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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 value for money, and...
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 and host community...
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 assumptions and act with...
Igniting the light: Sekina’s journey to economic independence
This publication is one of the human‑centred stories of change developed by Itad alongside its independent evaluation of Inkomoko’s Refugee...
Driving mobile money innovation and empowering women entrepreneurs in Sudan
This publication is one of the human‑centred stories of change developed by Itad alongside its independent evaluation of Inkomoko’s Refugee...
Navigating complexity in uncertain times: a learning roundtable
An interactive learning roundtable for philanthropic leaders exploring how to navigate complexity, manage uncertainty and use evidence and...
New Team Leader Development Programme from Itad
Sign up now for our course 'Practical Training for Emerging Leaders in Evaluation, Learning and Strategy', helping you to take the step into...
From appraisal to impact: What the 2026 Green Book means for value for money
The updated HM Treasury Green Book sharpens how government approaches appraisal. This blog explores what programme teams can do to embed value...
The evaluator’s guide to generative AI
How we're using generative AI at Itad: what works, what doesn't and practical guidance for evaluators
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 part of the story. Our...
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...
Why evidence must drive the response to sexual and gender-based violence
As the 16 Days of Activism calls for urgent action on sexual and gender-based violence, we reflect on why evidence systems and monitoring,...
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...
Evidence for Sustainable Fisheries and Aquaculture Development
We independently evaluated the results, challenges and lessons from the Fish for Development programme in Ghana.
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...
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...
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.
Strategy and learning for disaster relief and recovery efforts
We deliver strategy, impact measurement and learning services to assess works, how, and why, and inform strategic adaptation for an international...
