To randomise or not to randomise?
As portfolio managers of a developmental finance organisation, we often find ourselves completely exhausted after a round of tug-and-war during funding application assessments. How can we be certain that the projects that we would like to see funded are worth our investment? What evidence is there that the model works? How is one project approach […]
Evaluation despite a tough funding environment
A recent newsletter by research consultancy, Development Works, attempted to determine where evaluation should be on NGO priority lists in their article: ‘Evaluation in the time of funding crisis’. They rightly state that evaluation should remain an important priority despite a restrictive funding environment for reasons including the fact that evaluation can enable organisations to […]
