DIY Program #Evaluation Kit www.betterevaluation.org/tools-resour... "This plain-English guide is designed to help government & public sector teams plan & conduct programme evaluations. The kit is aimed at those with limited evaluation experience" #M&E #Eval

In the last 5 years, the Global Evaluation Initiative has supported governments worldwide in strengthening their monitoring & #evaluation (M&E) systems to advance the use of #evidence in decision-making.📊 What's next? 🔎 Discover GEI's new strategy: bit.ly/4qHg6Oo

Hundreds of events, options for online/in person/hybrid, and it's free! www.glocalevalweek.org

Why are monitoring & #evaluation (M&E) systems essential to #development? And why do we need a more unified & coherent approach to strengthening M&E systems worldwide? Jos Vaessen, head of the Global Evaluation Initiative (GEI), explains in this blog post: bit.ly/4kMyHaA

📣 Have you heard? This year, Glocal Evaluation Week is coming back June 1-5. But wait... What is #Glocal again? 🤔 🌍 It's a global movement for sharing & exploring the latest knowledge & insights on #evaluation.💡 But that's not all... 👇 Learn more in this video & get ready for #Glocal2026!

📚 Available resource: How to conduct a Monitoring & Evaluation Systems Analysis (MESA) #MESA is a diagnostic tool developed by GEI to help governments analyze their existing M&E systems, identify gaps & design practical strategies for M&E capacity development.🎯 🔎 Explore MESA: bit.ly/3OfNGxm

📅 Mark your calendars! Glocal Evaluation Week is happening June 1-5.🎉 #Glocal is an annual knowledge-sharing event featuring numerous online, in-person & hybrid sessions on the latest in #evaluation from around the world.💡 Stay tuned for more & get ready for #Glocal2026!✨

Share knowledge & help strengthen M&E practice worldwide.💡 Do you have #knowledge resources that could benefit monitoring & #evaluation practitioners? Share them on the #BetterEvaluation knowledge platform & make them more accessible to a global audience.🌍 🫴 Learn more & contribute: bit.ly/49D7xPz

#AI in #evaluation: Good practice guidelines ⬇️ www.betterevaluation.org/tools-resour...

📚 Free online course: How to evaluate the environmental dimensions of development programs In this self-paced course, @thegef.bsky.social shares key frameworks & tools for integrating environmental targets into the #evaluation of #development interventions.📊 💡 Take the course: tinyurl.com/3acebsmh

Want to share your #evaluation knowledge & resources? => Contribute content to BetterEvaluation: "whether you'd like to suggest a resource or event, write a blog, have feedback you'd like to share or would like to be more involved in a content area" www.betterevaluation.org/community/co...

Webinar happening today 👇 Discover the initiatives shaping stronger national monitoring & #evaluation systems across Latin America & the Caribbean. Hear from organizations working together to drive progress. 🗓️Jan. 27, 3 PM (UTC) 🌐 Interpretation available: ES, EN, FR, PT ✏️ Sign up: bit.ly/45Gb6SH

Exciting things ahead 🚀 The next edition of Glocal Evaluation Week is coming! #Glocal is an annual event where people & organizations from around the 🌍 come together to explore the latest global & local insights on #evaluation.💡 Hope you'll join us this year! Stay tuned for more on #Glocal2026.✨

📣 Upcoming webinar What initiatives are shaping stronger monitoring & #evaluation systems (M&E) in Latin America & the Caribbean? How can collaboration be strengthened to further advance M&E in the region? 📅 Jan. 27, 3 PM (UTC) 🌐 Interpretation available: ES, EN, FR, PT 👉 Sign up: bit.ly/45Gb6SH

❓ How can traditional & innovative data sources work together to tackle data challenges in impact #evaluations? In this webinar, experts demonstrate how combining different #data sources can create stronger, more actionable #evidence for better #policy decisions. 👉 Watch: bit.ly/4qg31vU

✨ Here's to another year of sharing #knowledge & #learning together, collaborating to strengthen #evaluation capacities worldwide & deepening #partnerships that advance #progress through #evidence-based decision-making. 🚀 Happy New Year from the GEI Network! 🎉

✨ Knowledge Highlights from 2025 ✨ Before the year ends, here's a look at the top knowledge resources that came out of GEI's collaborative work in 2025: bit.ly/49zaZKM And with that, we wish you all a happy new year! 🥳 Here's to more learning & growth in 2026. 🚀

