Hola. My name is Scott Chaplowe and I’ve been a member of the AEA since 2002, currently serve on AEA’s International Working Group (IWG), the Board of the International Evaluation Academy (IEA), and am a committed EvalSDGs member (serving as its representative in AEA’s IWG).
This post is about a suite of Rad Resources from EvalSDGs. EvalSDGs is one of five EvalNetworks in EvalPartners, (the others being EvalGender+, EvalYouth, EvalIndigenous, and the Global Parliamentarian Forum for Evaluation). It is an open collaborative initiative that focuses on promoting and enhancing evaluation practices for the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It aims to strengthen evaluation capacities worldwide, bringing together various stakeholders, including evaluation associations, organizations, and individuals, to foster knowledge sharing, capacity building, and advocacy for evaluation within the context of sustainable development.
Rad Resources
Over the years, EvalSDGs’ Guidance Group has curated an outstanding suite of learning briefs called Evaluation Insights. I should know because I have collaborated with them editing and authoring Insight publications and have been inspired by their remarkable dedication and attention to detail to deliver a valuable collection of resources for evaluation capacity development.
The Table below provides a snapshot of the Insight series to date. They are all publicly available online to download – I’ve hyperlinked each Insight topic in the table, or you can go directly to EvalSDGs’ designated Insight webpage where all issues can be accessed.
Each Insight is succinct, usually between two to six pages, and chock full with additional rad resources. Although the Insights have an international focus, which aligns well with this week’s ICCE-themed AEA365 posts, many of the Insights are as relevant for “domestic” evaluation as international evaluation. Take, for example, Insight #4, which explores integrating environmental sustainability in evaluation – an equally valuable topic for evaluation locally as well as globally.
Lastly, I should point out that EvalSDGs is a rad resource itself. In addition to its successful Insights series, there are also Policy Briefing Papers jointly published with the International Institute for Environment and Development; Country Spotlights that provides a platform for learning, sharing and exchanging between countries; featured Guidebooks; and currently 18 recorded Webinars on various topics.
Hot Tip
I encourage you to check out EvalSDGs Insight series, as well as its other resources, and consider joining EvalSDGs if you are interested in engaging in a vibrant and relevant international community of practice focused on international development evaluation.
The American Evaluation Association is hosting International and Cross-Cultural (ICCE) TIG Week with our colleagues in the International and Cross-Cultural Topical Interest Group. The contributions all this week to AEA365 come from our ICCE TIG members. Do you have questions, concerns, kudos, or content to extend this AEA365 contribution? Please add them in the comments section for this post on the AEA365 webpage so that we may enrich our community of practice. Would you like to submit an AEA365 Tip? Please send a note of interest to AEA365@eval.org. AEA365 is sponsored by the American Evaluation Association and provides a Tip-a-Day by and for evaluators. The views and opinions expressed on the AEA365 blog are solely those of the original authors and other contributors. These views and opinions do not necessarily represent those of the American Evaluation Association, and/or any/all contributors to this site.
Dear Scott,
Thank you Thank you so much. its’a great appreciation for EvalGG group the work they have done. My sincerely gratefulness to you , opening eyes on this great work to the world.
Dear Scott, I really enjoyed reading your blog summarizing the great work of the EVALSDGs insights. Very insightful! thank you.