Mixed Methods Impact Evaluation in NGOs

Please join us for the sixth webinar in InterAction's impact evaluation guidance note and webinar series, which is being developed with financial support from the Rockefeller Foundation. This webinar is meant to accompany the third guidance note in the series,  Introduction to Mixed Methods in Impact Evaluation by Michael Bamberger.*

In this webinar, to take place on September 19, two InterAction members – International Rescue Committee and Freedom from Hunger – will present examples of mixed methods impact evaluations in their organizations. Please see the meeting details and information on how to register below.


Mixed Methods Impact Evaluation in NGOs

When: Thursday, September 19 | 11:00 am – 12:15 pm Washington DC time

Presenters:

Jeannie Annan, Director of Research and Evaluation at the International Rescue Committee, will share examples from the IRC of conducting mixed-methods evaluations that include both quantitative and qualitative components. She will discuss the design of qualitative and quantitative components and both the benefits and challenges of using a mixed-methods approach.

Megan Gash, Research and Evaluation Specialist at Freedom from Hunger, will share insights from Freedom from Hunger’s experience conducting a mixed methods evaluation of the Saving for Change community-based savings group program in Mali. The large scale study has two components: a randomized controlled trial (which also includes financial diaries), and an in-depth qualitative study. Megan will discuss how even though the two components are conducted by separate teams and use separate survey instruments, they connect through common themes to complement and triangulate one another. She will also comment on lessons learned and managing resources within the evaluation project. Freedom from Hunger and Oxfam America have co-managed the research for this joint program.

Register here: https://www4.gotomeeting.com/register/883118719


To access the slides and recordings from previous webinars please visit: http://www.interaction.org/impact-evaluation-notes.

*The other notes in the series are: Introduction to Impact Evaluation by Patricia Rogers; Linking Monitoring & Evaluation to Impact Evaluation by Burt Perrin, and Use of Impact Evaluation Results by David Bonbright (forthcoming).