🎄This holiday season, we will you unity, solidarity, generosity & lots of goodwill... the very things that strengthen our partnerships & our networks.🤝 From all of us at the GEI Network, happy holidays! 🎉

📣 Opportunity to sharpen your survey design skills for better evidence Join Make Measurement Matter 2026, a 3-day, in-person course on designing robust surveys to drive the use of data & evidence in program decision-making.📊 📅 February 17-19, 2026 📍 New Delhi, India 👉 Learn more: bit.ly/3M9SnIb

"whether you're cautiously experimenting, enthusiastically over-adopting, or somewhere in the productive disillusionment that precedes genuine integration" you are not alone in your #AI adoption in #evaluation journey!👇 www.betterevaluation.org/blog/five-st...

Last November, the International Program for Development #Evaluation Training (IPDET) reached a milestone when it came to Nairobi for its very first regional program in #Africa.💎 💡 In our latest blog post, #IPDETNairobi leaders share insights & key takeaways from the training: bit.ly/4pV0g2I

How do national monitoring & #evaluation systems work & why do they matter for effective #PolicyMaking & #Governance? GEI's free online course breaks it all down.📚 👩‍🏫 Hear more from course instructors Ian Goldman, Gabriela Lacerda, Claudia Maldonado, Dugan Fraser & Francis Mwaijande in this video.👇

📢 Applications now open for Make Measurement Matter: Designing Surveys for Better Evidence (MMM2026) 📚 MMM2026 is a 3-day, in-person course on how to design surveys & use data to improve program decisions & implementation. 🗓️ Feb. 17-19, 2026 📍 New Delhi, India 👉 Learn more & apply: bit.ly/3M9SnIb

Complexity is a defining feature of modern life. How can we take it into account when we evaluate policies & programs? Join us for an online lecture on evaluating complexity with @patriciajrogers.bsky.social, founder of BetterEvaluation. 🗓️ Dec. 1, 4-5 PM (UTC+8) 🔗 Meeting link: bit.ly/4o0N2jJ

Happy #Thanksgiving2025! What are you most grateful for this year? At GEI, we're especially thankful for the partnerships that power our work to strengthen national #evaluation systems & advance evidence-based governance worldwide.🌍 To all our partners, thank you for being part of our journey.🙏🧡

How can we build monitoring & #evaluation (M&E) systems that are actually useful for governments & organizations? Join us this Monday for an online lecture with Dugan Fraser, M&E Systems & Capacities Advisor. 🗓️ Nov. 24, 4-5 PM (UTC+8) 🔗 Meeting link: bit.ly/4o0N2jJ

📣 Webinar recording now available Last week, we explored what constitutes transformational leadership in #evaluation. Panelists discussed what kind of #leadership drives innovation, collaboration & meaningful change in evaluation practice. Missed it? Catch up on all the insights: bit.ly/3X9LlFx

📣 Recently published! 📕 This book is the 2nd volume in the "Evaluation: African Perspectives" series, which explores the role of #evaluation in addressing #inequality & fostering equitable #development in #Africa.🌍 🔎 Explore the book: bit.ly/4hrDRa4

#COP30's key ambition is to translate #climate commitments into concrete action.🚀 But to turn climate strategies into real-world impact, we need strong, climate-informed monitoring & #evaluation (M&E) systems. 💡 Find out why in our latest blog post: bit.ly/3JSADQM

How can we build a shared understanding of evaluation & make sense of its many complex dimensions? Join us this Monday for an online lecture on #evaluation terminology & typologies with Prof. Howard White from Lanzhou University. 🗓️ Nov. 17, 4-5 PM (UTC+8) 🔗 Meeting link: bit.ly/4o0N2jJ

💡 It's happening today! Don't miss the conversation on transformational leadership in evaluation. Sign up here: bit.ly/4ouAm5F

Transformational leadership in evaluation? What does that actually mean??? 📅 Join the discussion on November 13, 2-3:30 PM (UTC). Let's unpack what kind of leadership we need to transform #evaluation systems & practices. 👉 Sign up here: bit.ly/4ouAm5F

📣 Must-Read for #COP30: New Paper on Strengthening Climate M&E In this paper, GEI examines the pivotal role of monitoring & #evaluation (M&E) systems in helping governments achieve their climate goals. 🎯 🔎 Explore the paper: bit.ly/3LxulXa

