| In a 90 minute Roundtable session, the first
rotation uses the first 45 minutes and the second rotation uses the last 45 minutes.
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| Roundtable Rotation I:
Developing Useful and Effective Monitoring and Evaluation Systems: A Discussion on Experiences Determining Which Data Counts |
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Roundtable Presentation 976 to be held in Lido A on Saturday, Nov 5, 2:20 PM to 3:50 PM
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Sponsored by the International and Cross-cultural Evaluation TIG
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| Presenter(s):
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| Meredith Blair, Humanity United, mblair@humanityunited.org
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| Kristen Zimmerman, Mennonite Central Committee, kristenzimmerman@mcc.org
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| Abstract:
Decisions about which data is collected are laden with value judgments and despite our best intentions to develop monitoring systems and evaluation methodologies that incorporate beneficiary feedback, time and resource constraints limit our use of truly participatory approaches. Spanning international locations introduces further constraints of connectivity, language and travel. While the practice of collecting more data on indicators and outcomes continues to increase as more emphasis is put on needing to show contribution, so do the incentives for donors and headquarter offices to set extensive data collection requirements on grantees and implementing partners. The presentation, facilitated by Humanity United, a small grantmaking organization, and the Mennonite Central Committee, an international nongovernmental organization, will hope to draw out recommendations, practices, and lessons learned on how to incorporate beneficiary voice into program design, data collection, and evaluation, while dealing with program and project resource and time constraints.
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| Roundtable Rotation II:
Building a Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation Capacity (M&E) System for an International Development Organization: The Hunger Project, a Case Study |
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Roundtable Presentation 976 to be held in Lido A on Saturday, Nov 5, 2:20 PM to 3:50 PM
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Sponsored by the International and Cross-cultural Evaluation TIG
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| Presenter(s):
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| Catherine Borgman-Arboleda, Indendent Evaluation Consultant, cborgman.arboleda@gmail.com
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| Dana H Taplin, ActKnowledge Inc, dtaplin@gc.cuny.edu
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| Francis Oseh-Mensah, The Hunger Project, fran6_omensah@yahoo.com
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| Carolyn Ramsdell, The Hunger Project, cmr@thp.org
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| Abstract:
This session will use evaluators' experience building a participatory M&E system for The Hunger Project - an international NGO focused on ending poverty. We will discuss and share challenges and effective practices around working to build a monitoring and evaluation system which meets the dual needs of demonstrating the impact of complex social change work (especially to institutional funders), and developing an internal knowledge strategy which feeds and informs work happening on the ground. We will look at the methods and models used, with a specific focus on working with limited budgets and using online tools (such as google docs), and guides to facilitate collective evaluation design, implementation and analysis. We will discuss ways in which a Theory of Change model has been helpful to evaluation design and can support ongoing evaluative thinking. We anticipate having at least one staff member from THP present. (The M&E staff person from the Ghana Hunger Project office is applying for international travel funding - Francis Oseh-Mensah.)
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