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More about the Call to Action 1: Evaluation is crucial for SDG success!

April 30, 2016 Zenda Ofir 0

Here is a concise and useful (I hope!) briefing by EVALSDGs on the value proposition of evaluation for the SDG era. In my previous post I highlighted the first “Call to Action” that flowed from my analysis of lessons for the ... Read more »

More about value propositions

April 29, 2016 Zenda Ofir 0

No, I don’t equate evaluation with toilet paper made of gold – even if it costs a cool US$1.3 million. (I know, this is definitely fodder for jokes). But I want to use the image to make a serious point: ... Read more »

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“Oh for the Love of Sticky Notes! The Changing Role of Evaluators Who Work with Foundations”

April 26, 2016 Julia Coffman 0

I decided to cross-post this Medium blog post by Julia Coffman of the Center of Evaluation Innovation because of its humorous yet very astute look at the evolution of our profession. It shows the extensive experience of Julia and her ... Read more »

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AWSEM (awesome!) – an empowerment framework for women scientists

March 25, 2016 Zenda Ofir 0

In one of my recent posts I wrote about the pervasive influence of power on development, and the imperative to deal with it in our evaluations. Here I want to address the evaluation of “empowerment” – the support given to ... Read more »

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The SDGs, the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the Fifth Wave and the Global Evaluation Agenda

March 23, 2016 Zenda Ofir 2

We are all somehow aware that we are on the cusp of dramatic change in society. A series of revolutionary technology-driven changes are set to have a very fundamental effect on how we live, work, relax and relate to one ... Read more »

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Evaluation in the SDG era: Lessons we ignore at our peril

March 21, 2016 Zenda Ofir 2

Evaluation is entering an exciting period – one that will challenge us all to think in new ways and to focus on new things. This blog post is the first in a series aimed at highlighting some of the most ... Read more »

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GOOD evaluation engages with POWER

March 16, 2016 Zenda Ofir 2

I have come to the conclusion that nearly everything in life is influenced by power. Yet we almost never evaluate for it. It is difficult to be powerless and happy. The type and extent of the power we want will ... Read more »

Evaluation as profession and practice Development evaluation, Evaluation, Methodology, Power

Elevator rides and the value proposition of evaluation – Part 2

March 14, 2016 Zenda Ofir 0

What? Evaluation is not popular? We know that evaluation can be very valuable. We continue to emphasise its role in “decision-making”, “improving interventions”, “accountability”, “knowledge generation”, “planning”, “budgeting”, “advocacy” – and for “learning” about all of these. Yet we can ... Read more »

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