Jean Providence Nzabonimpa started a discussion on EvalForward aimed at gathering experience and lessons on the real-life use of mixed methods in evaluation. He drafted this summary based on the 27 contributions received, a selection of publications and reports shared by participants, and his own...

This guidance from the Footprint Evaluation Initiative aims to support those doing or overseeing evaluations to include environmental sustainability in feasible and useful ways. It is intended to support people who are planning, managing or conducting evaluations, especially within national and sub...

The Footprint Evaluation Initiative aims to ensure that all evaluations consider environmental sustainability, regardless of whether this is an explicit objective of the project, policy or program being evaluated. This report describes four ‘thought experiments’ undertaken as part of this project...

Svetlana Negroustoueva, Evaluation Function Lead at CGIAR, raised two discussions on EvalForward, in 2022 and in 2023. The discussions aimed at: sharing experience on practices in evaluating science, technology and innovation in a research for development context, and reflecting on the beta version...

The second edition of the Impact Evaluation in Practice handbook is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to impact evaluation for policy makers and development practitioners. First published in 2011, it has been used widely across the development and academic communities. The book...

ALNAP Learning Links is a collection of resources and references which can be used for professional development, background reading and/or as part of academic or training programmes or presentations. Key M&E themes include: An overview of evaluation of humanitarian action Improving monitoring in...

This paper explores the practical implications of using mixed methods for monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of international development projects, based on experiences of development researchers and practitioners. It shares lessons and insights that resulted from a three-day joint learning experience...

Judith Kaitesi Katabarwa raised a discussion on EvalForward to encourage the sharing of experience and practice on disability inclusion in evaluation. This document provides a summary of key points emerged under each of the three questions proposed.

Harriet Matsaert raised a discussion on EvalForward aimed at sharing experiences and practices in using visual tools in evaluation. This document provides a summary of key points emerged under each of the four questions proposed.

The Monitoring and Evaluation Capacity Assessment Toolkit (MECAT) was developed by MEASURE Evaluation, funded by the United States Agency for International Development, and its Kenya associate award, MEASURE Evaluation PIMA, to conduct a standard baseline assessment of M&E capacity. MECAT is a set...

The United Nations Disability Inclusion Strategy (UNDIS) provides the foundation for sustainable and transformative progress on disability inclusion through all pillars of the work of the United Nations. The Strategy consists of a system-wide policy and an accountability framework organized in 15...

This literature review of the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) collates some grey and reviewed literature on the Theory of Change. The document addresses the use of a ToC, and the recommended steps for developing a ToC. In addition, the document provides an extensive annotated bibliography with...

Better Evaluation developed 'GeneraTOR, which is a guide to write on the different sections of a Terms of References (ToRs). It is a word document that serves as a template where information can be saved, refined and reviewed. The navigation menu allows to find guidance on the roles and...

This FAO (2023) Guidebook presents a flexible approach that can be used in many types of fisheries co-management systems with different contexts and characteristics. The fisheries co-management effectiveness evaluation in the Guidebook is recommended to be undertaken in two separate but...