Global Evaluation Initiative (GEI)
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We support developing countries in strengthening their monitoring and evaluation systems to help governments gather and use evidence to craft policies that make a real difference in people’s lives. Meet the GEI Network: globalevaluationinitiative.org
📅 Mark your calendars! Glocal Evaluation Week is happening June 1-5.🎉
#Glocal is an annual knowledge-sharing event featuring numerous online, in-person & hybrid sessions on the latest in #evaluation from around the world.💡
Stay tuned for more & get ready for #Glocal2026!✨
#Glocal is an annual knowledge-sharing event featuring numerous online, in-person & hybrid sessions on the latest in #evaluation from around the world.💡
Stay tuned for more & get ready for #Glocal2026!✨
February 5, 2026 at 3:04 PM
📅 Mark your calendars! Glocal Evaluation Week is happening June 1-5.🎉
#Glocal is an annual knowledge-sharing event featuring numerous online, in-person & hybrid sessions on the latest in #evaluation from around the world.💡
Stay tuned for more & get ready for #Glocal2026!✨
#Glocal is an annual knowledge-sharing event featuring numerous online, in-person & hybrid sessions on the latest in #evaluation from around the world.💡
Stay tuned for more & get ready for #Glocal2026!✨
Share knowledge & help strengthen M&E practice worldwide.💡
Do you have #knowledge resources that could benefit monitoring & #evaluation practitioners? Share them on the #BetterEvaluation knowledge platform & make them more accessible to a global audience.🌍
🫴 Learn more & contribute: bit.ly/49D7xPz
Do you have #knowledge resources that could benefit monitoring & #evaluation practitioners? Share them on the #BetterEvaluation knowledge platform & make them more accessible to a global audience.🌍
🫴 Learn more & contribute: bit.ly/49D7xPz
February 3, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Share knowledge & help strengthen M&E practice worldwide.💡
Do you have #knowledge resources that could benefit monitoring & #evaluation practitioners? Share them on the #BetterEvaluation knowledge platform & make them more accessible to a global audience.🌍
🫴 Learn more & contribute: bit.ly/49D7xPz
Do you have #knowledge resources that could benefit monitoring & #evaluation practitioners? Share them on the #BetterEvaluation knowledge platform & make them more accessible to a global audience.🌍
🫴 Learn more & contribute: bit.ly/49D7xPz
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📚 Free online course: How to evaluate the environmental dimensions of development programs
In this self-paced course, @thegef.bsky.social shares key frameworks & tools for integrating environmental targets into the #evaluation of #development interventions.📊
💡 Take the course: tinyurl.com/3acebsmh
In this self-paced course, @thegef.bsky.social shares key frameworks & tools for integrating environmental targets into the #evaluation of #development interventions.📊
💡 Take the course: tinyurl.com/3acebsmh
January 29, 2026 at 2:43 PM
📚 Free online course: How to evaluate the environmental dimensions of development programs
In this self-paced course, @thegef.bsky.social shares key frameworks & tools for integrating environmental targets into the #evaluation of #development interventions.📊
💡 Take the course: tinyurl.com/3acebsmh
In this self-paced course, @thegef.bsky.social shares key frameworks & tools for integrating environmental targets into the #evaluation of #development interventions.📊
💡 Take the course: tinyurl.com/3acebsmh
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Want to share your #evaluation knowledge & resources? => Contribute content to BetterEvaluation: "whether you'd like to suggest a resource or event, write a blog, have feedback you'd like to share or would like to be more involved in a content area" www.betterevaluation.org/community/co...
Contribute content
We welcome your contributions, whether you'd like to suggest a resource or event, write a blog, have feedback you'd like to share or would like to be more involved in a content area.
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January 19, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Want to share your #evaluation knowledge & resources? => Contribute content to BetterEvaluation: "whether you'd like to suggest a resource or event, write a blog, have feedback you'd like to share or would like to be more involved in a content area" www.betterevaluation.org/community/co...
Webinar happening today 👇
Discover the initiatives shaping stronger national monitoring & #evaluation systems across Latin America & the Caribbean. Hear from organizations working together to drive progress.
