This research report provides a guide for social-purpose organizations seeking to develop, improve, or question their practices regarding evaluation and impact measurement.
Drawing on a review of gray literature and scientific research on the subject, the report summarizes ten considerations that evaluators must address in order to develop their approach, namely: (1) who is the evaluation intended for?; (2) what are the objectives?; (3) how to define its timeframe?; (4) who are the stakeholders and what are their roles?; (5) what resources are required?; (6) what is the desired level of flexibility?; (7) what indicators are used?; (8) what data collection and analysis methods are selected?; (9) what is the desired degree of reflexivity?; (10) for what purposes will the results be used?
Furthermore, to align with critical reflections regarding the power dynamics that evaluation can produce—particularly when conducted among marginalized populations—an eleventh consideration has been developed: (11) how can the evaluation be decolonized?
