Supporting Gun Violence Prevention Through Developmental Evaluation
Firearm violence has increased in the United States over recent decades and particularly since the Covid-19 pandemic. Responding with effective community-based programming is hindered by challenges for [...]
Promise and Perils of Data Science for Development
Webinar: Promise and Perils of Data Science for Development Date: Thursday, May 25, 9:00- 10:00 AM EST Panelists: Dr. Ben Morse, PhD, Social Impact, Technical Director, Impact [...]
The Case for Locally Led MEL: Important Lessons from Third-Party Monitoring
Supporting locally-led monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) requires shifting power and ownership from historically dominant institutions to marginalized actors. Real-world examples are crucial to guide this change [...]
Developmental Evaluation: A Tool for Operational Effectiveness
Webinar: Developmental Evaluation: A Tool for Operational Effectiveness Date: Friday, April 14, 9- 10 AM EST Panelists: Danielle de Garcia, Social Impact, Vice President, Strategy, Performance, and [...]
Prioritizing Mental Health for Organizational Resilience
Webinar: Prioritizing Mental Health for Organizational Resilience Date: April 4, 2023, 11:00 AM EDT / 10:00 AM CT / 9:00 AM Mexico City Time Panelists: María Huerta; [...]
The Tradeoffs of External Versus Internal Developmental Evaluation
With developmental evaluation (DE) now recognized in USAID’s Operational Policy for the Program Cycle, Missions, Washington-based Operating Units, and implementing partners (IP) are putting it into practice [...]
Social Impact to Support USAID/Mali in Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Platform
Social Impact is proud to support the five-year USAID/Mali Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Platform. In partnership with @Cicores and @Premise Data Corporation, SI will provide USAID/Mali [...]
Decision Points in Contribution Analysis
Contribution analysis (CA) helps managers understand their program’s specific impact on observed results by working with theories of change (TOCs) to enable adaptive management, yet this evaluation [...]