🗓️Jan. 27, 3 PM (UTC)
🌐 Interpretation available: ES, EN, FR, PT
✏️ Sign up: bit.ly/45Gb6SH
Discover the initiatives shaping stronger national monitoring & #evaluation systems across Latin America & the Caribbean. Hear from organizations working together to drive progress.
🗓️Jan. 27, 3 PM (UTC)
🌐 Interpretation available: ES, EN, FR, PT
✏️ Sign up: bit.ly/45Gb6SH
January 27, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Webinar happening today 👇
Discover the initiatives shaping stronger national monitoring & #evaluation systems across Latin America & the Caribbean. Hear from organizations working together to drive progress.
🗓️Jan. 27, 3 PM (UTC)
🌐 Interpretation available: ES, EN, FR, PT
✏️ Sign up: bit.ly/45Gb6SH
Discover the initiatives shaping stronger national monitoring & #evaluation systems across Latin America & the Caribbean. Hear from organizations working together to drive progress.
🗓️Jan. 27, 3 PM (UTC)
🌐 Interpretation available: ES, EN, FR, PT
✏️ Sign up: bit.ly/45Gb6SH
Exciting things ahead 🚀
The next edition of Glocal Evaluation Week is coming!
#Glocal is an annual event where people & organizations from around the 🌍 come together to explore the latest global & local insights on #evaluation.💡
Hope you'll join us this year! Stay tuned for more on #Glocal2026.✨
The next edition of Glocal Evaluation Week is coming!
#Glocal is an annual event where people & organizations from around the 🌍 come together to explore the latest global & local insights on #evaluation.💡
Hope you'll join us this year! Stay tuned for more on #Glocal2026.✨
January 22, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Exciting things ahead 🚀
The next edition of Glocal Evaluation Week is coming!
#Glocal is an annual event where people & organizations from around the 🌍 come together to explore the latest global & local insights on #evaluation.💡
Hope you'll join us this year! Stay tuned for more on #Glocal2026.✨
The next edition of Glocal Evaluation Week is coming!
#Glocal is an annual event where people & organizations from around the 🌍 come together to explore the latest global & local insights on #evaluation.💡
Hope you'll join us this year! Stay tuned for more on #Glocal2026.✨
📣 Upcoming webinar
What initiatives are shaping stronger monitoring & #evaluation systems (M&E) in Latin America & the Caribbean? How can collaboration be strengthened to further advance M&E in the region?
📅 Jan. 27, 3 PM (UTC)
🌐 Interpretation available: ES, EN, FR, PT
👉 Sign up: bit.ly/45Gb6SH
What initiatives are shaping stronger monitoring & #evaluation systems (M&E) in Latin America & the Caribbean? How can collaboration be strengthened to further advance M&E in the region?
📅 Jan. 27, 3 PM (UTC)
🌐 Interpretation available: ES, EN, FR, PT
👉 Sign up: bit.ly/45Gb6SH
January 20, 2026 at 2:00 PM
📣 Upcoming webinar
What initiatives are shaping stronger monitoring & #evaluation systems (M&E) in Latin America & the Caribbean? How can collaboration be strengthened to further advance M&E in the region?
📅 Jan. 27, 3 PM (UTC)
🌐 Interpretation available: ES, EN, FR, PT
👉 Sign up: bit.ly/45Gb6SH
What initiatives are shaping stronger monitoring & #evaluation systems (M&E) in Latin America & the Caribbean? How can collaboration be strengthened to further advance M&E in the region?
📅 Jan. 27, 3 PM (UTC)
🌐 Interpretation available: ES, EN, FR, PT
👉 Sign up: bit.ly/45Gb6SH
❓ How can traditional & innovative data sources work together to tackle data challenges in impact #evaluations?
In this webinar, experts demonstrate how combining different #data sources can create stronger, more actionable #evidence for better #policy decisions.
👉 Watch: bit.ly/4qg31vU
In this webinar, experts demonstrate how combining different #data sources can create stronger, more actionable #evidence for better #policy decisions.
