"This meta-synthesis collates evaluation insights and evidence on the advocacy and communications efforts related to the key results areas of UN Women’s Strategic Plan: Governance and Participation in Public Life; Women’s Economic Empowerment; Ending Violence Against Women; and Women, Peace and
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Security, Humanitarian Action and Disaster Risk Reduction. Based on available
evaluation evidence, the report outlines key results, trends,
enabling factors, impediments and lessons learned with a
geographic and thematic focus." (Page vi)
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"IndiKit was developed by the Czech organization People in Need (PIN). It aims to make monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of relief and development interventions easier and better - by helping humanitarian and development workers to use well-formulated project indicators and to correctly collect and an
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alyse the data required for each indicator. IndiKit does not intend to cover an exhaustive list of indicators - its primary focus is on those indicators whose use requires more detailed guidance. PIN has done its best to ensure that this guidance is methodologically correct, useful, and concise. IndiKit's content is aligned with existing sector standards and was reviewed by M&E and technical specialists from non-government organizations, Global Clusters, UN agencies, and universities. However, keep in mind that the proposed guidance cannot be valid in all contexts – you always need to adapt it to the local realities." (About)
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"How should we measure the impact of investigative journalism? Media scholars and practitioners have turned their attention towards understanding the causal effect of media reports on a range of social, political and economic outcomes. Their interest has been spurred by the increased availability of
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data, by the emergence of new tools for rigorously assessing causal effects and by pressure from donors interested in understanding the returns on their investments in media and journalism programmes. Drawing on literature from multiple disciplines, we propose a multi-faceted metric which future researchers, journalists and news agencies will be able to use when analysing media impact." (Abstract)
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"Ziel dieses Buches ist es, kompakt und nutzerfreundlich Grundkenntnisse für die Planung, Durchführung und Anwendung von Evaluationen zu vermitteln. Hierfür greift es auf die inhaltlichen Konzepte und Unterlagen zahlreicher Kurse zur Evaluation im In- und Ausland zurück. Das Buch richtet sich an
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Interessierte, die erst über wenige Kenntnisse im Bereich der Evaluation verfügen und sich weiterbilden möchten. Es dient sowohl Personen, die Evaluationen selbst durchführen als auch Entscheidungsträgern, die Evaluationen in Auftrag geben, aber auch denjenigen, die evaluiert werden. Alle Beteiligten an einer Evaluation sollten wissen, welche Charakteristika und Standards eine professionell und kompetent durchgeführte Evaluation auszeichnen. Die zweite Auflage wurde vollständig überarbeitet und um ein Kapitel zum Monitoring und einen Einblick in den politischen Kontext erweitert." (Verlagsbeschreibung)
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"As we move forward in deepening our collective understanding of how AI is reshaping our societies, and what policy models are required to best manage its effects in service of human and planetary wellbeing, information is needed on the global state of implementation of the UNESCO principles and the
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barriers countries are facing in protecting people from risks to human rights and democratic freedoms AI may bring. This is the premise for the new Global Index on Responsible AI (Global Index)." (Page 2)
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"The fifth edition of the AI Index Report includes data from a broad set of academic, private, and nonprofit organizations as well as more self-collected data and original analysis than any previous editions, including an expanded technical performance chapter, a new survey of robotics researchers a
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round the world, data on global AI legislation records in 25 countries, and a new chapter with an in-depth analysis of technical AI ethics metrics." (Introduction, page 2)
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"This book is written to provide detailed, rigorous guidance on how to conduct impact evaluations of government and nongovernment programs and projects. It covers all the leading quantitative impact evaluation methods, explaining the assumptions required for them to provide unbiased estimates and th
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e data required to implement them. It also provides many examples of how these methods have been applied in developing economies. The book’s contents are based on lectures given by the authors, and their collaborators, as part of a two-week intensive course conducted in China, Peru, South Africa, and Uganda between 2012 and 2017. The courses in China, South Africa, and Uganda were administered and supported by the Centers for Learning on Evaluation and Results (CLEAR) Initiative, a multidonor partnership program for evaluation capacity development with its secretariat at the World Bank and centers located in universities in different parts of the world; in 2020, the program and centers became part of the Global Evaluation Initiative. The presentation of the material in this book is at a high technical level. It assumes that the reader is very comfortable with algebra and has an intermediate knowledge of statistical theory. It is essentially a graduate-level textbook for use in economics, public policy, or related academic programs, although it may also be useful for a course designed for advanced undergraduate students." (Preface)
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"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
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cies, standards and guidance on which the evaluation relies. In this document, we use the term “evaluation” as a catch-all term to refer to evaluations, impact evaluations, evaluative reviews and learning workshops. Evaluations are determined by a level of objectivity and/or independence and are conducted according to clear lines of inquiry and a methodological approach (see section 3). Specifically, when we refer to an evaluation, we understand it as follows: The systematic and objective assessment of an ongoing or completed project, programme or policy, its design, implementation and results. The aim is to determine the relevance and fulfilment of objectives, developmental efficiency, effectiveness, impact and sustainability. An evaluation should provide information that is credible and useful, enabling the incorporation of lessons learnt into the decision-making process of both recipients and donors. Likewise, we use the term “intervention” to refer to the subject of the evaluation, including all the various types of work or efforts that may be evaluated (such as a project, programme, strategy, thematic area, or other activity or action). This document will also prove useful for those guiding design, strategic planning and results management at the start of the intervention. A good evaluation relies on effective monitoring, evaluation and learning systems within the intervention cycle. Gaining clarity on what success looks like at the design phase of an intervention helps to make the intervention assessable." (Page 3)
