Portfolio and fund-level evaluation
Portfolios range from a collection of projects or grants that are loosely focused on the same issue area to a highly coordinated set of plans that operate seamlessly. Portfolio managers want to understand how the different parts add up to a greater goal. We have evaluated portfolios for a diverse range of clients and refined an approach that delivers insights for managers.
Project
Supporting evidence generation and use across the UK Integrated Security Fund
We are supporting the Integrated Security Fund (ISF) Unit and the global ISF network to generate and use evidence and learning...
Project
Equitable innovation through strategic research collaboration
We are assessing the effectiveness of the Gates Foundation and the UK Government’s Agricultural Research Partnership in...
Project
Protecting oceans and securing futures for coastal communities
We are strengthening the delivery of the UK Government's international efforts to protect the marine environment and reduce...
Project
Evaluating the impact of nature-based solutions
We are supporting the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to understand the impact of nature-based solutions (NbS) in achieving...
Publications
Report
Private Capital Mobilisation: Concepts and Definitions
By establishing a common vocabulary this publication aims to support a more coordinated approach by Development Finance...
Report
Evaluating the impact of a hydroelectric power investment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
This report explores the impact of British International Investment's (BIIs) funding in Virunga Energies’ hydroelectric...
Report
Evaluation of Norad’s use of knowledge in portfolio management
This report and learning brief draw on Itad's 2024 evaluation of ‘The Norwegian Aid Administration’s approach to knowledge...
Report
Strengthening AMR surveillance: Stories of national progress in Africa and Asia
Stories of change from Malawi, Nepal, Timor-Leste and Kenya, illustrating some of the tangible differences taking place in...
Blogs and news
Blog
Practical guidance for portfolio-level monitoring, evaluation and learning
Portfolio-level MEL requires a different approach to project-level MEL. Our recent work with the Norwegian Agency for...
Impact story
Helping the UK Government tackle the global antimicrobial emergency
Our long-term evaluation of the UK Government’s flagship Fleming Fund has informed strategic shifts relating to data use and...
Blog
How a ‘landscape approach’ can help mobilise climate finance towards vulnerable groups and ecosystems
Our evaluation of the Dutch Fund for Climate and Development found that their framework offers an innovative solution to the...
Blog
Bayesian Confidence Updating: 3 lessons from applying this technique
Bayesian Confidence Updating is an innovative approach to robustly establishing the strength of causal links in theory-based...
