Topic: Manuals and development process

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May. 23, 2012
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Six Theory of Change pitfalls to avoid

This article discusses six major pitfalls that, if avoided, can help create actionable Theories of Change.

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November 2016
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How complicated does the (intervention) model have to be?

How complicated should the program theory be? While there are no definitive comprehensive answers to this question, Jos Vaessen discusses a number of principles that can inform this issue in this blog post.

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2017
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Developing your Theory of Change

This blog post discusses developing a ToC process and how it may seem overwhelming at first. But the most important step is to start by making your thoughts explicit about how your organization creates societal value.

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2013
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How to develop a Theory of Change

An instructional video taking you through some methodologies to develop a Theory of Change to guide the activities and evaluation of your social progamme/intervention.

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August 2019
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Developing Useful Theories of Change for Complex Settings

In this article, John Mayne walks us through some of the basic concepts and terms within ToC thinking, and addresses the key challenges for successful application of ToCs.

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Using Theory Of Change in the development, implementation and evaluation of complex health interventions: A practical guide

This guide provides a practical overview of the process of developing a Theory of Change, focusing on using a stakeholder driven-workshop approach to achieve this. A ToC can support the development of interventions, bringing together key stakeholders

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November 2015
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Hivos ToC Guidelines: Theory of Change thinking in practice

One of the premier manuals on Theory of Change thinking. Available in English and Arabic.

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2016
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How to build a Theory of Change

This blog post runs you through a clear step by step guide to developing a Theory of Change. It highlights the benefits of having one for planning purposes and also the need for including stakeholders when developing a Theory of Change.

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2014
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Project Oracle: Children & youth evidence hub

Short guide for ToC development from project Oracle, which supports youth programmes in London.

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2004
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Theory of Change: A practical tool for action, results and learning

This manual, created for the Casey Foundation's Making Connections initiative, defines theory of change using Casey's impact, influence and leverage platform, and shows community advocates how to create their own ToC by showing the relationships.

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2005
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The community builder's approach to theory of change: A practical guide to theory development

This guide is for planners and evaluators who are going to facilitate a process for creating a theory of change with community based programs and community change initiatives.

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November 2014
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Creating your Theory of Change: NPC’s practical guide

This guide aims to help you through your theory of change process and support you to produce something that strengthens the design and delivery of your projects, and gives you confidence in your approach to evaluation and learning.

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2012
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ESPA guide to working with Theory of Change for research projects

This guide supports researchers who wish to work with a theory of change approach. Although written for Ecosystem Services for Poverty Alleviation (ESPA), it is also valuable to other research programmes that require a rigorous evaluation of impact.

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January 2015
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Useful Theory of Change model

This article outlines models for theories of change and their development that have proven quite useful for both straightforward and more complex interventions.

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September 2015
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Theory-based methodology: Using theories of change for development, research and evaluation

This publication explains how Theory of Change can be used and discusses the opportunities and challenges it brings. It presents five illustrative case studies.

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2014
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Developing a Theory of Change for the Northern Mozambique Channel

This document presents a simplified process for developing a Theory of Change. It was developed by and for a program in Northern Mozambique.

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2009
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Developing a Theory of Change: A guide to developing a Theory of Change as a framework for inclusive dialogue, learning and accountability for social impact

This guide helps social purpose organisations to plan, monitor, evaluate and communicate their work in a way that makes practical sense of the complexity of social change processes and their measurement.

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July 2017
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La Theory of Change per la cooperazione internationale: Une guida introduttiva

A manual on Theory of Change development in Italian.

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2018
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Actor-based change (ABC) framework

The Actor-Based Change (ABC) framework provides a pragmatic approach to Theory of Change development in complex contexts. Unique about this approach is its focus on actors within a system.

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28 March 2019
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MDF Guide to Theory of Change

A full comprehensive guide on how to compose a ToC, with a practical example, all written in Dutch

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October 2019
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Theory of change in ten steps

This guide is a ten step handbook to creating a theory of change, built on many years of developing them for charities and funders. It focusses on the basics, the core approach of NPC Consulting in the UK.

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March 2019
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Using actor-based theories of change to conduct robust evaluation in complex settings

The authors demonstrate the use of nested actor-based ToCs, using the case of an impact evaluation of a complex police-reform program in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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