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"This publication is based on the experiences collected over the course of 30 months while implementing participatory evaluation practices in the European funded research project CoAct. This citizen social science project's primary goal was to address social concerns such as youth employment, mental
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healthcare, environmental justice and gender equality in the context of local citizen social science initiatives [...] With this Whitepaper, we want to raise awareness for participatory approaches towards evaluation and impact assessment in citizen social science. The six co-evaluation principles that form the core of this paper are intended to guide the participatory approach to project evaluation and to sharpen the focus for impact assessment. While these principles have been developed in the context of citizen social science activities, we believe in their wider applicability for citizen science in other domains and participatory research in general." (Introduction, page 7)
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"This note aims to support DT Global staff and partners to: understand DT Global's adaptive management framework; assess if and what level of adaptive management is required for a program; the difference between adaptive management and good program management; and initial steps to apply adaptive man
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agement principles and practice. Adaptive management is a response to rising critiques since the early 2000s to traditional pre-determined development programming, arguing that too often simple solutions have been applied unsuccessfully to complex problems. DT Global considers adaptive management in practice as four essential elements operating together: flexibility, responsiveness, purposive learning and an empowering culture." (Page 1)
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"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
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mpany Evaluating Social and Behavior Change Components of Nutrition Activities: A Design Guide for USAID Staff and Measuring Social and Behavior Change in Nutrition Programs: A Guide for Evaluators. They provide additional support on topics such as how to develop an evaluation statement of work (SOW) and how to determine the most appropriate respondent(s) for a given activity. The table below provides an overview of each tool." (Introduction, page 1)
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"While social media offer an unprecedented opportunity for orchestrating large-scale communication campaigns, it is often difficult to track audience responses on various digital platforms over time and to ascertain if their engagement is aligned with the original intention. In this article, we shar
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e a promising solution—the purposive embedding and tracking of unique content elements as “markers” using text analytics techniques. Four markers were introduced in an Indian melodramatic television serial, Main Kuch Bhi Kar Sakti Hoon (I, A Woman, Can Achieve Anything), which was part of a larger transmedia edutainment initiative in India to promote sanitation, family planning, and gender equality. These markers served as anchors for audience engagement with the originally intended messaging embedded in the narratives as well as for program monitoring and evaluation. We applied various web-based tools to systematically track marker-related engagement on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube across eight months. We also conducted semantic network analysis to better understand how marker-related social media comments evolved over time. Our investigation of using markers for digital engagement and narrative exchange in MKBKSH makes an important and timely methodological contribution to the scholarship and praxis of social and behavior change communication." (Abstract)
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"The Learning Power of Listening guide is intended for those who wish to coordinate, participate in, or support the use of SenseMaker—a complexity-aware, narrative-based method—in conducting assessments, monitoring progress, and carrying out evaluations or research. The guide can be used for per
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sonal reference or for training others involved in a SenseMaker process. The experiences on which the guide is based, as well as the examples used, focus mainly on development programs, and particularly on efforts that focus on poverty reduction, social justice, peacebuilding, resilience, behavioral change, and restoring and protecting natural resources. They come from organizations and programs that have used SenseMaker over the last decade. The guide starts with considerations for judging the suitability of the method, followed by descriptions of the four phases of any SenseMaker process. Besides detailed guidance on preparing for and implementing a SenseMaker process, examples, and advice are offered for each phase. Despite its practical focus, this is not a do-it-yourself guide: there is no shortcut to learning SenseMaker. Mastering its practice requires deep, hands-on involvement in at least one to two processes from start to finish. Guidance from an experienced SenseMaker practitioner is also recommended. The guide summarizes practices that have evolved in international development, providing practical tips and examples of context-specific adaptations." (About this guide, page 9)
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"This glossary provides conceptual clarity on common terms used in results based management, monitoring and evaluation. This 2nd Edition includes new terms, as well as updates and improvements to the original Glossary published in 2002. It is intended to support thoughtful approaches to results-base
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d management, monitoring and evaluation, which in turn support better progress on sustainable development through learning and accountability." (Page 1)
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"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
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e (ToR) for an evaluation; managing the evaluation; and the post-evaluation development of an improvement plan and communication of the evaluation findings and recommendations. Given the often technical and complex nature of CEH-related issues, the guideline also provides an overview of the key concepts and features of CEH that underlie the rationale and dimensions of the evaluation criterion." (Introduction, page 2)
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"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 proje
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ct. The thought experiments explored whether it is relevant, feasible and useful to consider environmental sustainability in evaluation, how this might be done, what challenges and issues it raises, and what is needed to address these. This report aims to document and share what we learned during this process, provide concrete examples of how environmental sustainability might be considered in an evaluation, and share details of our thought experiment process that others might find helpful." (Summary)
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