1. Meaningful Evaluation: improving use and results
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2. Our context Development is framed to align with business goals
From ad hoc to structured and focused social investments
Small scale interventions (pilot innovation)
Commitment to longer funding periods (ranging from 3 to 5 yrs)
Capacity building of implementing partners
Demand for M&E

3. Meaningful evaluations
Baseline, formative, post assessment with some post ad hoc evaluations
Programme strategy design,
Prioritise interventions, and allocating resources,
Identify like-minded partners, and
Determining performance benchmarks.
As a results - strengthened monitoring and support for the implementing partners

4. Remaining challenges Quality assurance of the evaluation practice
Quality of evaluation proposals (training and projects eValu)
Capacity – specialisation and methods/complexities
The result no confidence in the sector
Measuring social return on investment