Archive for April, 2009

What should be found within an M&E framework / plan?

Saturday, April 25th, 2009

I was asked this question by a client some time ago. After some thinking about something that I felt I should have already known, I drafted up a one page guidance note for my client. The contents of the note also benefited from a discussion about appropriate expectations about M&E ...

Outcomes monitoring and IT: Finding the best solution

Saturday, April 25th, 2009

Date: 21 May 2009 Venue: London This exciting new conference is the first time charities will have the chance to meet a range of system providers offering resources that help with outcomes monitoring. The conference will help you: · learn how IT can help you track ...

Training: Monitoring and Evaluation for Results

Saturday, April 25th, 2009

Date: July 6-17, 2009 Venue: The World Bank Headquarters 1818 H Street, NW Washington, DC 20433 SPONSORS World Bank Institute Evaluation Group (WBIEG) TOPICS Introduction to Monitoring and Evaluation Logic Models and Evaluation Questions Indicators and Measurement Research Designs Data Collection Reconstructing Baseline Data Sampling Data Analysis The Practice of Impact Evaluation Reporting Results and Utilization of Evaluations Managing Monitoring and Evaluation Functions

Training: Monitoring and Evaluation for Results

Saturday, April 25th, 2009

Date: May 11-15, 2009 Venue: Hotel Africa in Tunis, Tunisia SPONSORS World Bank Institute Evaluation Group (WBIEG) and Joint Africa Institute (JAI) TOPICS Introduction to Monitoring and Evaluation Logic Models and Evaluation Questions Indicators and Measurement Research Designs Data Collection Reconstructing Baseline Data Sampling Data Analysis The Practice of Impact Evaluation Reporting Results and Utilization of Evaluations Managing Monitoring and Evaluation Functions

Training in Evaluation of Humanitarian Action

Monday, April 20th, 2009

Date: 21st-24th June 2009 Venue: Belgium Channel Research and the Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance (ALNAP) are inviting participants for Training in Evaluation of Humanitarian Action, Belgium, 21st-24th June 2009 (actual training dates 22nd-24th June 2009). This course is an introductory-to-intermediate level course and has the overall aim of assisting ...

The Accountability Initiative

Friday, April 17th, 2009

The Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi has recently launched its new Accountability Initiative website. The website is designed as a comprehensive source on the state of accountability in India with information on civil society experiments, accountability tool kits, and relevant research and analytical work. The website also aims at ...

Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in Impact Evaluation and Measuring Results

Friday, April 17th, 2009

Sabine Garbarino and Jeremy Holland, March 2009 Issues paper | Workshop report There has been a renewed interest in impact evaluation and measuring results in recent years amongst development agencies and donors. This paper reviews the case for promoting and formalising qualitative and combined methods for impact evaluation and measuring results, as part ...

EASY-ECO Budapest Conference 2009: Stakeholder Perspectives in Evaluating Sustainable Development (16-18 October 2009)

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

Date: 16th October, 2009 Venue: Budapest, Hungary The next event in the EASY-ECO series of trainings and conferences, the EASY-ECO Budapest Conference 2009 "Stakeholder Perspectives in Evaluating Sustainable ...

Review of results-based management at the United Nations

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

A >Report< of the Office of Internal Oversight Services.  September 2008 “Results-based management at the United Nations has been an administrative chore of little value to accountability and decision-making" Summary Results-based management involves focusing on what occurs beyond the process of translating inputs into outputs, namely outcomes (or "expected accomplishments") to which it ...

Results of the CONFERENCE ON IMPACT EVALUATION HELD IN CAIRO 29 MARCH – 2 APRIL

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

As documented on the conference website: KEY MESSAGES FROM THE CONFERENCE ON IMPACT EVALUATION HELD IN CAIRO  29 MARCH – 2 APRIL Zenda Ofir says "... papers presented at the conference will also be made available over the next week or two on the conference website at www.impactevaluation2009.org The draft NONIE ...