Resources for PMEL professionals, developed by other consultants or organisations I admire. Former clients, partners, or mentors have shared all of these with me, and they’ve been instrumental in my own learning. I hope it’s useful for you! I am paying it forward by sharing everything that helped me grow and develop my practice.
You can see the resources I’ve developed for you over here.
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Resource: Evaluating Systems Change
A useful article by Donna Loveridge to help think through evaluating systems change, in particular in narrowing down the right set of questions. It’s important to find the right combination of questions in systems change that are simple and straightforward enough, but will also give you a deeper sense of what to then do about…
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Resource: Ten Tips for Case Studies
I came across this resource on ten tips for putting together great case studies. It focusses on ethical practices as well, like making sure the person about whom you’re writing the case study is cared for and treated with respect.
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Resource: Passing the Buck – The Economics of Localising International Assistance
The Share Trust and Warande Advisory Centre released this study recently, which looks at what would happen if even a portion of the global aid budget went to local and intermediary structures instead of global ones. The results are precisely what you’d expect – more effective, 32% more cost efficient, and a much more empowering…
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Resource: Ten Efforts to Decolonise Aid
I found this article by Heba Aly from The New Humanitarian that compiles ten ideas and existing practices to decolonise aid. It’s a good place to start for people who aren’t sure what this ‘trend’ means and would look like for them. You’ll also find links to useful frameworks such as the Start Network/Aid Re-Imagined…
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Resource: Types of Discrimination and Evaluating Them
The differences between sequential multiple discrimination, additive multiple discrimination, and intersectional discrimination.
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Resource: Drawing in Evaluation Deep Dive
I came across this great post on drawing as a technique in evaluation, from AND Implementation in Canada. Jennica and Maya both use creative methodologies and I really like hearing about their work with art as an approach to evaluation. Plus their blog is fun to read! In this post, they discuss why it’s a…
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Resource: Governance Guide for INGOs
Bond released this governance guide for international NGOs, for both trustees and staff of organisations. In the current context, where NGOs are increasingly challenged about their legitimacy and their position in the development ecosystem, the trustee role and the question “what does good governance look like?” has never been more complex. How does a board…
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Resource: 100 Energisers
A great resource on different ways to energise groups! Yes some of these may be a little cheesy or tacky, but as a participant in many a Clap Exchange let me tell you – they work! I use these during both in-person and Zoom training and workshops, and there’s lots of room to get creative…
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Resource: Anti-Racism and Decolonisation: A Framework for NGOs
Start Network and Aid Re-Imagined released this great framework for Anti-Racism and Decolonisation, with standards, external pressures, and targets or goals we can all work towards. It’s the result of a long-term collaboration with Arbie Baguios their consultant, and I really like how clearly it lays out both frameworks and opportunities for collaboration. I hope…
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Resource: Why Intersectional Feminism Matters for Development
I came across this article on LinkedIn which is a good foundation for why we need to examine and focus on intersectionality, beyond a two-dimensional view of gender, or feminism. Feminism looks very different from one country to the next, and intersectionality makes space for local nuances, additional layers of systemic oppression, and looking beyond…
