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We've collated these resources on selected pillars of the Health Check, prioritising areas of common weakness, which can be used to support organisations to improve and learn from good practice in the sector.
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The Principles of Best Practice for Program Management were developed by the Bond Project Management Group. It is a living document which functions as a self-assessment tool.
November, 2016
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Mango, for the Value for Money Learning Group
The drive to deliver value for money in aid spending has been a formal priority since 2011 and looks set to be an ongoing focus. But beyond the common sense understanding of the term, what exactly does “value for money” mean?
October, 2016
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Harvard Business Review
An article with visuals on trends in power aimed at stimulating thinking on how the world is changing
December, 2014
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Netcentric campaigns
A short piece highlighting 7 elements that keep together advocacy networks.
November, 2014
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Childhope
A Child-focused Tool for measuring the progress of partnerships in terms of the capacity of partner organisations. The approach identifies six dimensions of change and for each dimension, provides a series of questions to help assess...
January, 2014
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International Civil Society Centre
A set of principles for partnership that were developed by CIVICUS and the International Civil Society Centre to address concerns raised by local CSOs about the nature of their partnerships with international NGOs.
January, 2014
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Background paper of ALNAP's 29th annual meeting, 11-12 March 2014, Addis Ababa
ALNAP/ODI.
Strong guidance on engaging with communities but tailored to a humanitarian context.
January, 2014
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Reality Check Approach
RCA is a qualitative approach to feedback and evaluation which involves outsiders living with people living in poverty in their own homes and joining in their everyday lives.
January, 2014
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Better Evaluation
An international collaboration to improve evaluation practice and theory by sharing information about options (methods or tools) and approaches.
January, 2014
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The guide to getting evidence and using it
Evaluation Support Scotland (ESS)
Guide aimed at facilitating and sharing learning about effective knowledge translation and dissemination activities. It is aimed at anyone who wants to use evidence to improve policy and practice.
January, 2014
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LinkedIn
Peer network set up to discuss and share information and practices in the field of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) for development programs and humanitarian action.
January, 2014
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Core group
A website which stores materials developed by the Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) working group.
January, 2014
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Project management for development professionals certification
Inside NGO
This is a highly participatory training with real life scenarios designed to help NGO professionals effectively initiate, plan, execute, and close projects.
January, 2014
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Evaluation Support Scotland (ESS)
A range of workshops offered as part of an open workshop programme. They focus mainly on practical methodologies such as, identifying outcomes and using creative approaches.
January, 2014
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Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
Toolkit is designed to support evaluators and researchers who are committed to engaging with decision makers to see the evidence from their studies used to build better policies and programmes.
January, 2014
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International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Section 6 of this larger handbook on 'Managing for Impact in Rural Development' focuses specifically on managing and communicating data.
January, 2014
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Better evaluation
Guidance on choosing formats to present findings of M&E to different sets of stakeholders taking into account accessibility, needs of audience, preferences, time availability, purpose.
January, 2014
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Big Lottery
Big Lottery as a funder provides an edited selection of information and links to support on M&E and project management that can be useful to its grant holders.
January, 2014
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Substance
Organisations can use the web-based service to collect, analyse and report on a wide range of operational, performance and impact data to different stakeholders, audiences and funders.
January, 2014
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Evaluation Support Scotland (ESS)
Evaluation Support Scotland (ESS) works with third sector organisations and funders so that they can measure and report on their impact. The aim is to make evaluation valuable, relevant and proportionate.
January, 2014