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Using Developmental Evaluation to Reboot Theories of Change
In September 2017, the Digital Finance (DFS) team joined others in the U.S. Global Development Lab to participate in a Developmental Evaluation (DE), a CLA approach. The Uptake DE…
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Advancing Work with the Grain at USAID
In December 2017, I wrote a blog about some of the insights gained during a workshop on Context-Driven Adaptation, where many of our sharpest field officers shared the ways that…
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Four Takeaways from USAID's First Evaluation Summit
This post was written by Frank Higdon, Evaluation Team Lead, Office of Learning Evaluation and Research, Bureau for Policy, Planning and LearningAs USAID reorients how we do…
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What Kind of Network?
Building and supporting networks – whether for advocacy or sharing knowledge – is central to many democracy, human rights, and governance projects. However, while “network” is a…
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Listen Carefully, Tread Lightly, Adapt Quickly: CARE's Approach to Adaptive Management
My first job in development was as an “Institutional Memory Specialist” (a fancy title to avoid calling me “intern in charge of finding paperwork”) in Bamako, Mali. On my first day,…
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Designing a Collective Action Approach: Make Critical Scoping Decisions
Program Design for USAID design teams is a creative and exciting venture, but it can be daunting. Even if you determine that the Collective Action approach can best address your…
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Updated Research Policy Emphasizes Field-based Learning and Innovation
Research is a critical part of USAID’s policies and strategies. It allows USAID to develop, test, refine and evaluate the acceptability and cost-effectiveness of new and improved…
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A Guide to Complexity-Aware Monitoring Approaches
This guide includes an introduction to the key concepts associated with complexity-aware monitoring, guidance to support application of the approaches, a summary matrix to compare…
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Lucky #7: Meet the Updated CLA Framework, Version 7
In our ongoing efforts to articulate what we mean by CLA, we are pleased to announce Version 7 of the CLA Framework. For those of you loyal Learning Lab blog readers who have gotten…
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Impact Pipeline: Investigating downstream leaks and preventing upstream leaks
A MEL and impact measurement system is like plumbing: there are many steps throughout a project lifecycle where potential impact can “leak” (go unachieved, unmeasured, or unreported…