Resources
Ideas and tools to apply learning practices
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Briefing Paper: Shifting Aid Models to Manage for Systemic Change
This briefing paper was produced following a policy forum hosted by Engineers Without Borders Canada (EWB) in January 2014. The event brought together a small group of policy makers…
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Evaluation for Strategic Learning: Assessing Readiness and Results
This publication explores organizational preparedness and situational suitability for evaluation that supports strategic learning. It also discusses how to understand if this…
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USAID Hosts Its First "Crowdsourcing" Event To Clean, Map, and Share Agency Data
This crowd sourcing effort involved volunteers who virtually collaborated with USAID staff to review Agency data on specific USAID economic growth activities, and help code that…
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Outcome Mapping: Building Learning and Reflection into Development Programs
The Evaluation Unit and a number of IDRC programs have been working with Dr. Barry Kibel of the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation to adapt his Outcome Engineering…
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Modern Communities of Practice: Recommendations for Building, Maintaining and Measuring Impact
Modern communities of practice (CoP) built on a foundation of technology and social media are emerging on a global scale. Considering the speed at which technology…
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Systems and Complexity White Paper
The "Systems and Complexity White Paper" is a how-to manual for USAID missions, operating units and partners on the application of systemic design, monitoring & evaluation…
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Developmental Evaluation: A Practical Approach to CLA Implementation
How can Developmental Evaluations support Collaborating, Learning and Adapting (CLA) in our work? This short briefer illustrates the ways and means Developmental Evaluations can…
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Connecting the Dots: Systems Practice and Political Economy
This slide deck, from a presentation to the Local Systems Community by Tjip Walker and David Jacobstein, shows various ways in which assessing the political economy of a context and…
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CARE Brief No. 2 Learning and Knowledge Sharing for the Program Shift
This document illuminates CARE's approach to learning, akin to the CLA.
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CARE Brief No 4. Measuring Program Impact
This report brief describes measuring program support and program processes, ranging from sectoral impact to changes to the millenium development goals by programs.