👉 Watch: bit.ly/4qg31vU
January 12, 2026 at 2:16 PM
❓ How can traditional & innovative data sources work together to tackle data challenges in impact #evaluations?
In this webinar, experts demonstrate how combining different #data sources can create stronger, more actionable #evidence for better #policy decisions.
👉 Watch: bit.ly/4qg31vU
In this webinar, experts demonstrate how combining different #data sources can create stronger, more actionable #evidence for better #policy decisions.
👉 Watch: bit.ly/4qg31vU
✨ Here's to another year of sharing #knowledge & #learning together, collaborating to strengthen #evaluation capacities worldwide & deepening #partnerships that advance #progress through #evidence-based decision-making. 🚀
Happy New Year from the GEI Network! 🎉
Happy New Year from the GEI Network! 🎉
January 2, 2026 at 12:33 PM
✨ Here's to another year of sharing #knowledge & #learning together, collaborating to strengthen #evaluation capacities worldwide & deepening #partnerships that advance #progress through #evidence-based decision-making. 🚀
Happy New Year from the GEI Network! 🎉
Happy New Year from the GEI Network! 🎉
✨ Knowledge Highlights from 2025 ✨
Before the year ends, here's a look at the top knowledge resources that came out of GEI's collaborative work in 2025: bit.ly/49zaZKM
And with that, we wish you all a happy new year! 🥳 Here's to more learning & growth in 2026. 🚀
Before the year ends, here's a look at the top knowledge resources that came out of GEI's collaborative work in 2025: bit.ly/49zaZKM
And with that, we wish you all a happy new year! 🥳 Here's to more learning & growth in 2026. 🚀
December 30, 2025 at 1:26 PM
✨ Knowledge Highlights from 2025 ✨
Before the year ends, here's a look at the top knowledge resources that came out of GEI's collaborative work in 2025: bit.ly/49zaZKM
And with that, we wish you all a happy new year! 🥳 Here's to more learning & growth in 2026. 🚀
Before the year ends, here's a look at the top knowledge resources that came out of GEI's collaborative work in 2025: bit.ly/49zaZKM
And with that, we wish you all a happy new year! 🥳 Here's to more learning & growth in 2026. 🚀
🎄This holiday season, we will you unity, solidarity, generosity & lots of goodwill... the very things that strengthen our partnerships & our networks.🤝
From all of us at the GEI Network, happy holidays! 🎉
From all of us at the GEI Network, happy holidays! 🎉
December 17, 2025 at 2:35 PM
🎄This holiday season, we will you unity, solidarity, generosity & lots of goodwill... the very things that strengthen our partnerships & our networks.🤝
From all of us at the GEI Network, happy holidays! 🎉
From all of us at the GEI Network, happy holidays! 🎉
📣 Opportunity to sharpen your survey design skills for better evidence
Join Make Measurement Matter 2026, a 3-day, in-person course on designing robust surveys to drive the use of data & evidence in program decision-making.📊
📅 February 17-19, 2026
📍 New Delhi, India
👉 Learn more: bit.ly/3M9SnIb
Join Make Measurement Matter 2026, a 3-day, in-person course on designing robust surveys to drive the use of data & evidence in program decision-making.📊
📅 February 17-19, 2026
📍 New Delhi, India
👉 Learn more: bit.ly/3M9SnIb
December 15, 2025 at 12:42 PM
📣 Opportunity to sharpen your survey design skills for better evidence
Join Make Measurement Matter 2026, a 3-day, in-person course on designing robust surveys to drive the use of data & evidence in program decision-making.📊
📅 February 17-19, 2026
📍 New Delhi, India
👉 Learn more: bit.ly/3M9SnIb
Join Make Measurement Matter 2026, a 3-day, in-person course on designing robust surveys to drive the use of data & evidence in program decision-making.📊
📅 February 17-19, 2026
📍 New Delhi, India
👉 Learn more: bit.ly/3M9SnIb
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"whether you're cautiously experimenting, enthusiastically over-adopting, or somewhere in the productive disillusionment that precedes genuine integration" you are not alone in your #AI adoption in #evaluation journey!👇
www.betterevaluation.org/blog/five-st...
www.betterevaluation.org/blog/five-st...
