Evaluating Capacity Development: Experiences from Research and Development Organizations Around the World

Contents......Page 4
Foreword......Page 6
Acknowledgements......Page 10
About the Book......Page 14
Acronyms......Page 18
The ECD Project......Page 20
The ECD Project's guiding questions......Page 25
The evaluation studies......Page 26
Synopses of the evaluation reports......Page 28
Guide to further reading......Page 37
Developing capacity for improved performance......Page 38
What is organizational capacity development?......Page 46
Monitoring and evaluating capacity development......Page 51
Take-home messages......Page 52
Guide to further reading......Page 53
Why managers should be concerned with organizational capacity development......Page 56
Priorities for capacity development......Page 59
Why evaluate organizational capacity development efforts?......Page 63
Take-home messages......Page 65
Guide to further reading......Page 67
Trends in capacity development......Page 68
Moving from a traditional to a more holistic approach to capacity development......Page 69
Steps to promote a holistic approach in the development of organizational capacity......Page 77
Take-home messages......Page 81
Guide to further reading......Page 82
Moving beyond donor-recipient relationships......Page 84
Characterizing partnerships and implications for capacity development......Page 86
Elements of successful partnerships for capacity development......Page 91
Take-home messages......Page 98
Guide to further reading......Page 99
Key issues to consider......Page 102
Preparing for the evaluation......Page 103
Principles for assuring the quality and use of the evaluation......Page 108
Getting into action: doing the evaluation......Page 111
Take-home messages......Page 123
Guide to further reading......Page 124
Why is evaluation use an issue?......Page 126
Factors influencing the use of evaluation results......Page 127
Benefits and uses of evaluation......Page 130
Unintended consequences of evaluation......Page 137
Take-home messages......Page 138
Guide to further reading......Page 139
Exploring capacity development in a rural development NGO in Bangladesh......Page 140
Towards strategic management in a Cuban agricultural research institute......Page 145
Understanding capacity development in a plant genetic resource center in Ghana......Page 150
Assessing organizational change in an agricultural faculty in Nicaragua......Page 155
Strengthening participatory research capacities in a Philippines root crops research center......Page 160
Expanding capacities in a rural development institute in Viet Nam......Page 166
Further information......Page 171
About the Authors......Page 172
C......Page 176
I......Page 177
K......Page 178
O......Page 179
P......Page 181
S......Page 182
U......Page 183
V......Page 184
References......Page 186