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Turning data into strategic learning with AI
Foundations hold hundreds of grant documents. We are using AI to make it possible to learn from these at portfolio scale. Here...
New Itad-UNICEF evaluation highlights how organisations can embed accountability and community voice at the heart of decision making
A newly published evaluation by Itad highlights lessons for organisations seeking to ensure that accountability, participation...
Evaluating collaborative approaches to scaling productive use of renewable energy
Itad is evaluating how a global programme of the Global Off-grid Lighting Association (GOGLA), funded by the IKEA...
How does investment in financial institutions lead to better employment outcomes?
We are assessing how the Dutch entrepreneurial development bank (FMO)’s investments into financial institutions contribute...
Assessing initiatives for climate adaptation across Africa
Independent learning, accountability and evidence to inform decision-making and adaptation for the Global Center on...
Designing blue finance that works for people and oceans
Lessons from the 11th Our Ocean Conference
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...