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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Assessing the value of evaluations
What’s an appropriate amount of money to spend on an evaluation? It’s a difficult question to answer. It’s difficult...
The Value of Evaluation: Tools for Budgeting and Valuing Evaluations
The discussion paper explores 'The Value of Evaluation: Tools for Budgeting and Valuing Evaluations'.
Norwegian Aid and Adaptive Programming
Towards the end of 2015, Itad’s Organisational Effectiveness theme conducted an evaluation of Norway’s support to public...
Why innovation prizes for development are interesting to evaluate
Do innovation prizes work in development? What is their value and use, especially compared to other forms of funding?
Evaluation of Norway’s support to Capacity Development
Towards the end of last year Itad’s Organisational Effectiveness theme conducted an evaluation of Norway’s support to...
Independent verification of RAP 3 Disbursement Linked Indicators (DLI)
The MEL-led independent verification of RAP3 has been initiated following recommendations from the 2015 DFID Annual Review....
Nepal Rural Access Programme – Reality Check Approach Midline Report 2016
This report presents the main findings of the Midline Reality Check Approach (RCA) study conducted in April 2016, two years...
60 Seconds with…Alex Cornelius
Our ‘60 Seconds with…’ blogs are designed to provide a quick run down of what our staff do here at Itad. Here is what...
Partnership to Engage, Reform and Learn (PERL) – Engaged Citizens
The Engaged Citizens pillar within PERL (Partnership to Engage, Reform and Learn) Nigeria supports citizens to engage more...
Evaluation of CIFF’s work on improving air quality in China
Itad has started work on an evaluation of two CIFF-funded programmes in China which aim to accelerate the adoption of new...
Itad Project Update – Summer 2016
Itad’s themes have started some exciting work on projects with a range of clients this year.
Partnership to Engage, Reform and Learn (PERL) – Accountable, Responsive and Capable Government Pillar
Although Nigeria has made progress with socio-economic development in recent years, about 90 million people - roughly half...
The Quality of Reviews and Decentralised Evaluations in Norwegian Development Cooperation
With growing demand for evidence on the effectiveness of Norwegian aid, reviews and decentralised evaluations play an...
Brexit
Following the UK’s decision to leave the European Union, we wish to reconfirm our commitment to working internationally with...
Measuring social norm change: where do we go from here?
In June 2016, I had the pleasure of joining a select group of social norm measurement aficionados, including researchers from...
Direct Beneficiaries’ Feedback Report: Listening to the voices of RAP participants
This report presents the findings of a beneficiary feedback process conducted by the MEL. This process set out to capture...
