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| + | == Evaluation == |
| While being an important part of any project or initiative, the evaluation phase is often a challenging exercise. We acknowledge and recognize that evaluating engagement projects is even more challenging due to its complex and nuance nature. | | While being an important part of any project or initiative, the evaluation phase is often a challenging exercise. We acknowledge and recognize that evaluating engagement projects is even more challenging due to its complex and nuance nature. |
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| We invite you to contribute to our reflection by sending us your ideas by email. | | We invite you to contribute to our reflection by sending us your ideas by email. |
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| + | Some elements to consider when planning the evaluation of your initiative include: |
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| + | Evaluating behaviour change: |
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| + | •Plan surveys, focus groups or telephone interviews or prepare comment cards to evaluate changes in behaviour over time. |
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| + | •Consult the results of surveys done by other public engagement and development partners before preparing a survey. |
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| + | •Follow up with Canadians who have agreed to participate in order to evaluate changes in behaviour following completion of a project and in future years, and use this information to plan upcoming projects |
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| + | Evaluating Development Communications: |
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| + | •Include an evaluation plan right at the start that identifies the key pillars of the communications program; |
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| + | •Measure progress on the communication strategy; |
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| + | •Set goals and agree on a baseline that allows for performance to be monitored on an ongoing basis; |
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| + | •Make use of small efficient instruments (e.g. templates and social media tools) throughout the process, making sure to evaluate their effectiveness so improvements can be introduced along the way; |
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| + | •Keep checking data as it comes in to ensure it is adequate and correct; |
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| + | •Triangulate and test the validity of the data gathered using old and new approaches with common sense and trust |
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| + | == Theory of change & indicators == |
| + | The project level indicators to be tracked and reported on should leverage methodology including pre, post, and follow-up participant survey methods through their Performance Management Frameworks. |
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| + | Elements to consider include: |
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| + | •Level of awareness after participating in an in-person or interactive digital activities on international assistance issues. |
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| + | •These include persons attending public events, information sessions, webinars, interactive exhibitions, etc. |
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| + | •Level of knowledge after consulting and engaging with online information or resources on international assistance issues and number of people consulting and engaging with online resources on international assistance issues. |
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| + | •These include reading, sharing, commenting on, contributing to etc. Online resources: social media, Web content, articles, stories from the field, newsletters, brochures, documentaries, etc. |
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| + | •Level of capacity on international assistance issues after participation in capacity building activities. |
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| + | •These include: training, workshops, experiential learning opportunities, educational programs, experiences in developing countries, participation in national and international for a, others. |
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| + | •Level of active global citizen engagement in international assistance activities. |
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| + | •These include: volunteering; engaging others in the issue; working in the sector; actively seeking out information and research; publishing, liking and sharing posts on social media platform; fundraising or make a donation actively to support FIAP action fields and the SDGs; other actions. |