Glocal Evaluation Week Call for Proposals Now Open
📣 Calling everyone passionate about evidence-based decision-making!
You're invited to host a knowledge-sharing session for Glocal Evaluation Week 2026, happening June 1–5.
This year's theme: Evaluation, Evidence & Trust in the Age of #AI 🤖
📅 Send your proposal by March 26: glocalevalweek.org
DIY Program #Evaluation Kit www.betterevaluation.org/tools-resour... "This plain-English guide is designed to help government & public sector teams plan & conduct programme evaluations. The kit is aimed at those with limited evaluation experience" #M&E #Eval
#UNICEF runs 100+ evaluations a year. An Evaluation Synthesis connects the dots—turning scattered findings into one big-picture overview of what works for children.
Think: one photo → photomosaic.
➡ Watch our new video to see how #evaluation synthesis speeds up smarter decisions youtu.be/pstNbUvx9hw
#AI in #evaluation: Good practice guidelines ⬇️
www.betterevaluation.org/tools-resour...
Interested in #OutcomeHarvesting? Sign up for this session on Outcome Harvesting & the Emerging Intersections with #AI capacity4dev.europa.eu/events/sessi...
Webinar | Overview of Initiatives to Strengthen National Monitoring and Evaluation Systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: Enhancing Our Synergies January 27, 9:00 AM Mexico–Costa Rica / 10:00 AM Panama / 12:00 PM Chile / 4:00 PM Germany Opening Remarks: Francisco Gallego - Vice Provost for Institutional Management, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile Moderators: * Emil Salim - OVE-IDB * Claudia Maldonado - INEGI Mexico Speakers: * Cristian Crespo - CLEAR LAC * Juan Carlos Sanz - DEval * Ketevan Nozadze - GEI * Natalia Acosta - World Food Programme * Michael Francis Craft - UNICEF * Nataly Salas-Rodríguez - EvalConnect * Violeta Leiva - UN Women LAC
📣 Upcoming webinar
What initiatives are shaping stronger monitoring & #evaluation systems (M&E) in Latin America & the Caribbean? How can collaboration be strengthened to further advance M&E in the region?
📅 Jan. 27, 3 PM (UTC)
🌐 Interpretation available: ES, EN, FR, PT
👉 Sign up: bit.ly/45Gb6SH
Want to share your #evaluation knowledge & resources? => Contribute content to BetterEvaluation: "whether you'd like to suggest a resource or event, write a blog, have feedback you'd like to share or would like to be more involved in a content area" www.betterevaluation.org/community/co...
"As I move forward in my career, I will carry the lessons of #evaluation with me: triangulate perspectives & evidence, listen with empathy, & engage with purpose. In a world full of uncertainty, having a compass that points toward utility & credibility is essential" www.unicef.org/evaluation/b...
Our new downloadable infographic, #Accessibility in Reporting, highlights 7 practical ways to improve clarity, inclusivity, and usability in your #evaluation reports.
✨ Accessible reporting isn’t an add-on—it’s good evaluation practice.
👉 Download the free infographic: https://loom.ly/-ITl_mY
"AI evolve constantly. A new “must-use” app appears almost daily. Chasing tools is a losing game. For evaluators, the real task is understanding the forces behind #AI outputs and the implications for #evaluation practice — whether we use AI or not." aea365.org/blog/ai-in-e... #MandE
"Theories of change are theories – of change. They may be illustrated using a diagram, but there needs to be an explanation, usually using prose, describing how the resources, entities (e.g., people, organisations, laws, etc.), & activities carried out lead to outputs and outcomes." #Evaluation #ToC
"whether you're cautiously experimenting, enthusiastically over-adopting, or somewhere in the productive disillusionment that precedes genuine integration" you are not alone in your #AI adoption in #evaluation journey!👇
www.betterevaluation.org/blog/five-st...
🌍 On December 10, #HumanRightsDay, we spotlight #UNICEF’s #evaluation of Croatia’s Child Rights Monitoring System: progress made, but gaps remain—better data, coordination & child participation needed. Child rights = human rights. Learn more: www.unicef.org/evaluation/r... 👈
Qute from Billy Campbell, “This evaluation adds to the evidence base demonstrating the importance of support staff continuity, having sufficient time for appointments, and tailoring the support offer to individual needs within employment support for marginalised young people.”
