New content from the Outcome Mapping Learning Community http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/pipe.info?_id=Cv_8pJQE3RGx34Zeyp1_DQ Wed, 22 May 2013 19:45:03 +0000 http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/ http://www.outcomemapping.cahttp://www.outcomemapping.ca/slices/logo_om_en.gifSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesNew content from the Outcome Mapping Learning Community. Includes all new resources, events and OM applications. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/outcomemapping/~3/NrGfKbmLX0o/event.php This innovative story-based method can add value to your MandE by making it more participatory and meaningful. Participatory because more project stakeholders are involved both in deciding the sorts of change to be recorded and in analysing the data; and meaningful because it provides more than just data about how busy you have been, instead it helps you to think clearly about what you are doing a... Thu, 16 May 2013 07:05:33 +0000 http://www.outcomemapping.ca/events/event.php?id=210 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/outcomemapping/~3/zvmnmxheMDs/resource.php Thu, 16 May 2013 07:02:56 +0000 http://www.outcomemapping.ca/resource/resource.php?id=420 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/outcomemapping/~3/Iu7Yww1MpX0/event.php Take this course to learn: • the key concepts and principles of outcome mapping • the importance of participation in monitoring and evaluation • how to use outcome mapping to understand changes in behaviour • how it can help in monitoring advocacy and capacity building • identifying the limits of your influence: the idea of boundary partners • mapping your strategy and building in learning Wed, 15 May 2013 11:54:37 +0000 http://www.outcomemapping.ca/events/event.php?id=209 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/outcomemapping/~3/VqG7He1ltgo/resource.php The concept of boundary partners is unique and important in OM. A question on the community email list in March 2013 prompted a fascinating discussion on the topic. This document summarises that discussion. Thu, 09 May 2013 11:21:56 +0000 http://www.outcomemapping.ca/resource/resource.php?id=419 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/outcomemapping/~3/yXNl98smcqo/event.php The International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR) has an Outcome Mapping Course scheduled for 20th – 24th May 2013. The training will take place in Harare, Zimbabwe. The course fees are USD 700 for the non-boarding option or USD 1200 for the full board option. Thu, 02 May 2013 10:01:06 +0000 http://www.outcomemapping.ca/events/event.php?id=207 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/outcomemapping/~3/HlwF02SyJ8k/event.php BetterEvaluation and the American Evaluation Association present this series of free webinars introducing the BetterEvaluation framework. Wed, 01 May 2013 12:43:38 +0000 http://www.outcomemapping.ca/events/event.php?id=208 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/outcomemapping/~3/Bs4E3Ayn3NQ/event.php The University of Bologna annual summer school programme is going to take place again this year on June 10-15, 2013. This is the exciting annual training venue for practitioners, professionals, experts and public officials with two "gurus" in the OM and Developmental Evaluation techniques –Terry Smutylo and Ricardo Wilson-Grau – taking place in the pleasant summer-time Italian context of a medi... Wed, 01 May 2013 12:38:48 +0000 http://www.outcomemapping.ca/events/event.php?id=191 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/outcomemapping/~3/8j0zcOcDlxk/event.php INTRAC is now offering a 10% discount on this course - now only £756.00 GBP. Please quote the discount code 'blspring2013' on your application form. Part One, Trainer-led and self-directed: 18 - 21 June 2013 Part Two, 1:1 Coaching: w.c. 15 July 2013 Part Three, Trainer-led: 31 July 2013 MandE is an essential component of international NGOs, NGOs and civil society organisations striving to Wed, 01 May 2013 12:35:07 +0000 http://www.outcomemapping.ca/events/event.php?id=200 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/outcomemapping/~3/2e40bpyMeA8/event.php INTRAC is now offering a 10% discount on this course - now only £756.00 GBP. Please quote the discount code 'blspring2013' on your application form. Part One, Trainer-led and self-directed (11 – 14 June 2013) Part Two, 1:1 Coaching (w.c. 8 July 2013) Part Three, Trainer-led (30 July 2013) This course gives participants a thorough understanding of how to influence the policy making process... Wed, 01 May 2013 12:34:35 +0000 http://www.outcomemapping.ca/events/event.php?id=201 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/outcomemapping/~3/IntYR4O30bE/event.php 10th – 12th June 2013 There has been an increased interest in Theories of Change (ToCs) in the development sector. Some donors now require organisations to provide ToCs to accompany their