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The evaluation practices of US international NGOs

dc.contributor.authorKang, Jiyoung*
dc.contributor.authorAnderson, Steven G.*
dc.contributor.authorFinnegan, Dan*
dc.date.accessioned2013-02-21T10:10:15Zen
dc.date.available2013-02-21T10:10:15Zen
dc.date.issued2012-05-01en
dc.identifier.issn0961-4524en
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/09614524.2012.664621en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10546/270075en
dc.descriptionDespite the growing interest in performance measurement and evaluation of international NGOs (INGOs), little is known about actual INGO evaluation practices. The present article, based on a survey of 38 US INGOs, examines the process of evaluation practice, as well as the purposes and dissemination of the results. The findings on evaluation purpose, dissemination of results, and formal feedback mechanisms suggest that INGOs typically develop stronger formal accountability measures for donors and staff-members than for beneficiaries. The findings also indicate that many INGOs consider evaluation as an opportunity for organisational learning and for improving their performance. Many of the difficulties identified by respondents in conducting evaluations are consistent with previous literature.en
dc.format.extent16en
dc.language.isoEnglishen
dc.publisherOxfam GBen
dc.publisherRoutledgeen
dc.relation.urlhttp://policy-practice.oxfam.org.uk/publications/the-evaluation-practices-of-us-international-ngos-270075
dc.subjectApproach and methodology
dc.titleThe evaluation practices of US international NGOsen
dc.typeJournal articleen
dc.identifier.eissn1364-9213en
dc.identifier.journalDevelopment in Practiceen
oxfam.signoff.statusFor public use – can be shared outside Oxfamen
oxfam.subject.keywordResearch methods
oxfam.subject.keywordINGOs
oxfam.subject.keywordDevelopment methods
prism.number3en
prism.volume22en


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