoring, evaluation, and learning practice in the field?
How can donors and grantees work together to create effective monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) practices that drive field-wide transformation?
Writing for utilisation
Evaluators need to communicate better and foster the utilisation of evaluation findings through clear and engaging writing.
Take a tour of the new BetterEvaluation website
We are thrilled to announce the launch of a major upgrade to the BetterEvaluation knowledge platform.
We have rebuilt and reshaped betterevaluation.org with our users in mind to provide:
Easier navigation
What do you know? Centering knowledge generation and sharing to transform evaluation systems - AEA22 poster resources
A collection of knowledge management (KM) and communities of practice (CoP) online resources compiled bv Alice Macfarlan (BetterEvaluation Knowledge Platform Manager, GEI) and Maurya West Meiers (IEG).
What is evaluation to do? Ways of responding to the climate and environment crisis – Part 2
This blog is the second of a 2-part series on the issues raised about COP26 in papers published in the journal Evaluation.
What is evaluation to do? Ways of responding to the climate and environment crisis – Part 1
This blog is the first of a 2-part series on the issues raised about COP26 in papers published in the journal Evaluation.
BetterEvaluation 2022 Holiday Reading List
Happy Holidays! As we head into 2022 we thought we'd share a list of resources for you to peruse in the new year.
What do we need for better monitoring?
This blog by Jo Hall and Patricia Rogers provides an update on the Global Partnership for Better Monitoring project.
Reporting and supporting evaluation use and influence: Tips from evaluators
Evaluation use is a key issue for the evaluation community. The aim of evaluation is to be influential, so it should be of use to policymakers, programme developers, project planners and managers.
Better Monitoring: Help us address the neglected ‘M’ in M&E
Effective monitoring is essential for managing performance, however, despite this, monitoring is often undervalued and understood quite narrowly.
Rapid evaluation
Eleanor Williams is the Director of the Centre for Evaluation and Research Evidence at the Victorian Department of Health. In this role, she leads the department's evaluation and research strategy.
Why do we need more real-time evaluation?
We’re currently going through a global period of rapid change and adaption, due in large part to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on our lives and work.
