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Tools and Methods for Evaluating the Efficiency of Development Interventions

Markus A. Palenberg

Bonn; Berlin: Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) (2012), xiv, 117 pp.

"The present paper explores approaches for assessing efficiency. Efficiency is a powerful concept for decision making and ex post assessments of development interventions but, nevertheless, often treated rather superficially in project appraisal, project completion and evaluation reports. Assessing ... more

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Introduction to Impact Evaluation

Patricia J. Rogers

Rockefeller Foundation (2012), 18 pp.

"This first guidance note, Introduction to Impact Evaluation, provides an overview of impact evaluation, explaining how impact evaluation differs from – and complements – other types of evaluation, why impact evaluation should be done, when and by whom. It describes different methods, approaches ... more

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Use of Impact Evaluation Results

David Bonbright

InterAction; Rockefeller Foundation (2012), 19 pp.

"Since impact evaluations focus on results and what contributes to results, logically there should be a greater enthusiasm for making use of the findings. Impact evaluations also tend to cost more than other types of evaluation, implying that they should command significant follow up as well. It tur ... more

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Social and Behavior Change Communication: Capacity Assessment Tool (SBCCCAT) for Use with Individuals

Washington, DC: C-Change; FHI 360 (2012), 19 pp.

"This tool is used to assess the SBCC knowledge and competence of individuals and how successful a specific training has been for them. Individuals about to take an SBCC training fill in the pre-assessment provided in this document, then fill in the post-assessment right after completing the trainin ... more

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Impact Evaluation in Practice

Paul J. Gertler, Sebastian Martinez, Patrick Premand, Laura B. Rawlings, Christel M. J. Vermeersch

Washington, DC: World Bank (2011), xvi, 244 pp.

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The Nonprofit Outcomes Toolbox: A Complete Guide to Program Effectiveness, Performance Measurement, and Results
Key Guidance

Robert M. Penna

Hoboken, NJ: Wiley (2011), xxi, 356 pp.

"The Nonprofit Outcomes Toolbox identifies stages in the use of outcomes and shows you how to use specific facets of existing outcome models to improve performance and achieve meaningful results. Going beyond the familiar limits of the sector, this volume also illustrates how tools and approaches lo ... more

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NGO-IDEAs Impact Toolbox: Participatory Monitoring of Outcome and Impact

Eberhard Gohl, Bernward Causemann, Martina Rithaa, C. Rajathi, George Cottina, Godofredo Limotlimot

Bonn: Association of German Development NGOs (VENRO) (2011), 74 pp.

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Monitoring Self-Effectiveness: A Manual to Strengthen Outcome and Impact Oriented Project Management

Eberhard Gohl, Bernward Causemann, Verena Brenner

Bonn: Association of German Development NGOs (VENRO) (2011), 86 pp.

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Measuring the Impacts of Information and Communication Technology for Development

New York, Geneva: United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) (2011), v, 23 pp.

"This paper explores why measuring the impacts of information and communication technology (ICT) is important for development – and why it is statistically challenging. Measuring impacts in any field is difficult, but for ICT there are added complications because of its diversity and rapidly chang ... more

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Toolkit for the Impact Assessment of Science Communication Initiatives and Policies

Vladimir de Semir, Gema Revuelta, Kostas Dimopoulos et al.

Platform of Local Authorities and Communicators Engaged in Science (PLACES) (2011), 89 pp.

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Impact Evaluation in Practice

Paul J. Gertler, Sebastian Martinez, Patrick Premand, Laura B. Rawlings, Christel M. J. Vermeersch

Washington, DC: World Bank (2011), xvi, 244 pp.

"This book off ers an accessible introduction to the topic of impact evaluation and its practice in development. Although the book is geared principally toward development practitioners and policy makers, we trust that it will be a valuable resource for students and others interested in impact evalu ... ation. Prospective impact evaluations assess whether or not a program has achieved its intended results or test alternative strategies for achieving those results. We consider that more and better impact evaluations will help strengthen the evidence base for development policies and programs around the world. Our hope is that if governments and development practitioners can make policy decisions based on evidence—including evidence generated through impact evaluation—development resources will be spent more eff ectively to reduce poverty and improve people’s lives. The three parts in this handbook provide a nontechnical introduction to impact evaluations, discussing what to evaluate and why in part 1; how to evaluate in part 2; and how to implement an evaluation in part 3. These elements are the basic tools needed to successfully carry out an impact evaluation. The approach to impact evaluation in this book is largely intuitive, and we attempt to minimize technical notation. We provide the reader with a core set of impact evaluation tools—the concepts and methods that underpin any impact evaluation—and discuss their application to real-world development operations. The methods are drawn directly from applied research in the social sciences and share many commonalities with research methods used in the natural sciences. In this sense, impact evaluation brings the empirical research tools widely used in economics and other social sciences together with the operational and political-economy realities of policy implementation and development practice. From a methodological standpoint, our approach to impact evaluation is largely pragmatic: we think that the most appropriate methods should be identified to fit the operational context, and not the other way around. This is best achieved at the outset of a program, through the design of prospective impact evaluations that are built into the project’s implementation. We argue that gaining consensus among key stakeholders and identifying an evaluation design that fits the political and operational context are as important as the method itself. We also believe strongly that impact evaluations should be candid about their limitations and caveats. Finally, we strongly encourage policy makers and program managers to consider impact evaluations in a logical framework that clearly sets out the causal pathways by which a program works to produce outputs and influence final outcomes, and to combine impact evaluations with monitoring and complementary evaluation approaches to gain a full picture of performance." (Preface) more

