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"Our work has been focused on breaking .. silos .. Even though our program was still evolving, our health systems&community partners were willing to test our theory of change alongside us, so it was a “right time” opportunity" www.povertyactionlab.org/blog/1-8-20/... #Evaluation #Partnerships
Evaluating the Camden Core Model: How a research partnership between the Camden Coalition and J-PAL North America was built
Researchers from J-PAL’s network partnered with the Camden Coalition of Health Care Providers (the Camden Coalition) on a rigorous evaluation of their Camden Core Model. The Camden Core Model has rece...
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December 2, 2025 at 2:47 AM
"Our work has been focused on breaking .. silos .. Even though our program was still evolving, our health systems&community partners were willing to test our theory of change alongside us, so it was a “right time” opportunity" www.povertyactionlab.org/blog/1-8-20/... #Evaluation #Partnerships
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Join our webinar on Dec 3 (8:30am EST): “From Evidence to Action—Leveraging Evaluation for Effective GBV Responses.” Co-hosted by #UN #evaluation offices during #16Days. Explore strategies to strengthen GBV programming. Register now! reg.webinarbase.com/s3/GBVevalua... #UNFPA #UNHCR #UNICEF #UNWomen
December 1, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Join our webinar on Dec 3 (8:30am EST): “From Evidence to Action—Leveraging Evaluation for Effective GBV Responses.” Co-hosted by #UN #evaluation offices during #16Days. Explore strategies to strengthen GBV programming. Register now! reg.webinarbase.com/s3/GBVevalua... #UNFPA #UNHCR #UNICEF #UNWomen
#ProcessTracing: "in-depth theory-based case study method that helps evaluators empirically trace the process through which an intervention produces a contribution. It looks not just at results, but at..mechanisms, interactions, & contextual factors that bring about those results" #Evaluation #MandE
📢 New publication out now!
🔎 Professor Derek Beach breaks down Process Tracing, a growing method for uncovering how & why interventions work.
Why does it matter? What can evaluation managers & evaluators do in practice?
🎧📹 Plus: a podcast episode & video recording.
Explore: link.europa.eu/8m7xdh
🔎 Professor Derek Beach breaks down Process Tracing, a growing method for uncovering how & why interventions work.
Why does it matter? What can evaluation managers & evaluators do in practice?
🎧📹 Plus: a podcast episode & video recording.
Explore: link.europa.eu/8m7xdh
November 28, 2025 at 2:39 AM
#ProcessTracing: "in-depth theory-based case study method that helps evaluators empirically trace the process through which an intervention produces a contribution. It looks not just at results, but at..mechanisms, interactions, & contextual factors that bring about those results" #Evaluation #MandE
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📣 Webinar recording now available
Last week, we explored what constitutes transformational leadership in #evaluation.
Panelists discussed what kind of #leadership drives innovation, collaboration & meaningful change in evaluation practice.
Missed it? Catch up on all the insights: bit.ly/3X9LlFx
Last week, we explored what constitutes transformational leadership in #evaluation.
Panelists discussed what kind of #leadership drives innovation, collaboration & meaningful change in evaluation practice.
Missed it? Catch up on all the insights: bit.ly/3X9LlFx
November 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
📣 Webinar recording now available
Last week, we explored what constitutes transformational leadership in #evaluation.
Panelists discussed what kind of #leadership drives innovation, collaboration & meaningful change in evaluation practice.
Missed it? Catch up on all the insights: bit.ly/3X9LlFx
Last week, we explored what constitutes transformational leadership in #evaluation.
Panelists discussed what kind of #leadership drives innovation, collaboration & meaningful change in evaluation practice.
Missed it? Catch up on all the insights: bit.ly/3X9LlFx
Free course => Essentials of building effective national #monitoring and #evaluation systems: "The self-paced, interactive course is available for free in six languages on the World Bank Group Open Learning Campus"
#M&E #MandE #evaluationcourses #onlinelearning
#M&E #MandE #evaluationcourses #onlinelearning
📣 Now Available: New Online Course on the Building Blocks of Effective National Monitoring & #Evaluation (M&E) Systems
💡 Enrich your knowledge of how national M&E systems drive evidence-based decision-making & better governance.
🔎 Learn more about the course: bit.ly/478kRKo
💡 Enrich your knowledge of how national M&E systems drive evidence-based decision-making & better governance.