The five stages of AI adoption: A field guide for evaluators - Blog post on Better Evaluation
This blog by Jonathan Kuhn-Patrick (UK Evaluation Society Trustee and AI Working Group Lead) explores the five emotional stages many evaluators experience as they begin working with AI.
www.betterevaluation.org
December 10, 2025 at 5:44 AM
"whether you're cautiously experimenting, enthusiastically over-adopting, or somewhere in the productive disillusionment that precedes genuine integration" you are not alone in your #AI adoption in #evaluation journey!👇
www.betterevaluation.org/blog/five-st...
www.betterevaluation.org/blog/five-st...
Last November, the International Program for Development #Evaluation Training (IPDET) reached a milestone when it came to Nairobi for its very first regional program in #Africa.💎
💡 In our latest blog post, #IPDETNairobi leaders share insights & key takeaways from the training: bit.ly/4pV0g2I
💡 In our latest blog post, #IPDETNairobi leaders share insights & key takeaways from the training: bit.ly/4pV0g2I
December 8, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Last November, the International Program for Development #Evaluation Training (IPDET) reached a milestone when it came to Nairobi for its very first regional program in #Africa.💎
💡 In our latest blog post, #IPDETNairobi leaders share insights & key takeaways from the training: bit.ly/4pV0g2I
💡 In our latest blog post, #IPDETNairobi leaders share insights & key takeaways from the training: bit.ly/4pV0g2I
How do national monitoring & #evaluation systems work & why do they matter for effective #PolicyMaking & #Governance? GEI's free online course breaks it all down.📚
👩🏫 Hear more from course instructors Ian Goldman, Gabriela Lacerda, Claudia Maldonado, Dugan Fraser & Francis Mwaijande in this video.👇
👩🏫 Hear more from course instructors Ian Goldman, Gabriela Lacerda, Claudia Maldonado, Dugan Fraser & Francis Mwaijande in this video.👇
December 4, 2025 at 2:59 PM
How do national monitoring & #evaluation systems work & why do they matter for effective #PolicyMaking & #Governance? GEI's free online course breaks it all down.📚
👩🏫 Hear more from course instructors Ian Goldman, Gabriela Lacerda, Claudia Maldonado, Dugan Fraser & Francis Mwaijande in this video.👇
👩🏫 Hear more from course instructors Ian Goldman, Gabriela Lacerda, Claudia Maldonado, Dugan Fraser & Francis Mwaijande in this video.👇
📢 Applications now open for Make Measurement Matter: Designing Surveys for Better Evidence (MMM2026)
📚 MMM2026 is a 3-day, in-person course on how to design surveys & use data to improve program decisions & implementation.
🗓️ Feb. 17-19, 2026
📍 New Delhi, India
👉 Learn more & apply: bit.ly/3M9SnIb
📚 MMM2026 is a 3-day, in-person course on how to design surveys & use data to improve program decisions & implementation.
🗓️ Feb. 17-19, 2026
📍 New Delhi, India
👉 Learn more & apply: bit.ly/3M9SnIb
December 1, 2025 at 2:13 PM
📢 Applications now open for Make Measurement Matter: Designing Surveys for Better Evidence (MMM2026)
📚 MMM2026 is a 3-day, in-person course on how to design surveys & use data to improve program decisions & implementation.
🗓️ Feb. 17-19, 2026
📍 New Delhi, India
👉 Learn more & apply: bit.ly/3M9SnIb
📚 MMM2026 is a 3-day, in-person course on how to design surveys & use data to improve program decisions & implementation.
🗓️ Feb. 17-19, 2026
📍 New Delhi, India
👉 Learn more & apply: bit.ly/3M9SnIb
Complexity is a defining feature of modern life. How can we take it into account when we evaluate policies & programs?
