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Gender Integration in E3 Evaluations, 2013 – 2014
In 2015, USAID/E3’s Office of Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment commissioned a study on gender integration in 117 evaluations of projects related to the E3 technical sectors. …
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Monitoring and Evaluation in Complex, High-threat Environments
Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) is critical to all USAID programs for accountability reporting, measuring impact, and informing ongoing strategic management decisions. The…
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Brief: Rewards and Risks Associated with Community Engagement in Anti-Poaching and Anti-Trafficking
This short technical brief summarizes the research paper “Rewards and Risks Associated with Community Engagement in Anti-Poaching and Anti-Trafficking Efforts” to explore the roles…
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Stakeholder Engagement for Biodiversity Conservation Goals. Assessing the Status of Evidence (Biodiversity Technical Brief)
Learning how to communicate and work with different groups builds constituencies to support conservation aims. An analysis by USAID's research partner the American Museum of Natural…
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What Difference Does Good Monitoring and Evaluation Make to World Bank Project Performance?
For more than 20 years, the development community has claimed that monitoring and evaluation helps projects achieve their objectives. This study uses data from 1,300 World Bank…
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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 evolves, best…
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Geospatial Impact Evaluation Methodology
AidData and affiliated researchers of the AidData Research Consortium have employed cutting-edge geospatial impact evaluation (GIE) methodologies to create new cost and time…
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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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Outcome Mapping
Outcome mapping (OM) is a methodology for planning, monitoring and evaluating development initiatives in order to bring about sustainable social change. As the name suggests, its…
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Outcome Mapping: Better Evaluation's Resource Page
Outcome mapping (OM) is a methodology for planning, monitoring and evaluating development initiatives in order to bring about sustainable social change. As the name suggests, its…