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
Retrospective assessment of the LEGO Play Box Initiative
For the past ten years, LEGO has been donating Play Boxes to children and educational institutions in disadvantaged...
Project
Mid-term review of IFAD’s Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme
Smallholders are on the frontline of climate change. Their livelihoods rely on natural resources that are already affected by...
Project
Data collection and analysis partner in India and Bangladesh
Target 8.7 of the Sustainable Development Goals calls for effective measures to end forced labour, modern slavery and human...
Project
Evaluation of the Global Challenges Research Fund
GCRF (Global Challenges Research Fund) is a £1.5 billion fund to support cutting-edge, world-class research that addresses...
Publications
Report
UNHCR Country Portfolio Evaluation: Iraq
This report relates to an independent evaluation of the UNHCR (United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) Country...
Report
UNHCR Country Portfolio Evaluation: Angola (2016-2019)
This report relates to an independent evaluation of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) country operation...
Report
Evaluation of UNHCR’s Country Operation, Afghanistan
This evaluation is part of a series of evaluations of a similar nature also being undertaken in three other countries (Angola,...
Report
Executive Summary: Mobilising private finance through demonstration effects – Compass PE2 Final Report
This is the executive summary of the Compass PE2 final report 'Mobilising private finance through demonstration effects'.
Blogs and news
Blog
Why funders need to practice adaptive portfolio management to support systems change
Much like traditional investors, development funders often manage portfolios of investments. But what does it mean to manage a...
Blog
What has DFID funded in the area of Empowerment and Accountability and Gender equality?
The answer is not as straightforward as you may think. We had to figure it out whilst working on two evaluations for DFID, one...