Join us for an online lecture on evaluating complexity with @patriciajrogers.bsky.social, founder of BetterEvaluation.
🗓️ Dec. 1, 4-5 PM (UTC+8)
🔗 Meeting link: bit.ly/4o0N2jJ
Join us for an online lecture on evaluating complexity with @patriciajrogers.bsky.social, founder of BetterEvaluation.
🗓️ Dec. 1, 4-5 PM (UTC+8)
🔗 Meeting link: bit.ly/4o0N2jJ
November 28, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Complexity is a defining feature of modern life. How can we take it into account when we evaluate policies & programs?
Join us for an online lecture on evaluating complexity with @patriciajrogers.bsky.social, founder of BetterEvaluation.
🗓️ Dec. 1, 4-5 PM (UTC+8)
🔗 Meeting link: bit.ly/4o0N2jJ
Join us for an online lecture on evaluating complexity with @patriciajrogers.bsky.social, founder of BetterEvaluation.
🗓️ Dec. 1, 4-5 PM (UTC+8)
🔗 Meeting link: bit.ly/4o0N2jJ
Happy #Thanksgiving2025! What are you most grateful for this year?
At GEI, we're especially thankful for the partnerships that power our work to strengthen national #evaluation systems & advance evidence-based governance worldwide.🌍
To all our partners, thank you for being part of our journey.🙏🧡
At GEI, we're especially thankful for the partnerships that power our work to strengthen national #evaluation systems & advance evidence-based governance worldwide.🌍
To all our partners, thank you for being part of our journey.🙏🧡
November 27, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Happy #Thanksgiving2025! What are you most grateful for this year?
At GEI, we're especially thankful for the partnerships that power our work to strengthen national #evaluation systems & advance evidence-based governance worldwide.🌍
To all our partners, thank you for being part of our journey.🙏🧡
At GEI, we're especially thankful for the partnerships that power our work to strengthen national #evaluation systems & advance evidence-based governance worldwide.🌍
To all our partners, thank you for being part of our journey.🙏🧡
How can we build monitoring & #evaluation (M&E) systems that are actually useful for governments & organizations?
Join us this Monday for an online lecture with Dugan Fraser, M&E Systems & Capacities Advisor.
🗓️ Nov. 24, 4-5 PM (UTC+8)
🔗 Meeting link: bit.ly/4o0N2jJ
Join us this Monday for an online lecture with Dugan Fraser, M&E Systems & Capacities Advisor.
🗓️ Nov. 24, 4-5 PM (UTC+8)
🔗 Meeting link: bit.ly/4o0N2jJ
November 23, 2025 at 2:14 PM
How can we build monitoring & #evaluation (M&E) systems that are actually useful for governments & organizations?
Join us this Monday for an online lecture with Dugan Fraser, M&E Systems & Capacities Advisor.
🗓️ Nov. 24, 4-5 PM (UTC+8)
🔗 Meeting link: bit.ly/4o0N2jJ
Join us this Monday for an online lecture with Dugan Fraser, M&E Systems & Capacities Advisor.
🗓️ Nov. 24, 4-5 PM (UTC+8)
🔗 Meeting link: bit.ly/4o0N2jJ
📣 Webinar recording now available
Last week, we explored what constitutes transformational leadership in #evaluation.
Panelists discussed what kind of #leadership drives innovation, collaboration & meaningful change in evaluation practice.
Missed it? Catch up on all the insights: bit.ly/3X9LlFx
Last week, we explored what constitutes transformational leadership in #evaluation.
Panelists discussed what kind of #leadership drives innovation, collaboration & meaningful change in evaluation practice.
Missed it? Catch up on all the insights: bit.ly/3X9LlFx
November 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
📣 Webinar recording now available
Last week, we explored what constitutes transformational leadership in #evaluation.
Panelists discussed what kind of #leadership drives innovation, collaboration & meaningful change in evaluation practice.
Missed it? Catch up on all the insights: bit.ly/3X9LlFx
Last week, we explored what constitutes transformational leadership in #evaluation.
