Adapting evaluation in times of crises: lessons learnt
Where: Webex Meetings Online When: 24 January 2022 at 12:30 CET Reflections on lessons from the EvalCrisis initiative In the …
The book “Ethics for Evaluation Beyond “doing no harm” to “tackling bad” and “doing good”
The Christmas present for development evaluation enthusiasts and evaluators is here. Edited By Rob D. van den Berg, Penny Hawkins, Nicoletta Stame In Ethics …
New book by Fabiola Amariles (in Spanish): “Women, to lead our way: 5 key skills for power and success”
The increasing presence of women in professions that were previously reserved for men is evident. In the field of evaluation, …
Evaluation for Transformational Change Award – the submission of applications was closed
IDEAS, IOE IFAD and IEG World Bank would like to thank all of you who nominated an evaluation for the …
Evaluation for Transformational Change Award – Extended deadline
The deadline for the Transformational Change Award is extended to October 6! Nominate an evaluation today – https://ideas-global.org/award-2022/award-apply/ Evaluation for …
Webinar: Transformational Evaluation for the Global Crises of Our Times
IDEAS is proud to invite you to the webinar jointly promoted with the Waters Center for Systems Thinking, with Rob …
A book review of “Transformational Evaluation for the Global Crises of Our Times”
We would like to share with you a book review of “Transformational Evaluation for the Global Crises of Our Times” …
IDEAS Book: Transformational Evaluation for the Global Crises of Our Times
Chapters of the book Transformational Evaluation for the Global Crises of Our Times can be downloaded from this site. The …
IDEAS Book: Transformational Evaluation for the Global Crises of Our Times
IDEAS book Transformational Evaluation for the Global Crises of Our Times You can find the record of the Book Launch …
Changing Bureaucracies: Adapting to Uncertainty, and How Evaluation Can Help – Exclusive discount to IDEAS members
Routledge/ Taylor & Francis Group now offers a 20% discount to IDEAS members to all the books In the Comparative Policy …
IDEAS book on ‘Evaluation in Contexts of Fragility, Conflict, and Violence’ is now available to order
IDEAS Book Evaluation in Contexts of Fragility, Conflict, and Violence Editors: Hur Hassnain, Lauren Kelly, Simona Somma In July, …
Evaluation for Transformational Change Award
Are you aware of an evaluation of a development intervention that resulted in transformational change, explicitly linked to the SDGs? …
gLOCAL Evaluation week
We are glad to invite you to the IDEAS Panels during the gLOCAL Evaluation week! You can find dates and times of …
Institute of Development Studies. New professional development courses.
We are glad to let you know about two upcoming professional development courses from the Institute of Development Studies that …
Remembering Sulley Gariba, Founding President of IDEAS… and so much more
A few months ago, our dear friend Sulley Gariba shared with some of us an eternal truth: “Never give up …
In Memory of Dr. Sulley Gariba
In Memory of Dr. Sulley Gariba (1958-2021) A leader in the international evaluation movement, Sulley served as the founding President …
IDEAS book launch EVALUACIÓN PARA EL CAMBIO TRANSFORMADOR: Oportunidades y Desafíos para los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible
IDEAS International y ReLAC se complancen en invitarl@s al lanzamiento de la versión en castellano del libro “EVALUACIÓN PARA EL …
IDEAS Elections 2021 Results
Read Nominations must be made on the nomination form and e-mailed to the IDEAS Coordinator: ideascoordinator@gmail.com. Nominations must be received between 22nd …
Panel responses to questions not addressed during the RCTs in Development: A critical perspective Book Launch event
10 December 2020 You can find a recording of the meeting here. Moderator note: The book is an edited volume, …
Shaping Policy with Evidence
There is increasing pressure on government officials, research programmes and NGOs to make better use of evidence to produce viable …
IDEAS Book Launch Recording: Randomized Control Trials in the Field of Development: a critical perspective
On 10 December IDEAS had the pleasure of leading one of several launches of the eagerly awaited and highly relevant …
IDEAS Webinar. Book Launch: Randomized Control Trials in the Field of Development
Join us for a discussion (via Zoom) with five representatives of the editors and authors Thursday, 10 December 2020 …
The IDEAS’ Plenary at the Asian Evaluation Week on Evaluation for transformational change
Panel session initiated by IDEAS as part of The 2020 Asian Evaluation Week was held on 10th September 2020. If …
Panel session initiated by IDEAS as part of the 2020 Asian Evaluation Week
We are glad to invite all our members to participate in Session 26: Evaluation for transformational change in fragile settings …
IDEAS 2020 Elections Results
New IDEAS Board is complete! Ada Ocampo is the new President and Josephine Watera remains the representative for Sub-Saharan Africa, both elected unopposed. Fabiola Amariles was …
Evaluation for Transformational Change Webinar
On 7 April 2020 UNICEF Evaluation Office, EVALSDGs and IDEAS hosted a Webinar on “Evaluation for Transformational Change”. The webinar …
2019 Global Assembly Materials
Please find all materials from the 2019 Global Assembly including the Prague Declaration on Google Drive here.