🔎 Learn more about the course: bit.ly/478kRKo
November 4, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Free course => Essentials of building effective national #monitoring and #evaluation systems: "The self-paced, interactive course is available for free in six languages on the World Bank Group Open Learning Campus"
#M&E #MandE #evaluationcourses #onlinelearning
#M&E #MandE #evaluationcourses #onlinelearning
"This is a unique, international effort to gather a comprehensive view of the #evaluation profession. ... Your insights, cutting across different regions and roles, are essential for advancing the global evaluation agenda."
Deadline: November 9, 2025
#MandE
Deadline: November 9, 2025
#MandE
IOCE and EvalPartners invite all individuals interested in evaluation — including evaluators, researchers, internal evaluation unit staff, commissioners, and VOPE members — to participate in its critical survey on professionalization.
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#CES #evaluation #professionalization #IOCE
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#CES #evaluation #professionalization #IOCE
November 4, 2025 at 1:37 AM
"This is a unique, international effort to gather a comprehensive view of the #evaluation profession. ... Your insights, cutting across different regions and roles, are essential for advancing the global evaluation agenda."
Deadline: November 9, 2025
#MandE
Deadline: November 9, 2025
#MandE
#Evaluation Case Competition: "Teams of students are presented with a case about the evaluation of a program or policy. They prepare an analysis of the case & develop recommendations for action"
www.worldcasecomp.net
Registration of teams closes on 24 October
#MEL #MandE #EvaluationCases
www.worldcasecomp.net
Registration of teams closes on 24 October
#MEL #MandE #EvaluationCases
WECC
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October 16, 2025 at 2:35 AM
#Evaluation Case Competition: "Teams of students are presented with a case about the evaluation of a program or policy. They prepare an analysis of the case & develop recommendations for action"
www.worldcasecomp.net
Registration of teams closes on 24 October
#MEL #MandE #EvaluationCases
www.worldcasecomp.net
Registration of teams closes on 24 October
#MEL #MandE #EvaluationCases
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📢 Calling evaluators & researchers working in women’s rights & women-led organizations! We invite you to co-design a toolkit for feminist #evaluation in crisis settings.
💡 Learn more about the project & how to participate: bit.ly/4nexubL
💡 Learn more about the project & how to participate: bit.ly/4nexubL
October 8, 2025 at 1:51 PM
📢 Calling evaluators & researchers working in women’s rights & women-led organizations! We invite you to co-design a toolkit for feminist #evaluation in crisis settings.
💡 Learn more about the project & how to participate: bit.ly/4nexubL
💡 Learn more about the project & how to participate: bit.ly/4nexubL
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In Part 2 of our #Triangulation in #Evaluation series, we shift from theory to practice: How do you present triangulated data in a way that’s clear & credible?
If you’re writing #evaluationreports & want to strengthen how you present your evidence, this article is for you 👉 https://loom.ly/ej9QX8M
If you’re writing #evaluationreports & want to strengthen how you present your evidence, this article is for you 👉 https://loom.ly/ej9QX8M
Part 2: How Do You Present Triangulated Data? — Eval Academy
In Part 2 of our series on data triangulation, we move from theory to practice. This article shows you how to present triangulated findings in your evaluation report.
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September 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
In Part 2 of our #Triangulation in #Evaluation series, we shift from theory to practice: How do you present triangulated data in a way that’s clear & credible?
If you’re writing #evaluationreports & want to strengthen how you present your evidence, this article is for you 👉 https://loom.ly/ej9QX8M
If you’re writing #evaluationreports & want to strengthen how you present your evidence, this article is for you 👉 https://loom.ly/ej9QX8M
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Join us: Evaluation Learning Network workshop on health economics in public health evaluation.
🗓 Wednesday, 8 October 2025 🕛 12:00–13:30 💻 Online
#FreeToAttend – 👉 Register: www.arc-nwl.nihr.ac.uk/events#h.9wx...
@nihrarcs.bsky.social #PublicHealth #Evaluation #HealthEconomics #ARCNWL#BrunelUni
🗓 Wednesday, 8 October 2025 🕛 12:00–13:30 💻 Online
#FreeToAttend – 👉 Register: www.arc-nwl.nihr.ac.uk/events#h.9wx...
@nihrarcs.bsky.social #PublicHealth #Evaluation #HealthEconomics #ARCNWL#BrunelUni
September 10, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Join us: Evaluation Learning Network workshop on health economics in public health evaluation.
🗓 Wednesday, 8 October 2025 🕛 12:00–13:30 💻 Online
#FreeToAttend – 👉 Register: www.arc-nwl.nihr.ac.uk/events#h.9wx...
