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Comprehensive frameworks, standards, and practical instruments for Monitoring & Evaluation and International Development professionals, including AI survey practice, evaluation methods, data analytics, AI governance, and responsible automation.

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AI Survey Toolkits
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AI Governance Institutions
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Evaluation Methods
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Evaluation Methods & Approaches

6 toolkits
Causal Evidence [IE]

Impact Evaluation Toolkit

Assess whether a programme caused measurable changes in outcomes beyond what would have happened anyway. Covers RCTs, quasi-experimental designs, contribution analysis, and counterfactual methods.

Methods & Software [TOOLS]

Evaluation Tools Toolkit

A structured library of evaluation methods, instruments, and software platforms for M&E professionals, from surveys and interviews to participatory and mixed-methods approaches.

CDC · UNICEF · UNDP [RPT]

Evaluation Report Toolkit

Design, structure, and generate professional evaluation reports aligned with international M&E standards so findings are clear, credible, and useful for decisions.

Strategic Design [TOC]

Theory of Change Toolkit

Build, validate, and refine a Theory of Change with a quality rubric, workshop facilitation guidance, AI prompts, and curated global resources.

OECD-DAC · UNEG · UNDP [TOR]

Evaluation ToR Toolkit

Eight interactive tools for drafting, assessing, and improving Evaluation Terms of Reference aligned with major international evaluation standards.

M&E Systems & Frameworks

4 toolkits
MEL · MEAL · PMEL · MERLA [SYS]

Integrated M&E Systems Toolkit

Design, strengthen, and operationalise M&E systems that support learning, accountability, adaptive management, and evidence-informed decisions.

LogFrame · Results Chains [LFA]

Logical Framework Toolkit

Design high-quality logframes, build clear results chains, write SMART indicators, and align project logic with donor and development standards.

USAID Framework [CLA]

Collaborating, Learning & Adapting Toolkit

Use maturity self-assessment, templates, implementation roadmaps, and curated resources to apply the USAID CLA framework in practice.

USAID · WHO · DQA [DQ]

Data Quality Toolkit

Assess, audit, and strengthen M&E data quality using DQA and RDQA methods, scorecards, verification templates, and improvement action plans.

AI Tools & Automation for M&E

13 toolkits
Foundations [GENAI]

Basics of Generative AI for Monitoring & Evaluation

A practical introduction to how generative AI works and where it can support evaluation, research, and development work without hype or jargon.

System Prompts · RAG [AI-RAG]

The Real Difference: Using AI vs Building Useful AI

A practitioner guide to system prompts and retrieval-augmented generation for MEL professionals moving from prompting AI to configuring useful tools.

NLP · Scalable Insight [NLP-ME]

AI & Natural Language Processing for Monitoring & Evaluation

Apply NLP and AI to transform evaluation workflows, including text classification, sentiment analysis, entity extraction, and thematic coding.

Google Sheets · No-Code [QCA-GS]

AI Qualitative Coding Assistant for Google Sheets

Build a no-code AI system that automatically themes open-text survey responses directly in Google Sheets using a generated custom script.

Thematic Analysis [QCA]

AI Qualitative Coding Assistant Toolkit

A step-by-step guide to preparing, coding, reviewing, and validating open-text survey responses with AI-assisted qualitative analysis.

Automated Routines [CODE-ME]

Claude Code for Monitoring & Evaluation

Define routines that run automatically on a schedule, trigger, or event so M&E workflows can produce outputs while you focus on decisions.

Development · Humanitarian [CODE-ID]

Claude Code for International Development

Use Claude Code routines to draft situation reports, compile donor deliverables, review logframes, flag budget variance, and coordinate partner updates.

MEAL Data · Dashboards [XL-ME]

Claude for Excel for Evaluators

Use Claude inside Excel to analyse MEAL data, build indicator dashboards, debug formulas, and run results framework analyses without leaving the workbook.

Budgets · Donor Reports [XL-ID]

Claude for Excel for International Development

Use Claude inside Excel to manage project budgets, analyse field data, track partner performance, run funding pipeline analysis, and produce donor-ready outputs.

MEL/MEAL Documents [WD-ME]

Claude for Word for Monitoring & Evaluation

Use Claude inside Word to draft, review, revise, and refine documents across the evaluation cycle, from Terms of Reference to final reports.

Development Documents [WD-ID]

Claude for Word for International Development

Use Claude inside Word to draft, review, revise, and refine project and programme documents, from proposals to final reports.

AI Survey & Evaluation Practice

7 toolkits
AI-Assisted Survey Scoping [SCOPE]

The SCOPE Toolkit

Seven components to operationalise AI-assisted survey scoping while keeping measurement decisions firmly in your hands.

SCAI Framework [SCAI]

Drafting and Reviewing Survey Questions with AI

Fluent wording is not valid measurement. Apply the SCAI framework to every AI-generated survey question before it reaches respondents.

FLOW · VALUE [FLOW]

Structuring Surveys with AI Support

Use FLOW and VALUE to manage the trade-off between analytical precision and respondent experience when AI generates complex survey logic.

DIAGNOSE Framework [DIAGNOSE]

Piloting Surveys with AI Diagnostics

AI flags symptoms; you diagnose causes. Use the DIAGNOSE framework to move from pattern to explanation and avoid redesigning the wrong thing.

ETHICS Framework [ETHICS]

Deploying Surveys with AI Responsibly

Higher response rates are not automatically better data. Apply the ETHICS framework before AI-optimised deployment tactics reach respondents.

Validate AI Findings [ANALYZE]

Analyzing Survey Data with AI

AI suggests patterns; you validate findings. Use this toolkit to check AI-assisted survey analysis before it appears in a report.

Data & Analytics

1 toolkit

AI Governance & Oversight

4 toolkits
Career Transition [AI-GC]

AI Governance Career Toolkit

Map M&E skills into AI governance roles, identify capability gaps, and position yourself in an emerging field shaped by evaluation expertise.

Evaluation Integrity [AI-RF]

AI Misuse Red Flags Toolkit

Identify where AI misuse creates weak evidence, misleading conclusions, and indefensible findings across design, data collection, analysis, reporting, and use.

Academic Integrity [AI-ETH]

Ethical vs Unethical Use of AI in Academic Research

Use practical frameworks, disclosure standards, and case-based scenarios to distinguish responsible AI support from unethical AI substitution in research.

Equity, Inclusion & Rights-Based M&E

2 toolkits
Gender-Transformative [FE]

Feminist Evaluation Toolkit

Practical tools for feminist evaluation, gender-transformative M&E, and participatory impact assessment across humanitarian, development, and policy contexts.

Inclusion and Rights [DME]

Disability Monitoring & Evaluation Toolkit

Measure exclusion, barriers, and rights-based outcomes with precision, moving beyond counting inclusion toward understanding structural exclusion.

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