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Non-Project Assistance and Policy Reform: Lessons Learned for Strengthening Country Systems
This is a background paper on non-project assistance and policy reform for the November 2012 USAID Experience Summit on Strengthening Country Systems. This paper reviews USAID…
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Gender 101: Gender Equality at USAID
After completing this course, USAID staff will acquire a holistic view of gender equality — they will be able to describe what it is and the policies enacted by USAID to implement…
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Managing Risk in the Program Cycle
USAID and implementing partners face many crises and uncertainty around the world. Our core mission and our role in supporting U.S. foreign policy requires that we work in a wide…
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Doing Business with USAID: DUNS and SAM Systems 101
The DUNS/SAM screencasts are designed to help USAID staff and its current and future partners better understand the steps required to register with the federally-mandated DUNS and…
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Discussion Note: Monitoring & Evaluation Platforms: Considerations for Design and Implementation Based on a Survey of Current Practices
This is a historical resource.The Discussion Note shares information from a 2013 internal assessment of M&E Platforms based on experience from across the Agency. Data for…
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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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CLA Framework, Maturity Tool and Spectrum Handouts
The CLA Maturity Tool helps USAID Missions think more deliberately about how to plan for and implement CLA approaches that fit the Mission’s context and needs. It offers…
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Webinar: Scenario Planning and the CDCS
The three Missions (Colombia, DRC, and Zimbabwe) developed contingency scenarios to adapt to uncertainty related to changing political space due to conflict, peace agreement…
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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…
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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…