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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 ‘business-unusual’ approach is...
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 so, how low-cost...
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 governance in the fight...
COAST Annual Learning Synthesis 2024-25: Summary
This publication from the Climate and Ocean Adaptation and Sustainable Transition programme captures lessons on poverty alleviation, strategic...
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 can significantly...
Global health after the breakpoint: Evidence for what comes next
In this webinar, keynote speaker John-Arne Røttingen (CEO at Wellcome) joins leading voices in global health for an evidence-based discussion on...
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 evaluation of the Climate...
Evidence for Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture Development
We independently evaluated the results, challenges and lessons from the Fish for Development programme in Ghana.
Supporting Norad’s Department for Climate, Nature and the Private Sector
We are working in partnership with Norad (the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation) to support the development and implementation of its...
Join us at the International Conference on Family Planning 2025
We're at the ICFP next week in Bogotá, Colombia, sharing insights from our recent work evaluating sexual and reproductive health and rights.
Evaluation of the Global Centre on Biodiversity for Climate
Itad is assessing how the Global Centre on Biodiversity for Climate (GCBC) is being implemented and what impact it is achieving. Our evaluation...
Evaluating the Global Plastic Action Partnership
We are evaluating the Global Plastic Action Partnership's progress toward reducing or improving the management of plastic waste and improving...
Smaller budgets, bigger impact?
Reflections on the legacy of the Global Challenges Research Fund for future research and innovation funding.
Beyond metrics: Why learning partnerships are reshaping philanthropy’s MEL landscape
New research by Itad, commissioned by Porticus, is providing important insights on the shape and role of learning partnerships for impact.
Generating insights on when, why and how learning partnerships add value
A study conducted by Itad and commissioned by Porticus provided much needed insights on how learning partnerships can support systemic change.
In an AI-driven world, why humans still hold the key to evidence being used
AI enhances how quickly we generate evidence, but it can’t replace the human skills that are key to ensuring it is used.
Putting evidence and learning at the heart of Africa’s health security
The first Tackling Deadly Diseases in Africa Programme 2 (TDDAP2) learning event in Nairobi united partners to review progress, share insights,...
Inter-Agency Humanitarian Evaluation of the Response to the Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria
This evaluation examines the joint humanitarian response to the 2023 earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.
Supporting learning on climate and health intersections
We are evaluating the effectiveness and implementation of the Wellcome Trust’s Climate Impact Awards, a scheme aimed at demonstrating the...
Expanding the evaluator’s toolbox: from determining to developing value in systems change
In a new article published by UNDP, evaluators from Itad and Mathmatica highlight the need to expand technical approaches, strengthen...
Beyond the catch: The power of import control rules in combatting illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
New Itad research, funded by the Walton Family Foundation, provides vital insights on the effectiveness of seafood import control rules to combat...
Ocean action needs evidence: what the UN Oceans Conference missed
At the UN Ocean Conference in Nice, one thing stood out: while we have growing scientific data on ocean health, we know far less about which...
Meet Itad’s evolving philanthropy support team
We are delighted to welcome Kecia Bertermann and Michael Moses to the Itad team as we expand and deepen our work to support social impact actors...