What if the theory of change has gaps, leaves out important things – or is just plain wrong? This post looks at the risks when a Theory of Change is inadequate.

What if the ToC has gaps, leaves out important things – or is just plain wrong? This post looks at the risks when a ToC is inadequate.

Having an adequate Theory of Change

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Natalie Moxham gives a personal account of facilitating a set of workshops with twelve NGOs working on sustainable forest management in Papua New Guinea. Combining techniques from Outcome Mapping with a participatory Theory of Change approach, the paper describes the process of conducting the workshops and the advantages and compromises needed in adapting the two approaches for building collaborative practice.

The paper describes the process of facilitating a set of workshops and the advantages and compromises needed in combining a ToC approach with Outcome Mapping.

Adapting Outcome Mapping and Theory of Change with sustainable forest NGOs in Papua New Guinea

This video presentation explains the reasons why a Theory of Change is important for the design and evaluation of social programmes or interventions. It forms part of a collection of resources offered on the DG Murray Trust&#8217;s Growing Confidence website (<a href="http://www.dgmt-growingconfidence.co.za/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://www.dgmt-growingconfidence.co.za/</a>) which is a Monitoring and Evaluation resource for non-profit and public benefit organisations (especially those operating in the South African context).
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This video presentation by the South African organisation DG Murray Trust, explains the reasons why a Theory of Change is important for the design and evaluation of social programmes or interventions.