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Handbook on Impact Evaluation: Quantitative Methods and Practices

Shahidur R. Khandker, Gayatri B. Koolwal, Hussain A. Samad

Washington, DC: World Bank (2010), xx, 239 pp.

"This book reviews quantitative methods and models of impact evaluation, presenting an analysis of the quantitative research underlying recent programme evaluations and case studies prepared for a series of impact evaluation workshops in different countries, sponsored by the World Bank Institute (WB ... more

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Handbook on Planning, Monitoring and Evaluating for Development Results

New York: UNDP (2009), x, 220 pp.

"This 2009 version of the ‘Handbook on Planning, Monitoring and Evaluating for Development Results’ aims to support UNDP in becoming more results-oriented and to improve its focus on development changes and real improvements in people’s lives. It replaces and updates the previous Handbook from ... more

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Community Radio Performance Assessment System
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Raghu Mainali, Yadab Chapagain, Bikram Subba

Kathmandu: Nepal Forum of Environmental Journalists (NEFEJ) Community Radio Support Center (CRSC) (2009), 86 pp.

"This publication allows community radio stations to assess their performance regarding: community participation and ownership; radio governance structures and procedures; radio programme structure; radio station management; financial management and resource structure; as well as networking. Using a ... more

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Virtual Change: Indicators for Assessing the Impact of ICTs in Development

Warren Feek

Rome: FAO (2009), ix, 38 pp.

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Verfahren der Wirkungsanalyse: Eine Landkarte für die entwicklungspolitische Praxis

Arbeitskreis „Evaluation von Entwicklungspolitik“ DeGEval – Gesellschaft für Evaluation (2009), 51 pp.

"Die anvisierte Leserschaft dieser Landkarte ist die entwicklungspolitische Fachwelt, die mit der Analyse von tatsächlichen, das heißt empirisch nachprüfbaren (de facto) Wirkungen befasst ist und die einen schnellen, informativen Zugriff auf das Vorhandene benötigt. Dies sind in erster Linie Pro ... more

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Developing a Performance Story Report: User Guide
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Alice Roughley, Jessica Dart

Commonwealth of Australia (2009), 92 pp.

"This guide outlines a step-by-step process for developing a performance story report in the context of natural resource management. The guide can be used in a range of contexts by evaluators and others who want to use participatory evaluation approaches to report on outcomes. Users may include cons ... more

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Improving Impact Evaluation Production and Use

Nicola Jones, Harry Jones, Liesbet Steer, Ajoy Datta

London: Overseas Development Institute (ODI) (2009), viii, 78 pp.

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BCO Impact Assessment Study: The Final Report

David Souter et al.

London: BCO Building Communication Opportunities (2008), 192 pp.

"This report investigates the impact media and ICTs can have on the lives of the poor, based on the experiences of nine donors and NGOs forming part of the "Building Communication Opportunities (BCO)" alliance. It suggests that radio will have the most influence on social and political change where ... more

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Compendium on Impact Assessment of ICT-for-Development Projects
Top Insights

Richard Heeks, Alemayehu Molla

Ottawa: International Development Research Centre (IDRC) (2008), iii, 155 pp.

"Billions of US dollars are invested each year by the public, NGO and private sectors in information and communication technologies for development (ICT4D) projects such as telecentres, village phone schemes, e-health and e-education projects, e-government kiosks, etc. Yet we have very little sense ... more

The Nonprofit Outcomes Toolbox: A Complete Guide to Program Effectiveness, Performance Measurement, and Results Key Guidance

Community Radio Performance Assessment System Key Guidance

Developing a Performance Story Report: User Guide Key Guidance

Compendium on Impact Assessment of ICT-for-Development Projects Top Insights

The Nonprofit Outcomes Toolbox: A Complete Guide to Program Effectiveness, Performance Measurement, and Results
Key Guidance

Community Radio Performance Assessment System
Key Guidance

Developing a Performance Story Report: User Guide
Key Guidance

Compendium on Impact Assessment of ICT-for-Development Projects
Top Insights