Capacity development in both evaluation & communication: proven benefits and future directions
[This blog post was written by Ricardo Ramirez & Dal Brodhead, Principal Investigators of the project Designing Evaluation and...
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Clara Richards
Oct 1, 20152 min read
Monitoring, evaluation and learning to manage and implement research projects at think tanks
[Editor’s note: This post was written by Rezarta Delibashzade, Project management/Researcher at the Democracy for Development Institute...
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Clara Richards
Sep 29, 20153 min read
M&E&L for a think tank: test drive or driving test?
[Editor’s note: This post was written by Andriy Andrusevych, Senior Policy Expert at the Resource & Analysis Center “Society and...
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Clara Richards
Sep 9, 20152 min read
Seeking a place for Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning within a think tank’s institutional strategy
The online course on Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning has been a valuable and in the same time – challenging experience. The...
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Clara Richards
Aug 27, 20154 min read
Reflections on developing a MEL framework
[Editor’s note: This post was written by Dena Lomofsky from of Southern Hemisphere. It emerges from reflection from P&I´s online course...
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Clara Richards
Aug 4, 20153 min read
Is influencing policy itself the Holy Grail?
By Linda Bullock at flickr.com under CC Within current debates on what is policy influence and how to assess whether a policy research ...
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Clara Richards
Jul 2, 20153 min read
Strenghts of think tanks for MEL: it’s time to make better use of them
[Editor’s note: This post was written by Dena Lomofsky from of Southern Hemisphere. It emerges from reflection from P&I´s online course...
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Clara Richards
Jun 25, 20154 min read
What influences our thinking about MEL on policy influence?
By Anne Adrian under CC at flickr.com [Editor’s note: This post was written by Kristie Evenson, a research practitioner on development of...
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Clara Richards
Jun 4, 20153 min read
Starting from where you are to evaluate, monitor and learn from policy influence: is it that simple?
Many policy research organizations are grappling with how to assess their policy influence in a sustainable, viable and meaningful...
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Clara Richards
May 26, 20153 min read
An active and sustainable organization to promote development
[Editor’s note: This post was written by Elena Polo, Research Analyst at AGENDA Institute, Albania. It is part of a series of...
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Clara Richards
May 19, 20153 min read
RAC´s takeaways on how to monitor and evaluate policy influence: the importance of starting small
[Editor’s note: This post was written by Zoryana Kozak, co-founder and Senior Policy Expert of the Resource & Analysis Centre “Society...
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Clara Richards
Mar 30, 20155 min read
e-Reflections on M&E&L and lessons from P&I´s online course
By Anne Davis 773 under CC at flickr.com Editor’s note: This post was written by Ulviyya Mikayilova, Policy Unit manager at the Center...
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Clara Richards
Oct 30, 20146 min read
Learning from and with others: an experience with the Think Tank Initiative
By Denise Krebs under CC license In June 2014 the Think Tank Initiative (TTI) commissioned Politics&Ideas to undertake a ‘light touch...
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Clara Richards
Oct 24, 20144 min read
To more complexity, more dagu!
Courtesy of nero vivo under CC at flickr.com This is the second post of a series focusing on how we can better incorporate the complexity...
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Clara Richards
Jun 9, 20144 min read
Cry for help: monitoring, evaluating and learning in the South, how can we do it better?
By kat m research at flickr.com under CC license Catherine Fisher´s post on our Lessons learned paper as well as Antonio Capillo´s points...
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Clara Richards
May 20, 20142 min read
How to link theory and practice for relevant research
[Editor’s note: This post is part of a series devoted to tools and frameworks for researchers to plan better projects right from the...
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Clara Richards
May 8, 20142 min read
Lesson # 17: M&E is very different if it´s embedded in a learning approach
Monitoring and evaluating capacity building (CB) is still a challenge to many similar endeavors. There is no single response to this...
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Clara Richards
May 2, 20144 min read
Lesson #16: Bring others into monitoring, evaluation and learning of capacity building activities
At Spaces for Engagement, our M&E approach was linked to the way the programme was developed: since we presented yearly plans on...
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Clara Richards
Feb 24, 20142 min read
Openness to continuous learning: one of the most important leadership skills
[Editor’s note: This post is part of a series that brings together reflections from a year-long leadership strengthening programme that...
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Clara Richards
Jul 29, 20133 min read
Online training is THE thing!
This post was written by Ravi Murugesan, INASP Associate, as a response to Vanesa Weyrauch’s post titled “Is online training THE...
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