Andrew Clappison (R2A and CommsConsult) explains how your Theory of Change can be adapted into an effective means of monitoring and evaluating your success. This podcast is of real value to those people who have developed a theory of change, but are unclear on how to monitor and evaluate their progress against it.

A podcast on how your Theory of Change can be adapted into an effective means of monitoring and evaluating your success.

Theory of Change: Monitoring and evaluation

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Recognizing the importance of impact evaluation to UNICEF&#8217;s work, the Office of Research &#8211; Innocenti has collaborated with  RMIT University, the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation (<a href="http://www.3ieimpact.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">3ie</a>), and BetterEvaluation to produce a series of methodological briefs and videos on the topic. The series covers the building blocks of impact evaluation, strategies for causal attribution, and different data collection and analysis methods. The focus of Impact Evaluation Brief No. 2 is on the Theory of Change (ToC).
Subjects dealt with are the following:
<ol>
<li>Theory of Change: A brief Description</li>
<li>When is it appropriate to use a Theory of Change?</li>
<li>How to develop a Theory of Change?</li>
<li>How to use Theory of Change for an impact evaluation?</li>
<li>Ethical issues and practical limitations</li>
<li>Which other methods work well with this one?</li>
<li>Presentation of a Theory of Change</li>
<li>Examples of good practices</li>
<li>Examples of challenges</li>
<li>Key readings and links</li>
</ol>

Recognizing the importance of impact evaluation to UNICEF's work, the Office of Research - Innocenti, developed a methodological brief on ToC.

UNICEF Methodological briefs. Impact evaluation No. 2: Theory of Change

The Theory of Change forms the backbone of any social impact measurement system. It links the day to day activities in your organisation to your overall mission or long term goals. This is a key step in deciding what you will need to measure to evidence your social impact.
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The Theory of Change forms the backbone of any social impact measurement system. It links the day to day activities in your organisation to your overall mission or long term goals. This is a key step in deciding what you will need to measure.