@nihrarcs.bsky.social #PublicHealth #Evaluation #HealthEconomics #ARCNWL#BrunelUni
🗓 Wednesday, 8 October 2025 🕛 12:00–13:30 💻 Online
#FreeToAttend – 👉 Register: www.arc-nwl.nihr.ac.uk/events#h.9wx...
@nihrarcs.bsky.social #PublicHealth #Evaluation #HealthEconomics #ARCNWL#BrunelUni
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📢Join us every Monday for an online lecture on the future of #evaluation, hosted by Lanzhou University's Center for Evidence-Based Social Science & GEI.
Upcoming topic: Cutting-edge insights at the intersection of #AI & #evaluation 🤖📊
🗓️ Sept. 15, 4–5 PM (UTC+8)
🔗 Meeting link: bit.ly/3Ijb6iN
Upcoming topic: Cutting-edge insights at the intersection of #AI & #evaluation 🤖📊
🗓️ Sept. 15, 4–5 PM (UTC+8)
🔗 Meeting link: bit.ly/3Ijb6iN
September 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
📢Join us every Monday for an online lecture on the future of #evaluation, hosted by Lanzhou University's Center for Evidence-Based Social Science & GEI.
Upcoming topic: Cutting-edge insights at the intersection of #AI & #evaluation 🤖📊
🗓️ Sept. 15, 4–5 PM (UTC+8)
🔗 Meeting link: bit.ly/3Ijb6iN
Upcoming topic: Cutting-edge insights at the intersection of #AI & #evaluation 🤖📊
🗓️ Sept. 15, 4–5 PM (UTC+8)
🔗 Meeting link: bit.ly/3Ijb6iN
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📚 On #InternationalLiteracyDay, we spotlight #UNICEF South Africa’s #evaluation of Reading & Leadership Strengthening in #SouthAfrica — a #COVID19 response that advanced literacy through school leadership, coaching & community support. Evidence-based action matters. 🔗 tinyurl.com/UNICEF-REALS... 👈
September 8, 2025 at 1:40 PM
📚 On #InternationalLiteracyDay, we spotlight #UNICEF South Africa’s #evaluation of Reading & Leadership Strengthening in #SouthAfrica — a #COVID19 response that advanced literacy through school leadership, coaching & community support. Evidence-based action matters. 🔗 tinyurl.com/UNICEF-REALS... 👈
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A Better Start National Evaluation webinar will take place on 17 Sept 2025, 15:00–16:30
Gain the latest insights on early years initiatives and their impact.
Register: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Watch 2024 webinar: 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TtL...
#EarlyYears #Research #Evaluation
Gain the latest insights on early years initiatives and their impact.
Register: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Watch 2024 webinar: 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TtL...
#EarlyYears #Research #Evaluation
August 12, 2025 at 11:24 AM
A Better Start National Evaluation webinar will take place on 17 Sept 2025, 15:00–16:30
Gain the latest insights on early years initiatives and their impact.
Register: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Watch 2024 webinar: 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TtL...
#EarlyYears #Research #Evaluation
Gain the latest insights on early years initiatives and their impact.
Register: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Watch 2024 webinar: 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TtL...
#EarlyYears #Research #Evaluation
"The EU has developed & formalised guidance tools & documents for evaluating its external assistance in which priority is given to results & impacts. This page presents the methodological guidelines designed to facilitate the move towards an evaluation practice..." #MandE #Eval #evaluation
Interested in #Evaluation?📊
🙌Explore the #Capacity4dev resource with:
🔹Official guidance of DG INTPA, DG ENEST, DG MENA and FPI
🔹Reports & dissemination products
🔹Events & webinars
For 🇪🇺staff, contractors & all interested: capacity4dev.europa.eu/resources/ev...
🙌Explore the #Capacity4dev resource with:
🔹Official guidance of DG INTPA, DG ENEST, DG MENA and FPI
🔹Reports & dissemination products
🔹Events & webinars
For 🇪🇺staff, contractors & all interested: capacity4dev.europa.eu/resources/ev...
