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Measuring the impacts of capacity development: four things to consider
In my first blog on our experiences from the DFID-funded Mobilising for Development (M4D) programme, I looked at the...
‘Not Everybody is Online’…but All Voices Count
Itad's Aoife Murray blogs on the final Making All Voices Count Policy and Practice Dialogue.
Issues and challenges of assessing the benefits of capacity development – experiences from the M4D programme in northern Nigeria
It is often argued that good governance is possible only when governing institutions perform to certain standards and that...
Three lessons from the 2017 UK Evaluation Society Conference
Itad was well represented at this years’ UK Evaluation Society (UKES) conference
How accountability trumps learning: three lessons from evaluating the Tilitonse programme
Mel Punton and Julia Hamaus discuss their presentation at the UK Evaluation Society conference this year
60 seconds with…Richard Burge
Our ‘60 Seconds with…’ blogs are designed to provide a quick run down of what our staff do here at Itad. Here is what...
Six things that help grant-makers learn and adapt
There’s an emerging body of literature identifying key strategies that can both improve learning and enable adaptive...
Moving targets and going in circles
Itad's Julian Barr reflects on SAVI, BRACED, and flexible and adaptive programming in international development.
Flexible and Adaptive…How Original
The title of this post relates to how adaptive programming was presented at a recent donor meeting, the aim being to profile a...
The ‘almost revolution’ of thinking and working politically
Itad's Claire Hughes reflects on her afternoon discussing where we have got to with the “almost revolution” of thinking...
What has DFID funded in the area of Empowerment and Accountability and Gender equality?
The answer is not as straightforward as you may think. We had to figure it out whilst working on two evaluations for DFID, one...
Monitoring and Evaluating Flexible and Adaptive Programming
Julian Barr blogs on a DFID internal learning event on Monitoring & Evaluating Flexible & Adaptive Programming, where he...
The Civil Society Learning Forum, Ghana
Chris Barnett and Julian Batt participated in the Civil Society Learning Forum (CSLF) in Ghana.
Publication on Social Accountability and Corruption
Last month, I placed a publication on social accountability mechanisms’ potential to reduce corruption in public...
Helping improve the way in which Value for Money is measured and communicated
The UK government has in recent years given increasing attention to making sure public resources are being used efficiently...
Governance, Experiments and their Limitations
Earlier this week, I was at a day of the Experiments in Governance and Politics (EGAP) conference in London, with participants...
