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Blog Post: Are Your Programs and Services Evidence-Based? Implementation Science can Help!
Author(s): Switchboard
Date: February 14, 2022
Topic(s): Monitoring and Evaluation
Subtopic(s): Using Data and Evidence
Date: February 14, 2022
Topic(s): Monitoring and Evaluation
Subtopic(s): Using Data and Evidence
Many resettlement agencies want to design and deliver more evidence-based services, but providers often struggle with putting available evidence into action. Guidance from the field of implementation science can help address this challenge. This blog post defines implementation science, it includes tips for how to get started, and a case study from the Kentucky Office of Refugees (KOR).
Guide: Implementation Science: Bridging the Evidence-to-Action Gap in Refugee Services
Author(s): Switchboard
Date: February 14, 2022
Topic(s): Monitoring and Evaluation
Subtopic(s): Using Data and Evidence
Date: February 14, 2022
Topic(s): Monitoring and Evaluation
Subtopic(s): Using Data and Evidence
In recent years, more and more refugee service providers have begun using evidence to inform their work. Evidence-based practices are easier to find due to increases in research, open-access publications, evidence summaries, and training. However, service providers may struggle with putting the available evidence into action. This is where implementation science can provide guidance. This …
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E-learning: Introduction to Gender-Sensitive Project Design
Author(s): Switchboard
Date: September 24, 2021
Topic(s): Case Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, Organizational Development
Subtopic(s): Data Analysis, Data Collection, Data Quality, Gender Equality, Presenting Data, Project Design and M&E Planning, Using Data and Evidence
Date: September 24, 2021
Topic(s): Case Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, Organizational Development
Subtopic(s): Data Analysis, Data Collection, Data Quality, Gender Equality, Presenting Data, Project Design and M&E Planning, Using Data and Evidence
This self-paced course is designed to provide an in-depth introduction to gender-sensitive project design. It provides an overview of what gender-sensitive programs are; reviews how to develop gender-sensitive theories of change; describes how to conduct a basic gender analysis; and introduces key concepts in gender-sensitive M&E planning, including how to develop a logical framework (logframe). …
Tool or Template: Preparing for Data Analysis
Author(s): Switchboard
Date: September 2, 2021
Topic(s): Monitoring and Evaluation
Subtopic(s): Data Analysis, Data Quality, Using Data and Evidence
Date: September 2, 2021
Topic(s): Monitoring and Evaluation
Subtopic(s): Data Analysis, Data Quality, Using Data and Evidence
This tool provides guidance for preparing your data for analysis; a process also known as “data cleaning.” It contains a spreadsheet and accompanying instructional document that walk through this process of preparing data for analysis step by step using a sample data set.
Guide: Using Participatory Methods for More Inclusive Project Design and Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)
Author(s): Switchboard
Date: August 31, 2021
Topic(s): Monitoring and Evaluation
Subtopic(s): Data Analysis, Data Collection, Data Quality, Project Design and M&E Planning, Using Data and Evidence
Date: August 31, 2021
Topic(s): Monitoring and Evaluation
Subtopic(s): Data Analysis, Data Collection, Data Quality, Project Design and M&E Planning, Using Data and Evidence
This guide discusses the participation continuum; how to support successful participatory engagement; specific methods and when to use them; and resources for learning more about the power, potential, and practical side of participatory methods.
Blog Post: What Can You Expect from Switchboard in the New Year? Findings from our External Evaluation and Needs Assessment
Author(s): Switchboard
Date: December 17, 2020
Topic(s): Monitoring and Evaluation
Subtopic(s): Data Analysis, Data Collection, Using Data and Evidence
Date: December 17, 2020
Topic(s): Monitoring and Evaluation
Subtopic(s): Data Analysis, Data Collection, Using Data and Evidence
As a Switchboard team, we’re always interested in learning more about how we’re doing, how we can improve, and which topics are on refugee service providers’ minds. This is why we worked with an external evaluator to look back at our work from the previous year to reflect on our project and identify how we could improve. We also conducted a needs assessment to hear from you and inform our priorities for the coming year. Thank you to all who participated! We would like to share some of the main findings with you.
E-learning: Introduction to Gender-sensitive Monitoring and Evaluation
Author(s): Switchboard
Date: February 20, 2020
Topic(s): Monitoring and Evaluation, Organizational Development
Subtopic(s): Gender Equality, Using Data and Evidence
Date: February 20, 2020
Topic(s): Monitoring and Evaluation, Organizational Development
Subtopic(s): Gender Equality, Using Data and Evidence
Why should refugee service providers commit to gender-sensitive monitoring and evaluation, or M&E? Applying a gender-sensitive lens to monitoring and evaluation is critical for learning and accountability. Without consideration for gender, our data is incomplete. Collecting, analyzing, and using gender data helps us make decisions and take action towards the goal of gender equality in …
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Blog Post: How States and Other Refugee Service Providers are Using Infographics to Engage Communities
Author(s): Switchboard
Date: November 13, 2019
Topic(s): Community Engagement, Monitoring and Evaluation
Subtopic(s): Using Data and Evidence
Date: November 13, 2019
Topic(s): Community Engagement, Monitoring and Evaluation
Subtopic(s): Using Data and Evidence
Wondering whether your program data has potential for community engagement? Unsure of how statistics can capture an audience’s interest? A recent Switchboard blog post provided suggestions for using data to tell a story, and today we’re diving deeper into one interesting method: infographics.
Blog Post: Using Data to Tell Program Stories…Without Putting Your Audience to Sleep
Author(s): Switchboard
Date: November 8, 2019
Topic(s): Monitoring and Evaluation
Subtopic(s): Using Data and Evidence
Date: November 8, 2019
Topic(s): Monitoring and Evaluation
Subtopic(s): Using Data and Evidence
Many of us don’t think about how we might communicate out our project data until the reporting stage, when we are required to look back on data and summarize it for a reader. Or conversely, given the vast extent of data many projects collect, we might be tempted to flood our communications materials with facts and figures.
Blog Post: How States Can Benefit from Switchboard’s New Data Toolkit: A Perspective from a State Refugee Coordinator
Author(s): Switchboard
Date: October 25, 2019
Topic(s): Monitoring and Evaluation
Subtopic(s): Using Data and Evidence
Date: October 25, 2019
Topic(s): Monitoring and Evaluation
Subtopic(s): Using Data and Evidence
This blog post accompanies a new toolkit developed by the Urban Institute as part of the Switchboard program: Data-Driven State Refugee Programs: Lessons from the field on managing, analyzing, and using data to improve refugee programs. What challenges do states face in tracking Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) program outcomes? States face a number of …
