Institutional Learning and Change Initiative

  ActionAid is an international anti-poverty agency whose aim is to fight poverty worldwide. Formed in 1972, for over 30 years we have been growing and expanding to where we are today - helping over 13 million of the world's poorest and most disadvantaged people in 42 countries worldwide. http://www.actionaid.org

Capacity.ORG. A gateway for capcity development. http://www.capacity.org/

Center for Poverty Analysis (CEPA) Innovation Funds. The Innovation Fund was set up by CEPA's predecessor PIMU with the intention of supporting 'out of the box' thinking in understanding poverty and its impacts. CEPA took over funding and management of the Clients' Fund (as it was then known) in 2001. The Innovation Fund provides a space for CEPA to move out of its core research based programmes and services, and to work with a cross-section of stakeholders in selecting, supporting and monitoring initiatives that take an alternative or innovative approach to poverty analysis and reduction. The Innovation Fund is in its sixth year of operation and has supported 14 initiatives to date. http://www.cepa.lk/

Complex adaptive systems are special cases of complex systems.They are complex in that they are diverse and made up of multiple interconnected elements and adaptive in that they have the capacity to change and learn from experience. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complex_adaptive_system

The Consortium for Science, Policy, and Outcomes is an intellectual network aimed at enhancing the contribution of science and technology to society's pursuit of equality, justice, freedom, and overall quality of life. The Consortium creates knowledge and methods, cultivates public discourse, and fosters policies to help decision makers and institutions grapple with the immense power and importance of science and technology as society charts a course for the future. http://www.cspo.org/about/

Change-Facilitation: Global Network for Exploring, Creating, and Celebrating Change. A worldwide network of management consultants facilitating complex change processes. http://www.change-facilitation.org/

Destination Innovation: A consultancy company providing services on meeting facilitation, workshops, innovation audits, etc. The webpage brings publications on lateral thinking (by Paul Sloane), coming events and newsletter. http://www.destination-innovation.com/

Development through Dialogue - DGroup. Dgroups is an online home for groups and communities interested in international development. www.dgroups.org

Eldis Participation Resource Guide: Provides information on Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation (PM&E) with methods, concepts, indicators and case studies. http://www.eldis.org/participation/pme/index.htm

Evaluation Resources for Developing Countries (Free): The goal of this project is to work with a coalition of evaluators and evaluation organizations to provide evaluation, consulting or training resources to organizations and evaluators in developing countries. http://earth.prohosting.com/elecon/evaldevel/evaldevelopment.html

Global Social Change Research Project. Free Resources for Program Evaluation and Social Research Methods http://gsociology.icaap.org/methods/

Glossary of Key Terms in Evaluation and Results Based Management: The DAC Working Party on Aid Evaluation (WP-EV) has developed this glossary of key terms in evaluation and results-based management because of the need to clarify concepts and to reduce the terminological confusion frequently encountered in these areas. http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/29/21/2754804.pdf

Harvard Business School Working Knowledge Newsletter http://hbswk.hbs.edu/

IDRC Online Books: IDRC complete catalogue of online and in-print books, with titles sorted alphabetically, e.g. VOICES FOR CHANGE: Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation in China. http://www.idrc.ca/en/ev-66174-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html

IIFAC - The International Institute for Facilitation and Consensus is a professional team of facilitators, trainers and consultants who specialize in participatory processes. http://www.iifac.org/index-en.php

Impact Alliance: The Impact Alliance is a global action network committed to strengthening the capacity of individuals and organizations to generate deep impact within the communities they serve. We do this through assisting our members to improve the quality, scale and social impact of their services and programs. www.impactalliance.org

Impact Pathway Wiki: A virtual resource compiled by Boru Douthwaite and Sophie Alvarez on behalf of the CPWF Impact Group. It contains papers on impact pathways, PowerPoint presentations, workshop reports and useful articles and links. http://impactpathways.pbwiki.com/

Innovation Africa Symposium, November 20 to 23, 2006, Kampala, Uganda (Papers and Presentations) http://www.innovationafrica.net/pres.htm

Institute of Development Studies (IDS) Online Publications: Titles related to organisational learning and participation. http://www.ids.ac.uk/ids/particip/information/recentpubinst.html

International Association of Facilitators http://www.iaf-europe.org/

International Association for Impact Assessment is a forum for advancing innovation, development, and communication of best practice in impact assessment. IAIA activities seek to "(1) develop approaches and practices for comprehensive and integrated impact assessment, (2) improve assessment procedures and methods for practical application, (3) promote training of impact assessment and public understanding of the field, (4) provide professional quality assurance by peer review and other means, and (5) share information networks, timely publications, and professional meetings. http://www.iaia.org/default.aspx

The International Development Evaluation Association (IDEAS):  IDEAS vision is to development evaluation as an intrinsic part of free, equitable sustainable societies. Its strategy includes promote development evaluation for results, transparency and accountability in public policy and expenditure;  give priority to evaluation capacity development (ECD); foster the highest intellectual and professional standards in development evaluation; refrain from activities that other organisations are better placed to undertake; nurture partnerships with like-minded organisations; and encourage national and regional development evaluation groups. http://www.ideas-int.org

International Information Support Center (Source): Source is an international information support centre designed to strengthen the management, use and impact of information on health and disability. http://www.asksource.info/index.htm