What human experiences lie behind the data & what can they tell us about a program’s impact? Join us on Monday for an online lecture on qualitative impact #evaluation with Prof. James Copestake from @uniofbath.bsky.social. 🗓️ Nov. 10, 4-5 PM (UTC+8) 👉 Meeting link: bit.ly/3XeANov

What kind of leadership does it take to transform evaluation systems & practices? Join our upcoming webinar to explore what transformational #leadership in #evaluation looks like. 🗓️ Nov. 13 | 2–3:30 PM (UTC) 🌐 Languages: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish 👉 Sign up to join: bit.ly/3Lo0jVP

💡 What have we learned from the global response to COVID-19? A new report from @oecd-ocde.bsky.social offers 8 lessons based on #evidence from 60+ organizations under the COVID-19 Global Evaluation Coalition. GEI is proud to have contributed to this #evaluation. 🔎 Read the report: bit.ly/3JDRAy4

Free course => Essentials of building effective national #monitoring and #evaluation systems: "The self-paced, interactive course is available for free in six languages on the World Bank Group Open Learning Campus" #M&E #MandE #evaluationcourses #onlinelearning

Happening this week! The International Program for Development #Evaluation Training (IPDET) launches its first regional program in #Africa.🌟 From Nov. 3–7, 98 participants from 28 countries are joining #IPDET in Nairobi for a week of shared learning & collaboration.💡

How can network analysis improve our evaluations & open up new learning pathways? 💡 Catch Lixin Zhang, Asst. Director of Research Evaluation at Case Western Reserve University, in the next session of our Monday online lecture series. 🗓️ Nov. 3, 4-5 PM (UTC+8) 🔗 Meeting link: bit.ly/4nUlrBz

It's happening next week! 🎓 The International Program for Development Evaluation Training (IPDET), GEI's flagship training program, will take place in Nairobi, Kenya from Nov. 3 to 7. 🔎 Learn more about #IPDETNairobi: bit.ly/4hwmDbR

📣 Now Available: New Online Course on the Building Blocks of Effective National Monitoring & #Evaluation (M&E) Systems 💡 Enrich your knowledge of how national M&E systems drive evidence-based decision-making & better governance. 🔎 Learn more about the course: bit.ly/478kRKo

How can #evidence help us get better at using data to shape better policies? 🤔 Join us this Monday for an online lecture with Marie Gaarder, Executive Director of @3ieimpact.org. 🗓️ Oct. 27, 4-5 PM (UTC+8) 👉 Meeting link: bit.ly/4nUlrBz

How can monitoring, #evaluation, accountability & learning (MEAL) help us tackle today's #polycrisis more effectively? Join us this Monday for an online lecture with @iangoldmansa.bsky.social, President of the International Evaluation Academy. 🗓️Oct. 20, 4-5 PM (UTC+8) 👉Meeting link: bit.ly/4nUlrBz

📣 Last chance to participate! 👇

🌎 From Latin America to Africa to Asia, the GEI Network is supporting the development of monitoring & #evaluation (M&E) capacities to advance evidence-based decision-making worldwide. 🔎 Discover some of our latest initiatives: bit.ly/475HJsv

What role do #evaluation associations play in shaping public debate & public policy? Join us this Monday for an online lecture hosted by Lanzhou University’s Center for Evidence-Based Social Science & @gei-globaleval.bsky.social. 🗓️ October 13, 4-5 PM (UTC+8) 🔗 Meeting link: bit.ly/4nUlrBz

⏰ Deadline Alert! Send your expression of interest by October 11.👇

We want to hear from you! 💻 GEI is redesigning its knowledge platform: betterevaluation.org. If you've explored it, please tell us what you think works well & what could be improved. 📝 Take our short survey & share your feedback by October 15: bit.ly/46y73IL

📢 Calling evaluators & researchers working in women’s rights & women-led organizations! We invite you to co-design a toolkit for feminist #evaluation in crisis settings. 💡 Learn more about the project & how to participate: bit.ly/4nexubL

What does it mean for #evaluation to be truly made in #Africa? 🌍 Join us this Monday for an online lecture on #MadeInAfricaEvaluation with Dr. Miché Ouédraogo, President of the African Evaluation Association. 🗓️ October 6, 4:00–5:00 PM (UTC+8) 🔗 Meeting Link: bit.ly/4nUlrBz