Beyond the final report writing; it is really difficult for evaluators to ensure that findings reach the targeted audience effectively. It is a complex process to communicate the evaluation findings to diverse stakeholders. Therefore, it is recommended to prepare a matrix to disseminate the findings or products for different people who can use them in the language best understood by them, maximizing the benefit of the work. The evaluation needs to identify different stakeholders/audience; say donors, program staff, project beneficiaries etc. and place the intended use of findings no.1,2,3 etc. under each category of audience and align them well with the specific objectives/ agenda of different stakeholders/audience to maximize the impacts and use the end product in a practical way. The low-cost participatory strategies, virtual meetings, role plays, demos, audio- visual products help in sharing the findings in accessible and engaging ways. End term evaluation is a method to assess whether the communication efforts of formative or mid-term evaluation findings have led to actual use and changes in the behavior, attitude or status at the ground or not.
RE: Beyond the final report: What does it take to communicate evaluation well?
India
Archana Sharma
Director
BINDU
Posted on 24/10/2025
Beyond the final report writing; it is really difficult for evaluators to ensure that findings reach the targeted audience effectively. It is a complex process to communicate the evaluation findings to diverse stakeholders. Therefore, it is recommended to prepare a matrix to disseminate the findings or products for different people who can use them in the language best understood by them, maximizing the benefit of the work. The evaluation needs to identify different stakeholders/audience; say donors, program staff, project beneficiaries etc. and place the intended use of findings no.1,2,3 etc. under each category of audience and align them well with the specific objectives/ agenda of different stakeholders/audience to maximize the impacts and use the end product in a practical way. The low-cost participatory strategies, virtual meetings, role plays, demos, audio- visual products help in sharing the findings in accessible and engaging ways. End term evaluation is a method to assess whether the communication efforts of formative or mid-term evaluation findings have led to actual use and changes in the behavior, attitude or status at the ground or not.