International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3IE): The mission of the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (3IE) is to contribute to the fulfillment of aspirations for wellbeing by encouraging the production and use of evidence from rigorous impact evaluations for policy decisions that improve social and economic development programs in low- and middle-income countries. http://www.3ieimpact.org/

IOCE - International Organisation for Cooperation in Evaluation http://internationalevaluation.com/index.shtml

Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation: The news and thinking of the profession and discipline of evaluation in the world, for the world.  http://survey.ate.wmich.edu/jmde/index.php/jmde_1/index

Keystone - Keystone's mission is to improve the effectiveness of organisations working in the human development field by developing new ways of planning, measuring and communicating social change that are practical and include the voices of their beneficiaries and other constituents. http://www.keystoneaccountability.org/about

Knowledge Management for Development (KM4Dev): KM for Development (KM4Dev) is a community of international development practitioners who are interested in knowledge management and knowledge sharing issues and approaches. http://www.km4dev.org/

Knowledge Management for Development Journal: An open access, peer-reviewed, community journal on knowledge management in development - for and by development practitioners and researchers. http://www.km4dev.org/journal/index.php/km4dj

Knowledge Sharing in the CGIAR (KS-CGIAR): Site to encourage open and inclusive sharing of expertise and experiences among CGIAR staff members and partners, in order to support learning and change and to improve the effectiveness and impact of our work. http://www.ks-cgiar.org/

Learning Innovation Knowledge at the United Nations University: LINK (Learning INnovation, Knowledge) is an initiative of United Nations University – Maastricht Economic and social Research and training centre on Innovation and Technology (UNU-MERIT). The site provides policy-relevant resources on innovation for a new rural economy through concepts, lessons and guidelines.  http://www.innovationstudies.org/

Learning Innovations Laboratory (LILA) is an invited community of organizational leaders who seek to better understand the value derived from the intersection of learning, collaboration and change. http://lila.pz.harvard.edu/

Livelihood Connect at DFID: Sustainable Livelihoods Toolbox and Best Practice in Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation. Webpage provide guidelines for involving people in monitoring and evaluation for Natural Resource Management and Research. http://www.livelihoods.org/info/tools/PM&E.html

MandE News: Webpage provides links to monitoring and evaluation materials, inlcuding events, methods, tools, concepts, training, policies among others http://www.mande.co.uk/

Network of Networks Impact Evaluation Initiative (NONIE). Nonie is a network of networks for impact evaluation comprised of the DAC Evaluation Network, The United Nations Evaluation Group (UNEG) and the Evaluation Cooperation Group (ECG). Its purpose is to foster a program of impact evaluation activities based on a common understanding of the meaning of impact evaluation and approaches to conducting impact evaluation. http://www.worldbank.org/ieg/nonie/

One World Trust has just released an online database of accountability tools for research organisations and think-tanks. http://www.oneworldtrust.org/apro

OutcomeMapping - Learning Community: The website provides a discussion forum, OM articles, information on OM applications from around the world and forthcoming events. http://www.outcomemapping.ca/

Participation and Civic Engagement at the World Bank: The Participation and CIvic Engagement Group of the Social Development Department promotes the participation of people and their organizations to influence institutions, policies and processes for equitable and sustainable development. http://www.worldbank.org/participation/partme.htm

The CGIAR Systemwide Program on Participatory Research and Gender Analysis (PRGA) develops and promotes methods and organizational approaches for gender-sensitive participatory research on plant breeding and on management of crops and natural resources http://www.prgaprogram.org/

Poverty mapping - Promoting the use of poverty maps in policy making and targeting assistance, particularly in the areas of food security and environmental management.This site offers you access to a comprehensive library of publications, newsletters, and articles related to poverty and the environment; links to finding additional information; specific information on food security, poverty, and the environment, including case studies from nine developing countries http://www.povertymap.net/

PREVAL - Programme for Strengthening the Regional Capacity for Monitoring and Evaluation of IFAD's Rural Poverty-Alleviation Projects in Latin America. http://www.preval.org/pagina.php?secCodigo=53&idioma=8

Public Policy Advocacy Website (English and Spanish). The website contain analyzes of main actors and forces involved, describes the policy advocacy process, includes a compilation of systematized experiences, as well as methods and tools for policy advocacy planning and media advocacy, and presents a useful virtual library on the topic is also available, with downloadable documents. http://www.publicpolicyadvocacy.info

ODI's Research and Policy in Development (RAPID) programme aims to improve the uses of research and evidence evidence in development policy and practice through research, advice and debate. http://www.odi.org.uk/Rapid/Index.html

Science and Development Network: News, views and information about science, technology and the developing world.
http://www.scidev.net/Editorials/index.cfm?fuseaction=readEditorials&ite

Sustainable Development Department at FAO: Participation in practice - Monitoring and evaluation. Provides concepts and tools related to participatory action research, participatory monitoring and evaluation. http://www.fao.org/sd/ppdirect/ppre0053.htm

USAID Evaluation Resources http://www.usaid.gov/policy/evalweb/evaluation_resources.html

The KIT Portal on Value Chains for Development (VC4D). The portal on Value Chains for Development provides access to free, full-text electronic documents on pro-poor value chains. This information portal is also a unique entry point for all other Internet sources on the subject, including newsletters, discussion groups, websites, bibliographic databases, and directories of organizations and projects.  http://portals.kit.nl/smartsite.shtml?id=12505