This blog is written with the evaluation commissioner (clients) in mind at the stage where they have to assess whether a proposed design is going to be successful, but the advice is relevant for those designing evaluations and those designing Read more…
So, you’ve put in place your programme of interventions, you’ve collected data and analysed that data to tell you how well the intervention has gone and you’ve even had an evaluation done (by some lucky person like me) that has Read more…
Last time I outlined the key questions you need to think about when you start to design your monitoring system. It is important of course to keep alive the link between collecting data and telling your impact story. Being able Read more…
Picture it: you’re a small charity with limited staff, financial resources and no experience in fancy flowcharts, surveys and log frames. But you know you need to do something to demonstrate your impact. Your supporters are asking questions, your donors Read more…
This month I’ve spoken a lot about participatory methods and how I’ve used them to deliver results for clients. Many are sceptical on the true value of participatory approaches other than to include stakeholder voice and as an exercise in Read more…
It is always exciting to help an organisation develop its vision and goals. Last month I had the opportunity to work with a client and three country teams from India, Egypt and Nepal to establish a Theory of Change following Read more…
As I’ve mentioned before I am the Chair of EUConsult. Recently we held our Spring Conference in London, with the theme “The Challenges and Opportunities of Income Generation in Europe”. This conference gave us the opportunity to look beyond traditional Read more…
Recently I completed a mid-term evaluation for a small client that wasn’t used to doing evaluations. The evaluation process had gone smoothly, but it was clear from the data collection that some of the stakeholders involved didn’t really understand the Read more…
Ok, as if we didn’t know…. You will notice that until now I’ve stayed away from commenting on the whole Brexit process and for very good reason – I’m not an expert. But I can tell you what I’ve learned Read more…
How often do you read about an innovation or see a documentary about some breakthrough in science or development and wonder, “how did they come up with that?” Well, sometimes it is about dogged determination around a clear vision, but Read more…