In a new blog, Billy Campbell reflects on the recently published evaluation of the Cumbria Youth Alliance's Forging Futures Programme, which aims to support 16–24-year-olds into sustained employment, and identifies the key take-away lessons from this research: bit.ly/48DAOI9
Report: bit.ly/4iD98r9
"Our work has been focused on breaking .. silos .. Even though our program was still evolving, our health systems&community partners were willing to test our theory of change alongside us, so it was a “right time” opportunity" www.povertyactionlab.org/blog/1-8-20/... #Evaluation #Partnerships
Join our webinar on Dec 3 (8:30am EST): “From Evidence to Action—Leveraging Evaluation for Effective GBV Responses.” Co-hosted by #UN #evaluation offices during #16Days. Explore strategies to strengthen GBV programming. Register now! reg.webinarbase.com/s3/GBVevalua... #UNFPA #UNHCR #UNICEF #UNWomen
#ProcessTracing: "in-depth theory-based case study method that helps evaluators empirically trace the process through which an intervention produces a contribution. It looks not just at results, but at..mechanisms, interactions, & contextual factors that bring about those results" #Evaluation #MandE
📣 Webinar recording now available
Last week, we explored what constitutes transformational leadership in #evaluation.
Panelists discussed what kind of #leadership drives innovation, collaboration & meaningful change in evaluation practice.
Missed it? Catch up on all the insights: bit.ly/3X9LlFx
Free course => Essentials of building effective national #monitoring and #evaluation systems: "The self-paced, interactive course is available for free in six languages on the World Bank Group Open Learning Campus"
#M&E #MandE #evaluationcourses #onlinelearning
"This is a unique, international effort to gather a comprehensive view of the #evaluation profession. ... Your insights, cutting across different regions and roles, are essential for advancing the global evaluation agenda."
Deadline: November 9, 2025
#MandE
#Evaluation Case Competition: "Teams of students are presented with a case about the evaluation of a program or policy. They prepare an analysis of the case & develop recommendations for action"
www.worldcasecomp.net
Registration of teams closes on 24 October
#MEL #MandE #EvaluationCases
Call for Expressions of Interest: Co-Create a Feminist Evaluation Toolkit for Crisis Settings | send your expression of interest by: October 11, 2025
📢 Calling evaluators & researchers working in women’s rights & women-led organizations! We invite you to co-design a toolkit for feminist #evaluation in crisis settings.
💡 Learn more about the project & how to participate: bit.ly/4nexubL
In Part 2 of our #Triangulation in #Evaluation series, we shift from theory to practice: How do you present triangulated data in a way that’s clear & credible?
If you’re writing #evaluationreports & want to strengthen how you present your evidence, this article is for you 👉 https://loom.ly/ej9QX8M
Join us: Evaluation Learning Network workshop on health economics in public health evaluation.
🗓 Wednesday, 8 October 2025 🕛 12:00–13:30 💻 Online
#FreeToAttend – 👉 Register: www.arc-nwl.nihr.ac.uk/events#h.9wx...
@nihrarcs.bsky.social #PublicHealth #Evaluation #HealthEconomics #ARCNWL#BrunelUni
Evaluation Series: The Future of Evaluation AI and Evaluation: Challenges and Opportunities Speaker: Rick Davies, Independent Monitoring and Evaluation Consultant
LLM Accelerates the Development of Systematic Reviews Speaker: Long Ge, Professor of Lanzhou University Sept. 15, 4:00-5:00 PM (UTC+8)
📢Join us every Monday for an online lecture on the future of #evaluation, hosted by Lanzhou University's Center for Evidence-Based Social Science & GEI.
Upcoming topic: Cutting-edge insights at the intersection of #AI & #evaluation 🤖📊
🗓️ Sept. 15, 4–5 PM (UTC+8)
🔗 Meeting link: bit.ly/3Ijb6iN
📚 On #InternationalLiteracyDay, we spotlight #UNICEF South Africa’s #evaluation of Reading & Leadership Strengthening in #SouthAfrica — a #COVID19 response that advanced literacy through school leadership, coaching & community support. Evidence-based action matters. 🔗 tinyurl.com/UNICEF-REALS... 👈
A Better Start National Evaluation webinar will take place on 17 Sept 2025, 15:00–16:30
Gain the latest insights on early years initiatives and their impact.
Register: zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Watch 2024 webinar: 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TtL...
#EarlyYears #Research #Evaluation
"The EU has developed & formalised guidance tools & documents for evaluating its external assistance in which priority is given to results & impacts. This page presents the methodological guidelines designed to facilitate the move towards an evaluation practice..." #MandE #Eval #evaluation
An #AEA365 reflection => #Evaluation & evaluation capacity building: Context & collaboration are key aea365.org/blog/graduat... "...while #evaluation asks, “Did it work?”, #ECB asks “Can they figure that out again, on their own, next time?”" #MandE #Eval
Webinar recording available: Making National M&E Systems Resilient amid Political and Administrative Instability Recording available in English and French (Image shows the logos of the Global Evaluation Initiative (GEI) and the Center for Learning on Evaluation and Results for Francophone Africa (CLEAR Francophone Africa)
How can we build monitoring & evaluation (M&E) systems that can withstand instability & conflict? 🤔
In one of our webinars, #evaluation experts discussed what it takes to make M&E systems stronger & more resilient.💪
▶️ Discover ways to bulletproof your M&E system. Watch the webinar: bit.ly/4meXL9O
