Blog
Fail Better, Fail Forward – How learning organizations learn from their mistakes
Posted on 16/07/2019 by Roberto Borlini The digital economy has revolutionized business models in a way that was inconceivable just a few years earlier.
Topics: Evaluation process
Guidance Document
10 things to know about evaluation
This publication presents the essential 'things to know' about evaluation in 10 infographics. It was prepared by ODI's Research and Policy in...
Blog
Why use facilitation in evaluation?
Posted on 04/07/2019 by Federica Bottamedi Soft skills are essential assets for every evaluator; we all know it. What we might not realize is how far soft skills can go in supporting the...
Book
Leaving a footprint: Stories of evaluations that made a difference
This book compiles seven evaluation stories in development contexts, which in a diversified and innovative manner, produced positive effects in the...
Blog
What can evaluation do in terms of capacity development?
Posted on 20/06/2019 by Luisa Belli, Lavinia Monforte The learning benefits of evaluations can go a long way in in developing capacities. EvalForward recently hosted a discussion on the connection between...
Blog
Dissemination of decentralized evaluation results through an innovative and participatory approach: drawings
Posted on 08/05/2019 by Giovanna Vacca When communicating with rural communities with their own dialect, WFP Colombia gets creative, with pens, paint and paper.
Event
Evaluation and Complexity in the SDGs era - Part 2
Online, Organised by UNICEF Evaluation Office and EVALSDG, this webinar is the second in the Series aiming at unpacking and discussing how to evaluate...
Book
Evaluation for Agenda 2030
Edited by the International Development Evaluation Association - IDEAS, this book presents an authoritative overview of the role of evaluation in...
Event
DEPTA - Development Evaluation Training Programme in Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa, - DETPA is a contextually relevant, practice-based M&E programme that aims to promote evidence-informed decision-making for sustainable socio-economic...
Discussion
What can evaluations do in terms of capacity development?
Posted on 24/04/2019 by Luisa Belli Dear members, FAO Office of Evaluation is aiming at an inclusive and participatory approach throughout its evaluations. This also involves...
Blog
Is this really an output?
Posted on 05/04/2019 by Natalia Kosheleva As an evaluator, I often face situations in which results, labelled as outputs in project documents, really represent changes in the lives of...
Event
PRiME Impact Evaluation Course
Istambul, Turkey, - This course covers topics on experimental and non-experimental impact evaluation methods focused on rural development projects and has the following...
Guidance Document
Checklist for Evaluation Recommendations by Osvaldo Feinstein
The purpose of this checklist is to guide the process of formulating and delivering evaluation recommendations. It is oriented to evaluators...
Discussion
Is this really an output? Addressing terminology differences between evaluators and project managers
Posted on 05/03/2019 by Natalia Kosheleva Hi! I'm Natalia Kosheleva, independent evaluation consultant. I regularly do evaluations commissioned by country offices of UN agencies. These...
Event
IPDET - International Program for Development Evaluation Training
Bern, Switzerland , - IPDET is an executive training program in development evaluation, managed by the Center for Continuing Education at the University of Bern, the Center...
Event
The evaluation is for you. Increasing evaluation utilization and ownership through stakeholder engagement...
Manila, Philippines, .. by way of workshops, knowledge management, and EVAL-ForwARD More and more, evaluation as a practice has been evolving to strengthen its engagement...
Blog
Who teaches and learns in an evaluation?
Posted on 28/01/2019 by Harvey Garcia The article by Gadotti entitled the “Global Impact of Freire’s Pedagogy” is a good read.
Other
Designing Robust M&E Systems: Blending in Tools and Approaches for Performance Management
This document was shared with EvalForward by Zahid Shabbir, M&E professional/trainer from Pakistan. It provides an overview of the key features of M&E...
Discussion
What about stakeholders? Evaluation of social protection programs.
Posted on 19/12/2018 by Patricia Sfeir Dear Members of the EVALFORWARD, Let me introduce myself, I am an expert in rural development and participatory practices. I am Lebanese and...
Event Proceedings
Revisiting independence, objectivity and the critically reflective role of evaluation for the SDG era
The Wilton Park event on Revisiting independence, objectivity, and the critically reflective role of evaluation for the SDG era took place from 25 to...
Event Proceedings
People, Planet and Progress in the SDG Era
The Independent Evaluation Office and the Government of Turkey co-hosted the 2017 International Conference on National Evaluation Capacities (NEC) in...