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Evaluation Essentials: Methods for Conducting Sound Research

San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2nd ed. (2025), x, 198 pp.
"This nuts-and-bolts introduction to program evaluation is also applicable to evaluation of policies and evaluation of organizational performance. It is rich with over 40 examples from public policy, public health, non-profit management, social work, arts management, education, international assista ... more

Final Evaluation

Washington, DC: Adaptation Fund, Technical Evaluation Reference Group (AF-TERG) (2024), 29 pp.
"This guidance note outlines what is Final Evaluation at the Adaptation Fund, when does it occur, who is involved, and how to plan and implement them in accordance with the Fund’s Evaluation Policy. The accompanying annexes provide a general checklist for planning (Annex 1), common analytical appr ... more

Evaluation Principles

Washington, DC: Adaptation Fund, Technical Evaluation Reference Group (AF-TERG) (2024), 18 pp.
"The evaluation principles identify the Adaptation Fund’s values, norms, and global best practice to guide evaluation practice. The Evaluation Policy introduces seven evaluation principles (see Figure 2) to reinforce the Fund’s values, niche, and the Paris Agreement to guide evaluation practice. ... more

Impact Framework for Media Projects. Toolkit

International Media Support (IMS);Local Media for Democracy Project;European Federation of Journalists (EFJ);Journalismfund Europe;Centre of Media Pluralism (2024), 13 pp.
"The impact framework is a set of tools and guidelines that helps to define targets for, track, and assess the impact of activities under the supported media projects in a clear and organised way; it can also be used for other media projects. Its methodology embraces a user-centric approach, links p ... more
"The guidance is intended to support people who are planning, managing or conducting evaluations, especially within national and sub-national governments, to include environmental sustainability, even when this is not a stated objective of the program or policy. Environmental sustainability includes ... more

Managing Evaluations in the Field: Step-By-Step Planning Guidance. Analysis and Evidence

Geneva: International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) (2022), 17 pp.
"This guidance is useful for ICRC teams in the field managing different evaluation types that cover various interventions. Importantly, it is not an evaluation manual. Nor is it the only source to draw on when planning and managing an evaluation. It should be used in conjunction with other ICRC poli ... more

Tools for Designing and Conducting Social and Behavior Change Evaluations

Arlington: USAID Advancing Nutrition (2022), iv, 16 pp.
"Social and behavior change (SBC) is a key component of effective multi-sectoral nutrition activities. High-quality evaluations of SBC components are essential to identifying what went well, what could have been done differently, and how to improve future program design. The tools included here acco ... more

Guidelines for Applying the Climate and Ecosystems Health Criterion in the Commissioning, Design and Implementation of Evaluations

Republic of South Africa Department of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (DPME);South African Monitoring and Evaluation Association (SAMEA) (2022), 25 pp.
"The guideline provides a roadmap, flagging at which points in the process of commissioning, implementing and managing evaluations CEH-related considerations could and should be taken into account. As such, it covers the steps involved in preparing for an evaluation; developing the terms of referenc ... more

How to harvest outcomes you notice in your day-to-day work

Manchester: Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO) (2022), 6 pp.
"In your day to day work you notice changes that others are making, influenced by WIEGO. How do you capture these to support WIEGO’s learning? This tool provides an explanation of what to look for, and a template for documenting outcomes, why they matter (their significance) and how WIEGO or WIEGO ... more

How to write an outcome statement

Manchester: Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO) (2022), 14 pp.
"In your day to day work you notice changes that others are making, influenced by WIEGO. How do you capture these to support WIEGO’s learning? This tool provides an explanation of what to look for, and a template for documenting outcomes, why they matter (their significance) and how WIEGO or WIEGO ... more

A Valuing Impact Toolkit for ICT Investment

NEF Consulting;Digital Impact Alliance (dial) (2020), 124 pp.
"ICT4D projects are known for having social, economic, and environmental impacts that are difficult to capture. Investments in digital infrastructure and innovation often have high up-front costs with largely medium-to-long-term benefits, not quick, short-term outcomes desired by policy makers. The ... more

The Key to Evaluation: 10 Steps. "Evaluiert" in Brief

Zollikofen: Swiss Federal University for Vocational Education and Training (SFUVET) (2020), 23 pp.
"In this brochure – and in the ‘evaluiert’ textbook to which it refers – evaluation is understood as a scientific service that describes and valuates objects of evaluation (especially programmes and measures) for clarified purposes and on the basis of justified criteria. Moreover, the valuat ... more

Demystifying Evaluation: Practical Approaches for Researchers and Users

Bristol: Policy Press;Social Research Association (2017), xv, 194 pp.
"Demystifying Evaluation is an accessible introductory guide explaining the options open to evaluators and how to make appropriate choices of research methods, covering issues such as managing expectations of evaluation, quantitative and qualitative methods, engaging stakeholders and providing actio ... more
"In order for evaluations to satisfy both the requirements of the implementing organisation and donors’ requirements, it is important that the process is properly planned and supported and that the scheduled timescale is adequate. When do I start planning? What constitutes high-quality Terms of Re ... more
"At the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, we believe that evaluation is an effective management tool to both inform strategy development and track the progress and impact of strategy implementation. We have long been committed to supporting our grantees’ ability to derive and share lessons learned from the ... more

Evaluation Flash Cards: Embedding Evaluative Thinking in Organizational Culture

St. Paul, Minnesota: Otto Bremer Trust (2017), 28 pp.
"As part of our ongoing work to strengthen our support for communities, the trustees and staff of the Otto Bremer Trust engaged in a series of learning seminars on evaluation. In order to make the core concepts easily accessible and retrievable, we asked Michael Quinn Patton, who led the seminars, t ... more
"There are many different types of evaluation. Each type has its own set of processes and/or principles. Many factors influence decisions over what type of evaluation to use. Evaluations can be categorised according to their purpose, who conducts them, when they are carried out, the broad approach u ... more
"Utilisation-focused evaluations (UFEs) are based on the principle that an evaluation should be judged according to how useful it is. UFEs should be planned and implemented in a way that increases the likelihood of the findings being used. This normally means identifying the primary users of an eval ... more
"This Evaluation Handbook is a practical handbook to help those initiating, managing and/or using gender-responsive evaluations by providing direction, advice and tools for every step in the evaluation process: planning, preparation, conduct, reporting, evaluation use and follow up. The primary audi ... more

Using the Better Evaluation Rainbow Framework

Better Evaluation (2014), 2 pp.
"The BetterEvaluation Rainbow Framework prompts you to think about a series of key questions. It is important to consider all these issues, including reporting, at the beginning of an evaluation. The Framework can be used to plan an evaluation or to locate information about particular types of metho ... more