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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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Unappreciative Inquiry - Evaluation Report Checklist
Is the draft evaluation report that landed on your desk from your evaluation team exemplary, or not quite? Are you afraid you might have a “surrealist evaluation” that reports the …
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Lessons Learned Managing External Performance Evaluations
This document provides lessons learned on managing an external USAID performance evaluation as a Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR).
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Organizational Capacity Assessment
The Organizational Capacity Assessment (OCA) is a structured tool for a facilitated self-assessment of an organization's capacity followed by action planning for capacity…
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Training: Organizational Capacity Assessment
This is a web-based training on the USAID version of an Organizational Capacity Assessment, one of the most useful tools in the Local Solutions toolkit, created by the Local…
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Post-Event Resources: Unappreciative Inquiry Webinar
Is the draft evaluation report that landed on your desk from the external evaluation team you hired exemplary, or not quite? Are you afraid you might have a “surrealist evaluation”…
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Developing an Independent Government Cost Estimate for a Performance Evaluation
The Performance Evaluation Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE) is USAID’s estimate of the costs that an evaluation contractor may incur in performing the evaluation. As with…
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Organizational Performance Index Measurement Tool
The Local Solutions team is happy to endorse the Organizational Performance Index (OPI) tool as an appropriate indicator for tracking organizational capacity development. The OPI…
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Knowledge Management Reference Group Meeting: Data Visualization
Data visualization helps us to communicate information clearly and efficiently to users, helping them to analyze data and evidence. Effective data visualization makes complex data…