proposals. Organisations who have already developed a ToC for their programmes have found that the process and the product can provide greater clarity for communication, planning and MandE; enhance partner rel... Wed, 01 May 2013 12:33:14 +0000 http://www.outcomemapping.ca/events/event.php?id=203 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/outcomemapping/~3/1Wzqp00q3Jo/resource.php The Belgian NGO VECO has been applying OM for planning, monitoring and learning across its regional programmes since 2008. This paper, based on a presentation of the case at the OM Lab in Beirut in 2012, presents the story of VECO's adoption and adaptation of OM, including its ground-breaking efforts to integrate OM and logical frameworks. Wed, 01 May 2013 12:00:10 +0000 http://www.outcomemapping.ca/resource/resource.php?id=418 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/outcomemapping/~3/mdfbm9gGkrY/event.php Introduction to Outcome Mapping methodology for a group of about 12 ONGs from Brazil working in the field of human rights, taught by Markus Gottsbacher. The number of organizations that participated in the training was a testimony to the interest of the group for the issue. Partner organizations traveled from various parts of the country to attend. Markus Gottsbacher, the moderator of the training... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:38:26 +0000 http://www.outcomemapping.ca/events/event.php?id=206 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/outcomemapping/~3/F-hHkvGdKxM/event.php 24 – 28 June 2013 This course has been designed to equip project staff with the necessary understanding and skills to use the components of the project cycle to develop a project proposal in a participatory way. This includes defining, planning and appraising the project and developing a proposal with a strong budget. As part of this course, Mango will deliver specific sessions on how to develo... Tue, 16 Apr 2013 07:26:30 +0000 http://www.outcomemapping.ca/events/event.php?id=199 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/outcomemapping/~3/wVLjJgh-Uv8/resource.php In this short video, the evaluators and the users of the evaluation discuss the benefits of the their chosen methodology, Outcome Harvesting, and why it was particularly suited to evaluating a global voluntary network. Tue, 16 Apr 2013 07:24:37 +0000 http://www.outcomemapping.ca/resource/resource.php?id=417 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/outcomemapping/~3/ZrSsriPX1LE/resource.php This paper describes the use of the Outcome Harvesting approach to evaluate a global voluntary network. The paper discusses three aspects of evaluation practice: 1. How Outcome Harvesting, complemented by interviews, was employed as a practical way to identify and evaluate the (sometimes unanticipated) outcomes of an extensive network 2. What was undertaken to ensure validity and credibility of Tue, 16 Apr 2013 06:53:36 +0000 http://www.outcomemapping.ca/resource/resource.php?id=416 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/outcomemapping/~3/WW1W6kOkjjY/resource.php This document contains the full web-survey questionnaire that was used during the OM usefulness study carried out by HIVA. Other organisations might find this tool useful to guide their reflections regarding the usefulness of their respective PME systems. Tue, 16 Apr 2013 04:21:21 +0000 http://www.outcomemapping.ca/resource/resource.php?id=415 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/outcomemapping/~3/6lJIKGjJI0I/resource.php This is the fruit of the work of the COP RBM (www.coprbm.eu) since 2009. It addresses many issue related to RBM (including how to deal with complexity) and has a section on OM. Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:41:50 +0000 http://www.outcomemapping.ca/resource/resource.php?id=414 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/outcomemapping/~3/G6bw8ZaxiCM/resource.php The first of two slide sets for a one day workshop on MandE and OM at the OM Master-Class, Brussels, Belgium, March 2013. Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:46:56 +0000 http://www.outcomemapping.ca/resource/resource.php?id=409 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/outcomemapping/~3/_sBBF1_SG3U/resource.php The second of two sets of slides for a one day workshop on MandE and OM at the OM Master-Class, Brussels, Belgium, March 2013. Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:46:32 +0000 http://www.outcomemapping.ca/resource/resource.php?id=410 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/outcomemapping/~3/4O28l8jidkA/resource.php Slides from Jan Van Ongevalle's keynote address at the OM Master-Class in Brussels, Belgium, March 2013. Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:42:55 +0000 http://www.outcomemapping.ca/resource/resource.php?id=413 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/outcomemapping/~3/gdfs6QkMjWU/project.php Introduction Many of the projects on the Outcome Mapping Learning Community website use Outcome Mapping in a developing country to demonstrate progress in a variety of situations. This project uses Outcome Mapping in a developing area of health care in a developed country to improve the delivery of palliative services to older people whose place of residence is what in Australia is termed ‘residen... Sun, 03 Feb 2013 23:19:59 +0000 http://www.outcomemapping.ca/projects/project.php?id=61 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/outcomemapping/~3/yqeDzNcuBnI/project.php LIGHT FOR THE WORLD has used components from the Outcome Mapping (OM) method in a multi-stakeholder setting to facilitate a pilot programme on inclusive education (IE) in Kampot province in Cambodia. By discovering the usability of the Outcome Mapping method LIGHT FOR THE WORLD wanted to increase its skills and expertise in using outcome monitoring, to have also a wider impact on LIGHT FOR THE WOR... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 10:06:13 +0000 http://www.outcomemapping.ca/projects/project.php?id=59 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/outcomemapping/~3/jAk9TvG9BsY/project.php OM is being piloted with six REEEP funded projects around the world. The key feature of this application is that it will adopt a light version of OM consistent with the existing programme cycle and based on simplified facilitation guides and forms. Fri, 09 Mar 2012 12:34:07 +0000 http://www.outcomemapping.ca/projects/project.php?id=57 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/outcomemapping/~3/0KfUB8CQD5U/project.php This project is being implemented by the Africa Innovation Institute, in collaboration with the School of Women and Gender Studies, Department of Geography, the Medical School and School of Veterinary Medicine Makerere University, and Gulu University in Uganda. The purpose of the project is to contribute to improved food and health security and environmental sustainability in the Nakaseke and Naka... Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:21:42 +0000 http://www.outcomemapping.ca/projects/project.php?id=56 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/outcomemapping/~3/oqXzlwUzhZE/project.php The general objective of the research is to investigate models and processes, including institutional arrangements and organizational strategies in Mongolia, for the efficient design of new curriculum materials, and/or the revision and localization of existing curriculum by applying open educational resource (OER) strategies and practices. Sun, 10 Oct 2010 13:55:56 +0000 http://www.outcomemapping.ca/projects/project.php?id=55 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/outcomemapping/~3/x1THVqlr7Pg/project.php The Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC) is a world-wide network of civil society organisations working in the field of conflict prevention.The European Centre for Conflict Prevention (ECCP) is the secretariat of this global network. Faced with many challenges in PMandE in such a complex setting, we decided in 2006 to use Outcome Mapping as the main approach for our PMan... Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:41:55 +0000 http://www.outcomemapping.ca/projects/project.php?id=54 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/outcomemapping/~3/xvEWynbTk4Y/project.php ACCESS Phase II uses OM as a planning, monitoring and evaluation approach for its partners' program on 5 thematic areas-participatory village planning and budgeting, public service delivery improvement, natural resources management, local economic development and social justice-in 16 districts of 4 provinces in Eastern Indonesia. Fri, 20 Aug 2010 03:25:02 +0000 http://www.outcomemapping.ca/projects/project.php?id=53 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/outcomemapping/~3/udQiPquQvPU/project.php The Alberta Rural Development Network was formed to foster the exchange of research and information, and create opportunities for networking, applied research and collaboration. ARDN is comprised of all of Alberta’s 21 publicly-funded, publicly-governed post-secondary institutions. Thu, 27 May 2010 10:38:51 +0000 http://www.outcomemapping.ca/projects/project.php?id=52 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/outcomemapping/~3/mua5gqB6Oqg/project.php Income generating in rural communities, Farmer Field Schools, Food Security and Community Health Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:19:48 +0000 http://www.outcomemapping.ca/projects/project.php?id=50 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/outcomemapping/~3/g6PxwuruDXA/project.php Como parte de este proyecto propiciado por IDRC, Canadá junto con FLACSO, Sede México, se realizó un taller de Outcome Mapping, a cargo de Markus Gottbascher. En el se revisaron los componentes de Visión, Misión, Socios Directos, Alcances Deseados y Señales de Progreso. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:27:31 +0000 http://www.outcomemapping.ca/projects/project.php?id=49