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13 November 2018
Published by: IDS
Integrated development projects seem to have largely fallen out of favour since their heyday in the 1970s and 1980s. Integrated projects...
12 November 2018
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
This IDS Bulletin explores recent evidence on integrated approaches in rural development. Since the 1970s, holistic and multisectoral...
12 November 2018
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
Recent years have witnessed a renewed interest in integrated rural development (IRD) projects, which were a common feature of...
9 November 2018
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
The use of mixed methods in impact evaluation often focuses on the triangulation of findings or using qualitative data to explain...
17 February 2017
Published by: IDS
This report highlights the paradox within impact investing: the prioritisation of ‘social impact’ without prioritising ‘impact evidence’. The growth of metrics, ratings and certification-based approaches has sought to address this gap but this only goes so far, and there is a need for a more evaluative approach to assessing impact.
24 November 2016
Published by: IDS
This report explains the methodology used to analyse the demand for evidence and accountability within the impact investment market. Social network analysis, qualitative interviews and ego network analysis were used to explore actors within this market (or system), drawing on data from Twitter to consider connections, influence and conversations about social impact.
14 November 2016
Published by: Itad
This study is one of three making up the qualitative part of an independent evaluation of the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) Millennium Villages Project (MVP) (2012–17).
17 October 2016
Published by: IDS
Impact investing – investing for social and environmental returns alongside financial returns – is a growing phenomenon in financial markets. However, concerns exist regarding the demand for robust impact evidence and accountability for impact claims when compared to a public sector aid model.
4 January 2016
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
This IDS Bulletin is the first of two special issues presenting contributions from the event ‘Impact Innovation and Learning: Towards a Research and Practice Agenda for the Future’, organised by IDS in March 2013. The initiative, as well as these two issues, represent a ‘rallying cry’ for impact evaluation to rise to the challenges of a post?MDG/post?2015 development agenda. This introduction ar
1 August 2015
Published by: Wilton Park
As part of the International Year of Evaluation 2015, this Wilton Park convened meeting gave evaluation professionals, development partners, and investors an open forum to review recent evaluation experience, debate evaluation governance issues, and probe the methodological questions brought about by the market-based revolution.
