Capacity building in evidence use
Strengthening teams to design, commission, interpret and use evidence in real world decision-making.
We bring lessons from evaluating training and capacity building efforts into our own approach. We work on the principle that accompanying change – rather than imposing change – delivers sustainable results. We have worked with clients of all shapes and sizes to support their training and capacity building needs in line with their organisational culture.
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Statement from Itad on US Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade
The decision of the US Supreme Court to repeal the constitutionally protected right to abortion in the US represents an...
Inter-Agency Evaluation of the Humanitarian Response to Covid-19
In partnership with Konterra, we are evaluating the IASC’s collective response in meeting the humanitarian needs of people...
Evidence review: Savings and financial health
Examining the evidence between informal and formal savings and key financial health indicators.
60 seconds on Menstrual Hygiene
Ahead of Menstrual Hygiene Day Callum Taylor (Itad) spoke to Julie Hennegan (Burnet Institute) about the challenges,...
Ethics for evaluation: three lessons from the essential new book for evaluators
Chris Barnett (chapter co-author) shares key messages for an ethical perspective on how evaluation can contribute towards...
How to measure the progress and impact of champion building strategies
Our final champion building blog looks at how to measure the progress and impact of champions against your advocacy goals.
Champion building for advocacy: supporting champions for sustainable partnerships
The third blog in our series explores how to design support packages for champions to maintain successful, long-term...
Champion building: identifying the best people for your advocacy programme
The second blog in our champion building for advocacy series explores identifying champions in different contexts for...
Champion building for advocacy: what is it and when to use it?
Champion building seeks to identify and empower individuals to act as advocates for change. Our new blog series asks the key...
Learning at the speed of trust – Learning Brief
This is the second and final Learning Brief which aims to share lessons with the wider advocacy community from an innovative...
Learning at the speed of trust: building monitoring, evaluation and learning capacity
Learnings from an innovative programme providing flexible tailored support to meet six organisations ‘where they were’ to...
Understanding champion building
We are collating and presenting learnings from literature and practice of champion building to contribute to the wider field...
Measuring political advocacy, access, and influence for the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives
We are developing a framework and toolkit for measuring advocacy, access, and influence for development projects in over 150...
Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning on Global Serious Organised Crime
Delivering monitoring, evaluation, research and learning services to the UK Home Office to develop a coordinated and...
Evaluating social entrepreneurship in India and Kenya
We are evaluating the Yunus Social Business Model to promote social entrepreneurship in India and Kenya, as contracted by the...
Evaluating the Dutch Fund for Climate and Development
The DFCD seeks to improve the wellbeing, economic prospects, and livelihoods of vulnerable groups and enhance the health of...
