Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL)
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Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL)

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Name
Link
Notes
Challenges of MEL
analyticsinaction.co

Ten Reasons Not to Measure Impact
ssir.org

A Guide to Monitoring and Evaluating Policy Influence
www.betterevaluation.org

Getting Started with Evaluation Survey
forum.effectivealtruism.org

Podcast with Mary Kay Gugerty
open.spotify.com

Theory of Change: Laying the Foundation for Right-Fit Data Collection
poverty-action.org

CARE 2023 | Sophie Gulliver | Evaluation 101: How to do it practically and purposefully
www.youtube.com

The Mission Motor
www.themissionmotor.org

Organization

Impact Evaluation Guide from IDinsight
guide.idinsight.org

Relative Value Estimations using Squiggle
forum.effectivealtruism.org

Programme Development Methodologies
forum.effectivealtruism.org

Top 5 M&E Networks, Groups, Associations and Agencies
tools4dev.org

Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Guidance by Anti Entropy
resourceportal.antientropy.org

MEL explainer 
embed.kumu.io

Probably Good's MEL guide
probablygood.org

Career Guide

M&E Course by Philantropy University
courses.philanthropyu.org

Video lectures on impact evaluations, systematic reviews and evidence use by 3ie
www.3ieimpact.org

Nailing the basics - Theories of Change
forum.effectivealtruism.org