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Ideas and tools to apply learning practices
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How-To Note: Evaluation Statement of Work
This How-To Note addresses key issues for USAID staff who are developing a Statement of Work for an externally contracted evaluation. Following these practices will help to…
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How-To Note: Preparing Evaluation Reports
This document establishes clear expectations for evaluation reports during the preparation of evaluation statements of work and the in-briefing of the evaluation team. These…
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USAID Evaluation Policy
This policy update is the work of USAID’s Bureau for Policy, Planning and Learning’s Office of Learning, Evaluation and Research (PPL/LER). This update had been made to ensure…
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Assessing Organizational Capacity Through Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation
The Organizational Capacity Assessment Tool (OCAT) will allow program officers, working in close collaboration with each to identify current organizational strengths and weaknesses…
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The Ideal Prospective Impact Evaluation Timeline
Planning and execution for an impact evaluation has to be integrated with activity implementation. This document presents a sample timeline that outlines this relationship, from…
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Evaluation Design Matrix Templates
The evaluation design matrix is an essential tool for planning and organizing an evaluation. It is simply a table with one row for each evaluation question and columns that address…
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Choosing Between Internal and External Evaluations
The purpose of this guidance document is to provide USAID staff in the Missions and at Headquarters with guidance on choosing whether to conduct an internal or external evaluation…
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Submitting a USAID Evaluation to the Development Experience Clearinghouse (DEC)
This document provides detailed instructions for USAID staff on how to submit an evaluation to the DEC. Non-USAID staff members accessing the DEC’s public website are required to…
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Conducting an Evaluability Assessment for USAID evaluations
This Evaluation Resource offers guidance on what an evaluability assessment is, when to conduct an evaluability assessment, and what steps to take to complete an evaluability…
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Evaluation Statement of Work (SOW) Peer Review Process
This document provides guidance on good practices and issues to consider when conducting the required peer review of an Evaluation Statement of Work. This resource is for use…