August 29, 2025 at 8:17 AM
"The EU has developed & formalised guidance tools & documents for evaluating its external assistance in which priority is given to results & impacts. This page presents the methodological guidelines designed to facilitate the move towards an evaluation practice..." #MandE #Eval #evaluation
An #AEA365 reflection => #Evaluation & evaluation capacity building: Context & collaboration are key aea365.org/blog/graduat... "...while #evaluation asks, “Did it work?”, #ECB asks “Can they figure that out again, on their own, next time?”" #MandE #Eval
Graduate Students & New Evaluators TIG Week: Not Just for the Win: How a Case Challenge Turned Us into System Thinkers by Doreen Otieno and Janet Arogundade – AEA365
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August 7, 2025 at 12:31 PM
An #AEA365 reflection => #Evaluation & evaluation capacity building: Context & collaboration are key aea365.org/blog/graduat... "...while #evaluation asks, “Did it work?”, #ECB asks “Can they figure that out again, on their own, next time?”" #MandE #Eval
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How can we build monitoring & evaluation (M&E) systems that can withstand instability & conflict? 🤔
In one of our webinars, #evaluation experts discussed what it takes to make M&E systems stronger & more resilient.💪
▶️ Discover ways to bulletproof your M&E system. Watch the webinar: bit.ly/4meXL9O
In one of our webinars, #evaluation experts discussed what it takes to make M&E systems stronger & more resilient.💪
▶️ Discover ways to bulletproof your M&E system. Watch the webinar: bit.ly/4meXL9O
August 6, 2025 at 1:34 PM
How can we build monitoring & evaluation (M&E) systems that can withstand instability & conflict? 🤔
In one of our webinars, #evaluation experts discussed what it takes to make M&E systems stronger & more resilient.💪
▶️ Discover ways to bulletproof your M&E system. Watch the webinar: bit.ly/4meXL9O
In one of our webinars, #evaluation experts discussed what it takes to make M&E systems stronger & more resilient.💪
▶️ Discover ways to bulletproof your M&E system. Watch the webinar: bit.ly/4meXL9O
[Webinar] Happening on 12 August => International #YouthDay dialogue: Is the intersection of youth, innovation & influence #evaluation's new frontier?
www.eval4action.org/futureofeval...
#MandE #YEEs #FutureofEvaluation #Eval
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#MandE #YEEs #FutureofEvaluation #Eval
Future of Evaluation dialogue | Eval4Action
Future of Evaluation dialogue brings together leading experts and newcomers in the community to explore how evaluation can become more influential by innovating and adapting to evolving external envir...
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August 6, 2025 at 3:05 PM
[Webinar] Happening on 12 August => International #YouthDay dialogue: Is the intersection of youth, innovation & influence #evaluation's new frontier?
www.eval4action.org/futureofeval...
#MandE #YEEs #FutureofEvaluation #Eval
www.eval4action.org/futureofeval...
#MandE #YEEs #FutureofEvaluation #Eval
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📢 @globaldevinst.bsky.social Webinar: Developing Resilience in Turbulent Times
This webinar builds on a recent pilot series of microcredentials designed to equip development practitioners with skills & knowledge to weather turbulent times.
📅 15 Jul
Register: events.manchester.ac.uk/event/event:...
This webinar builds on a recent pilot series of microcredentials designed to equip development practitioners with skills & knowledge to weather turbulent times.
📅 15 Jul
Register: events.manchester.ac.uk/event/event:...
July 14, 2025 at 3:06 PM
📢 @globaldevinst.bsky.social Webinar: Developing Resilience in Turbulent Times
This webinar builds on a recent pilot series of microcredentials designed to equip development practitioners with skills & knowledge to weather turbulent times.
📅 15 Jul
Register: events.manchester.ac.uk/event/event:...
This webinar builds on a recent pilot series of microcredentials designed to equip development practitioners with skills & knowledge to weather turbulent times.
📅 15 Jul
Register: events.manchester.ac.uk/event/event:...
How can #evaluation principles help foster online spaces that build connection rather than deepen division?
@gei-globaleval.bsky.social suggests 10 evaluation practices "that can help us bring more intentionality, care, and quality to online interactions" #eval #MandE
@gei-globaleval.bsky.social suggests 10 evaluation practices "that can help us bring more intentionality, care, and quality to online interactions" #eval #MandE
#DYK: Evaluation has a lot to teach us about building healthier & more inclusive online spaces.👩💻
🔎Discover 10 #evaluation practices that can transform the way we engage online: bit.ly/44GfDD9
🔎Discover 10 #evaluation practices that can transform the way we engage online: bit.ly/44GfDD9
July 14, 2025 at 8:12 AM
How can #evaluation principles help foster online spaces that build connection rather than deepen division?
