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Decision Points in Contribution Analysis
Contribution analysis (CA) helps managers understand their program’s specific impact on observed results by working with theories of change (TOCs) to enable adaptive management, yet…
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Reframing Developmental Evaluation Cost Concerns
Developmental evaluation (DE) can be perceived as expensive within the donor and evaluation communities.[1] In fact, a study of all DEs conducted by USAID between 2010 and 2020…
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From Planning to Reporting: Our Lessons and Guidance for Remote Evaluation Technical Management
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Virtual data collection has become common in evaluations with the shift to remote work caused by…
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Guide for Remote Evaluation Technical Management
The pandemic has led to a global shift in expectations around where evaluation is performed. In addition to remote data collection, the “behind the scenes” activities of evaluation…
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What is a "Learning Review": The Experience of SDRM-SI and USAID/Ethiopia
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From March to December 2021, the Strengthening Disaster Risk Management Systems and Institutions (SDRM-SI) Developmental Evaluation (DE), implemented by Headlight Consulting…
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Case Study: The Market Systems Diagnostic
To improve how markets function, particularly for the poor and most vulnerable, we need to understand the underlying determinants that indicate whether a market system is becoming…
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Influencing Systemic Changes in Agricultural Market Systems in Southwest Bangladesh
The Feed the Future Bangladesh Rice and Diversified Crops Activity (“the Activity”), funded by USAID and implemented by ACDI/VOCA, was a six-year effort that used several approaches…