Panelists discussed what kind of #leadership drives innovation, collaboration & meaningful change in evaluation practice.
Missed it? Catch up on all the insights: bit.ly/3X9LlFx
📣 Recently published!
📕 This book is the 2nd volume in the "Evaluation: African Perspectives" series, which explores the role of #evaluation in addressing #inequality & fostering equitable #development in #Africa.🌍
🔎 Explore the book: bit.ly/4hrDRa4
📕 This book is the 2nd volume in the "Evaluation: African Perspectives" series, which explores the role of #evaluation in addressing #inequality & fostering equitable #development in #Africa.🌍
🔎 Explore the book: bit.ly/4hrDRa4
November 19, 2025 at 1:50 PM
📣 Recently published!
📕 This book is the 2nd volume in the "Evaluation: African Perspectives" series, which explores the role of #evaluation in addressing #inequality & fostering equitable #development in #Africa.🌍
🔎 Explore the book: bit.ly/4hrDRa4
📕 This book is the 2nd volume in the "Evaluation: African Perspectives" series, which explores the role of #evaluation in addressing #inequality & fostering equitable #development in #Africa.🌍
🔎 Explore the book: bit.ly/4hrDRa4
#COP30's key ambition is to translate #climate commitments into concrete action.🚀
But to turn climate strategies into real-world impact, we need strong, climate-informed monitoring & #evaluation (M&E) systems.
💡 Find out why in our latest blog post: bit.ly/3JSADQM
But to turn climate strategies into real-world impact, we need strong, climate-informed monitoring & #evaluation (M&E) systems.
💡 Find out why in our latest blog post: bit.ly/3JSADQM
November 17, 2025 at 1:57 PM
#COP30's key ambition is to translate #climate commitments into concrete action.🚀
But to turn climate strategies into real-world impact, we need strong, climate-informed monitoring & #evaluation (M&E) systems.
💡 Find out why in our latest blog post: bit.ly/3JSADQM
But to turn climate strategies into real-world impact, we need strong, climate-informed monitoring & #evaluation (M&E) systems.
💡 Find out why in our latest blog post: bit.ly/3JSADQM
How can we build a shared understanding of evaluation & make sense of its many complex dimensions?
Join us this Monday for an online lecture on #evaluation terminology & typologies with Prof. Howard White from Lanzhou University.
🗓️ Nov. 17, 4-5 PM (UTC+8)
🔗 Meeting link: bit.ly/4o0N2jJ
Join us this Monday for an online lecture on #evaluation terminology & typologies with Prof. Howard White from Lanzhou University.
🗓️ Nov. 17, 4-5 PM (UTC+8)
🔗 Meeting link: bit.ly/4o0N2jJ
November 16, 2025 at 1:30 PM
How can we build a shared understanding of evaluation & make sense of its many complex dimensions?
Join us this Monday for an online lecture on #evaluation terminology & typologies with Prof. Howard White from Lanzhou University.
🗓️ Nov. 17, 4-5 PM (UTC+8)
🔗 Meeting link: bit.ly/4o0N2jJ
Join us this Monday for an online lecture on #evaluation terminology & typologies with Prof. Howard White from Lanzhou University.
🗓️ Nov. 17, 4-5 PM (UTC+8)
🔗 Meeting link: bit.ly/4o0N2jJ
💡 It's happening today! Don't miss the conversation on transformational leadership in evaluation. Sign up here: bit.ly/4ouAm5F
Transformational leadership in evaluation? What does that actually mean???
📅 Join the discussion on November 13, 2-3:30 PM (UTC). Let's unpack what kind of leadership we need to transform #evaluation systems & practices.
👉 Sign up here: bit.ly/4ouAm5F
📅 Join the discussion on November 13, 2-3:30 PM (UTC). Let's unpack what kind of leadership we need to transform #evaluation systems & practices.
👉 Sign up here: bit.ly/4ouAm5F
November 13, 2025 at 9:28 AM
💡 It's happening today! Don't miss the conversation on transformational leadership in evaluation. Sign up here: bit.ly/4ouAm5F