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What makes adaptive learning partnerships work in complex systems?
This blog draws on a new co-authored article by the MacArthur Foundation and Itad, sharing practical lessons from a major...
Rethinking value for money: what do the Magenta Book updates mean in practice?
New evaluation guidance is only as useful as its application. So how do the Magenta Book’s updates reshape how we assess...
Strengthening programming through human-centred stories of change
We delivered an independent mid-term review of Inkomoko’s Refugee Livelihoods Programme, strengthening support for refugee...
More than evidence: Why stories of change matter for better decisions
By connecting evidence to lived experience, Itad’s stories of change help decision makers interpret complexity, test...
Decision-making for impact in complex and volatile systems
How do philanthropic leaders make sound decisions when systems are shifting, outcomes are uncertain, and traditional evidence...
Navigating complexity in uncertain times: a learning roundtable
An interactive learning roundtable for philanthropic leaders exploring how to navigate complexity, manage uncertainty and use...
Itad experts appointed to the UK Evaluation Task Force’s ETAP panel
We are pleased to announce that Chris Barnett and David Fleming have been appointed to the UK Evaluation Task Force’s...
Marine Protected Areas: environmental and socioeconomic outcomes
We conducted a rapid review of the interactions between Marine Protected Areas and environmental and socioeconomic outcomes,...
Measuring cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit in systems-strengthening health programmes
Traditional economic evaluations in health focus on cost per client, but for systems‑level programmes that only tells...
New evaluation shows The Challenge Initiative’s ‘business unusual’ model boosts urban family planning at scale
A major independent evaluation by Itad has found that The Challenge Initiative’s (TCI’s) locally led...
Making routine data work for impact evaluation
Can Health Management Information System (HMIS) data be used to demonstrate the impact of family planning programmes? And, if...
WEBINAR: An independent evaluation of The Challenge Initiative’s family planning platform: results on impact, sustainability and value
New Itad paper finds evidence of Fleming Fund impact
A new article by the Itad team finds evidence of the Fleming Fund’s impact and highlights the shifting role of country...
The missing middle: positioning philanthropic boards and staff to work together towards lasting systems change
As philanthropies increasingly shift to portfolio-level approaches a gap is emerging between boards and programme teams that...
Evaluating the Climate Investment Fund’s Clean Technology Fund
We are generating lessons for decision-making and transformational change in clean technology deployment through our...
Evidence for Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture Development
We independently evaluated the results, challenges and lessons from the Fish for Development programme in Ghana.