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Monitoring and Evaluation Technical Assistance (META)

 
E-Learning Course

Developing Theories of Change

This module explains a key element of program design, monitoring and evaluation: developing strong theories of change. This module continues the series of introductory e-learning

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August 22, 2017 No Comments
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Data Collection Planning Worksheet

To deliver data-driven, evidence-based programs for refugees, we need to ask the right questions and gather the right information. Data collection methods not only determine whether we

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February 27, 2017 No Comments

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DataViz

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Monitoring and Evaluation

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Data Visualization, Using Data and Evidence

Data Visualization Made Easy: Program Output Data Before and After

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This blog post was written by the Monitoring and Evaluation Technical Assistance (META) Project and is included as an archived post on the Switchboard blog. If you serve refugees in the U.S., you’ve probably experienced a common challenge: translating all of the valuable data you collect into relevant messages for a given audience, whether they […]

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Monitoring and Evaluation

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Using Data and Evidence

Using Data from the American Community Survey (ACS) to Understand the Social and Economic Outcomes of Refugee Resettlement

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In this webinar, Professor William Evans of the University of Notre Dame discussed his recent National Bureau of Economic Research working paper The Economic and Social Outcomes of Refugees in the United States: Evidence from the ACS. This study, conducted in collaboration with graduate student Daniel Fitzerald, uses data from the American Community Survey to understand […]

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Podcast@2x

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Financial Literacy, Monitoring and Evaluation

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Using Data and Evidence

Financial Capability for Refugees: Promising Practices for Upward Economic Mobility

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What are the early financial experiences of New Americans? What promising practices may help accelerate their path to economic integration in the U.S.? For this podcast, META was joined by Kasra Movahedi of the International Rescue Committee to discuss an IRC study on financial capability programs, drawing on data from more than 2,400 refugee and […]

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Monitoring and Evaluation

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Project Design and M&E Planning

Why We Should Have Developed our Logic Model before Our Project Narrative — Not the Other Way Around

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This blog post was written by the Monitoring and Evaluation Technical Assistance (META) Project and is included as an archived post on the Switchboard blog. It’s tempting to start out program design by drafting a narrative. After all, we know what we want to do, many approvals may be needed, and deadlines are looming! But […]

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ToC-SM

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Monitoring and Evaluation

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Project Design and M&E Planning

Developing Theories of Change

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This module explains a key element of program design, monitoring and evaluation: developing strong theories of change. This module continues the series of introductory e-learning modules on monitoring and evaluation (M&E). If you have not yet completed the first module in this series, Introduction to Monitoring and Evaluation, we recommend doing so before starting this module. This […]

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Podcast@2x

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Health, Monitoring and Evaluation

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Food Security and Nutrition, Using Data and Evidence

A Path to Food Security & Nutrition for Refugees & Immigrants in the U.S: Building an Evidence Base

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What do we know and not know about how to improve food security and nutrition for refugees and immigrants in the U.S? This episode of the META podcast explores this question with Rachel Dannefer, Director of Research & Evaluation for the Harlem Neighborhood Health Action Centers of the NYC Health Department, and Eugenia Gusev, Technical […]

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Monitoring and Evaluation

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Project Design and M&E Planning

7 Tips for Developing Data-Driven, Evidence-Based Programs

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In designing programs to respond to the needs of refugees in the U.S., service providers have the opportunity to improve program planning processes and take steps towards becoming more data-driven and evidence-based. Data-driven programs are those where data shapes program design and informs decision making during the life of the program. Evidence-based programs are those […]

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Podcast@2x

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Monitoring and Evaluation

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Data Collection

Two Exciting Ways to Use Mobile Data Collection in Refugee Programs

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This episode of the META Podcast discusses two new ways mobile data collection can support programs for refugees in the U.S. Hear from Rachel Factor of Refugee Services of Texas about Refugee Mobile, a project that gives clients smartphone technology and collects data through text message. Abigail Clarke-Sayer of the IRC also shares about a […]

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Monitoring and Evaluation

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Data Collection

Quick Reference Table: Overview of Common Data Collection Methods

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To deliver data-driven, evidence-based programs for refugees, we need to ask the right questions and gather the right information. Data collection methods not only determine whether we can gather the information we need, but also influence data quality, affect the conclusions we’re able to draw, and have budget implications.  Each data collection method has its pros and […]

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Monitoring and Evaluation

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Data Collection

Data Collection Planning Worksheet

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To deliver data-driven, evidence-based programs for refugees, we need to ask the right questions and gather the right information. Data collection methods not only determine whether we can gather the information we need, but also influence data quality, affect the conclusions we’re able to draw, and have budget implications.  In designing your programs, it can be helpful […]

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