Evaluation

Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) Methods Memo

Authors Rebecca Herrington, CEO of Headlight Consulting Services; Chelsie Kuhn, CLAME Specialist; and Alison Harrell, CLAME Specialist Description The Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) Methods Memo is the second in a series of more robust products intended to provide how-to guidance for professionals of all levels to implement stronger CLAME practices. Headlight’s free Methods Memos offer detailed

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SAGE/Crisis Modifiers Evaluation Final Report June 2022

Authors: Esrael Woldeeyesus, Dr. Yitbarek Woldetensay, Yomif Worku, Alison Harrell, Chelsie Kuhn, Rebecca Askin, and Rebecca Herrington Description: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID)/Ethiopia’s Strategic Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) Activity, established in 2020, is working to build evidence on mitigating disasters while continuing to implement development efforts. The SAGE team participated in

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Outcome Harvesting Methods Memo

The Outcome Harvesting Methods Memo is the first in a series of products intended to provide guidance for professionals of all levels to implement stronger CLAME practices. Headlight’s free Methods Memos offer detailed how-to guidance, making best practices more accessible so that we can all uphold and contextualize the standards that lead to rigorous evidence

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Partnering With Global Alliances: USAID’s Contributions To Ecosystem Outcomes

The Digital Financial Services (DFS) team at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) conducts an annual effort to identify models or examples of success that demonstrate the achievement of the team’s objectives and lessons learned for replication and scale. In 2021, Headlight worked with the DFS team to examine and substantiate outcomes achieved

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The Mission Engagement Playbook

Many Headquarters (HQ) Operating Units at the Agency depend on successful engagement and productive working relationships with Missions. The objective of these partnerships is often to achieve sustained uptake with a given Mission. Sustained uptake is the transference of full ownership and valuation of an innovation, approach, or technical expertise to a Mission, such that

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