NEWSLETTER SPECIAL ISSUE 2019 IDEAS GLOBAL ASSEMBLY
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IDEAS' EvalFCV Going Places
IDEAS’ EvalFCV Going Places: On January 18th, Hur Hassnain, IDEAS Board Member for Asia Pacific region and Chair of our …
Appeal to members on governance of IDEAS
Further to our recent message on the 2018 Elections, the Board would like to initiate an exchange and interaction with …
IDEAS Board's response to new accusations from Mr Awuor Ponge
It is very unfortunate that Mr Ponge has once again distributed widely in the global evaluation community and beyond what …
NEW – IDEAS Newsletter 2018 (Issue 3)
Issue 3 of the IDEAS Newsletter (May 2018) was sent to IDEAS Members on 24th May. Members who didn’t receive the newsletter by email can access it through this page.
New IDEAS Board Policy on IDEAS and the EU General Data Protection Regulation
Privacy of information is increasingly important in this world of big data, social media and new internet companies dealing in …
IPDET is Back – New courses to run in July 2018
The Center for Evaluation (CEval) (Germany), in consortium with the University of Bern (Switzerland), has been selected to manage and deliver IPDET …
Call for Nominations: IDEAS’ Board Elections 2018 (for IDEAS Members Only)
We are now accepting nominations for the following three positions to the IDEAS Board: IDEAS vice-President IDEAS Secretary IDEAS Board …
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Results of the IDEAS Board Elections 2018 (for IDEAS Members Only)
Message on behalf of Daniel Svoboda and Romeo Santos, IDEAS Election Committee Dear IDEAS Members Voting for the candidates for …
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Upcoming events in the Meetings and Events calendar
Two new events have been added to the Meetings and Events calendar for your information: “Communicating evidence for sustainable development” …
IDEAS first online publication “Evaluation for Agenda 2030
IDEAS and UNDP Independent Evaluation Office book launch, ‘Evaluation for the Agenda 2030 – Providing Evidence on Progress and Sustainability’ …
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Measuring Peace in our Lifetime
How to best approach evaluating SDG-16 – Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions by Hur Hassnain Evaluating peace, justice and strong …
Nomination Results: IDEAS’ Special Board Election 2017
The IDEAS Election Committee is pleased to announce the results of the nominations for the vacant board position (Board Member …
Nomination Results: IDEAS' Special Board Election 2017
The IDEAS Election Committee is pleased to announce the results of the nominations for the vacant board position (Board Member …
IDEAS – APEA Memorandum of Understanding Signed
In line with fostering regional partnerships with evaluation associations to pursue common goals through mutual collaboration and reciprocal support, IDEAS …
UN Women Evaluation Handbook – now available in Arabic, French and Spanish
The Independent Evaluation Office is pleased to launch the UN Women Evaluation Handbook: How to manage gender-responsive evaluation in French, …
UNEG Norms and Standards for Evaluation – Available in all six UN official languages
In July 2016, the United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG) launched the updated 2016 UNEG Norms and Standards. This publication is …
AEA makes eStudy courses available on-demand
As 2017 is in full swing, AEA would like to highlight that 2016 was an exceptional year for evaluation education …
Evidence on Climate Action for Sustainable Development
Another source for inspiration and international best practices has just become available on the internet. In 2014 the second international …
Principles to Guide Collaborative Approaches to Evaluation (CAE)
The COVE research team (Collaborative Opportunities to Value Evaluation: Brad Cousins, Lyn Shula, Elizabeth Whitmore, Hind Al Hudib, Nathalie Gilbert) …
Launch of the first guide on Evaluation of Humanitarian Action
Some of you may already be aware that ALNAP launched Evaluations in Humanitarian Action Guide yesterday at the Overseas Development …
3ie launches summary report of the biggest systematic review on education effectiveness in low- and middle-income countries
3ie has launched the summary report of the most comprehensive systematic review on the impact of education programmes in low- …
IDEAS Code of Ethics for Sustainable Evaluation
We cordially invite delegates at the EES conference in Maastricht to join us for a panel discussion on “IDEAS Code …
A special welcome to our new website!
Dear members and visitors, The website of IDEAS has been renewed. In a survey last year members overwhelmingly told us …
Leaving no-one behind: Evaluating SDGs with an Equity focused and Gender responsive lens.
In March 2016, policy makers and evaluators gathered in New York City to meet the challenge of evaluating the Sustainable Development …