@gei-globaleval.bsky.social suggests 10 evaluation practices "that can help us bring more intentionality, care, and quality to online interactions" #eval #MandE
@gei-globaleval.bsky.social suggests 10 evaluation practices "that can help us bring more intentionality, care, and quality to online interactions" #eval #MandE
In-Between & In Need: How #Mentorship Can Bridge Career Gaps & Nurture New Evaluators aea365.org/blog/evaluat... "Embracing mentorship not only enhances individual growth but also strengthens the #evaluation field as a whole." #MEL #Eval
Evaluation Managers and Supervisors TIG Week: In-Between and In Need: How Mentorship Can Bridge Career Gaps and Nurture New Evaluators by Lilly Pope and Briana Thompson Ford – AEA365
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July 10, 2025 at 5:57 AM
In-Between & In Need: How #Mentorship Can Bridge Career Gaps & Nurture New Evaluators aea365.org/blog/evaluat... "Embracing mentorship not only enhances individual growth but also strengthens the #evaluation field as a whole." #MEL #Eval
#RealistEvaluation = "a theory-based method that focuses on understanding what works, for whom, in what circumstances, & why. It seeks to uncover the underlying mechanisms that drive programme outcomes & how these mechanisms interact with different contexts" #Eval #MandE
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July 7, 2025 at 12:43 PM
#RealistEvaluation = "a theory-based method that focuses on understanding what works, for whom, in what circumstances, & why. It seeks to uncover the underlying mechanisms that drive programme outcomes & how these mechanisms interact with different contexts" #Eval #MandE
erc.undp.org/methods-cent...
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How is efficiency defined & perceived today? 🤔
In one of our recent webinars, we explored how notions of #efficiency & #value are shifting in today's #evaluation landscape.📊
💭 Hear how leading evaluation thinkers are rethinking what counts.
▶️ Watch the session recording: bit.ly/4kgZUjK
In one of our recent webinars, we explored how notions of #efficiency & #value are shifting in today's #evaluation landscape.📊
💭 Hear how leading evaluation thinkers are rethinking what counts.
▶️ Watch the session recording: bit.ly/4kgZUjK
July 2, 2025 at 2:49 PM
How is efficiency defined & perceived today? 🤔
In one of our recent webinars, we explored how notions of #efficiency & #value are shifting in today's #evaluation landscape.📊
💭 Hear how leading evaluation thinkers are rethinking what counts.
▶️ Watch the session recording: bit.ly/4kgZUjK
In one of our recent webinars, we explored how notions of #efficiency & #value are shifting in today's #evaluation landscape.📊
💭 Hear how leading evaluation thinkers are rethinking what counts.
▶️ Watch the session recording: bit.ly/4kgZUjK
What is #DataIllustration? freshspectrum.com/what-is-data... The OSEE framework (Organize, Spotlight, Engage, Enhance) = 4-step data illustration process that gives "direction on how to approach illustrating reports, presentations, & all sorts of other data products" #eval #dataviz
What is Data Illustration?
freshspectrum.com
June 27, 2025 at 4:40 AM
What is #DataIllustration? freshspectrum.com/what-is-data... The OSEE framework (Organize, Spotlight, Engage, Enhance) = 4-step data illustration process that gives "direction on how to approach illustrating reports, presentations, & all sorts of other data products" #eval #dataviz
What Makes Evaluation Useful? Insights from stakeholder perspectives in Korea’s international development cooperation ideas.repec.org/p/ris/kiepwe... "a majority of respondents (53%) indicated that evaluations are not well utilized .... This suggests ... limited uptake & application." #EvaluationUse
June 25, 2025 at 8:19 AM
What Makes Evaluation Useful? Insights from stakeholder perspectives in Korea’s international development cooperation ideas.repec.org/p/ris/kiepwe... "a majority of respondents (53%) indicated that evaluations are not well utilized .... This suggests ... limited uptake & application." #EvaluationUse
"This research explored why non-evaluators are interested in #evaluation & how they increase..engagement of the people with whom they work" www.betterevaluation.org/tools-resour... Incl. compendium of examples for stimulating ideas, sharing with communities of practice & assessing experiences
Information sheets: Evaluation advocates - Resource
This series of seven information sheets compiles examples and strategies from evaluation advocates on how they increased the engagement of the people with whom they were working on evaluation initiati...
www.betterevaluation.org
June 20, 2025 at 7:42 AM
"This research explored why non-evaluators are interested in #evaluation & how they increase..engagement of the people with whom they work" www.betterevaluation.org/tools-resour... Incl. compendium of examples for stimulating ideas, sharing with communities of practice & assessing experiences