IDEAS Association

🌍 Today & tomorrow, GEF IEO is convening a workshop on evaluating transformational change—bringing together colleagues from across the GEF partnership (GEFSEC, STAP & Agencies). Focus: strengthening capacity + refining a draft TC evaluation framework. #TransformationalChange

🌍 Become part of a global movement oriented to contribute to the future of Evaluation. Join IDEAS this 2026! 👉 Join us now: ideas-global.org/membership-acc… #Evaluation #IDEAS2026 #ProfessionalDevelopment #SDGs

How do we make sense of change when reality refuses to follow our logframes/ToC? Join us for #EvalVoices webinar with Goele Scheers on #OutcomeHarvesting & #AI, exploring adaptive thinking, rigour, & #evidence. 3 Feb 2026 | 14:00 CET Register: lnkd.in/eDTYVVgk #Evaluation

🚨 LAST CHANCE! Join the IDEAS & UCF webinar on AI for Evaluators! Learn to use GenAI tools for better design, analysis, & reporting. Practical demos & ethical guidance included. 🗓️ Dec 4 | 9:00 AM EST 🔗 Register NOW : forms.gle/mDeSnVLcMvVAQR… #Evaluation #AI #GenAI #Data

🔔 The countdown has begun! Few days left to register for our webinar: "AI for Evaluators" 🗓️ Date: Thursday, December 4, 2025 🕐 : 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM EST (Eastern Standard Time) ➡️ Register now by clicking here or scan the QR Code below docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

🚨 FREE AI Webinar for Evaluators! Don't miss the "AI for Evaluators" webinar by IDEAS and UCF! Topic: GenAI, Bias, Ethics, & Practical Tools 🗓️ Dec. 4, 2025 | 9:00 AM EST 🔗 FREE, Registration here: forms.gle/PfC4EXP1w5ycLf… #AI #Evaluation #M&E #Webinar #IDEAS #UCF

📣 Don't miss the call for abstracts for the next UK Evaluation Society conference (May 2026 in Sheffield), with the theme "Bridging the Gap: Evaluation to Action." 🗓️ Call for proposals closes: 4th November 2025, 11:59pm 🔗 Information: evaluation.org.uk/community-lear…

Don’t miss the @EU_Commission #EvalVoices webinar with Michael Quinn Patton on 15th of July at 2pm CET. REGISTER NOW! @Eval_Youth @FeministEval @OECD_EVALNET @UNevaluation @IFADeval @UNDPEU @_DMEO @ecfin #Eval #Evaluation

📣 IDEAS is hosting 2 webinars for #gLOCAL2025! 📅 June 2, 1PM UTC: "Evaluating in Uncertainty" (Registration: globalevaluationinitiative.org/event/evaluati… ) 📅 June 4, 1PM UTC: "Leveraging Global Networks to Advance Gender Equity" (Registration: globalevaluationinitiative.org/event/evaluati… ) Don't miss out!

Join us for the online launch of the 2nd ed. of the Guidebook on Country-led evaluation for #SDGs! Learn how evaluation strengthens governance & accountability. 🗓️ May 20, 2025 ⏰ 15:00 CEST / 9:00 EDT 🔗 Register: unicef.zoom.us/meeting/regist… #EVALSDGs #Evaluation #GlobalGoals

It's time to close our joint IDEAS and NDB-IEO conference. Final words for our last panelists. This was an 🎉 incredible conference. Thank you to all the participants and speakers for their respective contributions 🙏 #IDEASCONF2025

Q: What's the first stop for #EvalTorch?🔥 A: #IDEASCONF2025 Join the historic relay as #Eval4Action co-leaders pass the EvalTorch to @IDEASEval & @NDB_int at the Closing Ceremony 🗓️6 March🕔5 pm CET See relay schedule: buff.ly/FCDoSS0

During the IDEAS Annual General Meeting, held at the IDEAS & NDB-IEO 2025 Conference, members gathered to review the association’s progress and future directions. A big thank you to all members who participated!

🎤 What a powerful start to #IDEASCONF2025! We were honored to welcome: 🌍 Dr. QU Dongyu (FAO) 🇪🇬 H.E. Rania Al-Mashat (Egypt) 🇧🇷 Sergio Firpo (Brazil) 🇱🇰 Hon. Kabir Hashim (Sri Lanka) Moderated by: 🔹 Ada Ocampo (IDEAS) 🔹 Ashwani K. Muthoo (NDB-IEO) 🔹 Manas Puri (NDB-IEO)

📢 How do we build evaluation capacity for impact? At #IDEASCONF2025, Strand 5 will explore: Parliamentarians & evidence-based policymaking, Strengthening YEE, Training & professionalizing evaluators, The power of evaluation networks & CoPs buff.ly/3ZWr3C1

📢 How can evaluation support gender equality, human rights & equity? #IDEASCONF2025, Strand 4 will explore: Feminist evaluation in practice, Turning evaluation findings into action, YEE & learning spaces, Decolonizing 📅 March 4-6, 2025 | 📍 Rome 🔗 buff.ly/3ZWr3C1

🚀 How do culture, policy, and local context shape evaluation? At #IDEASCONF2025, Strand 3 explores: 🔹 National evaluation policies 🔹 Role of young evaluators in shaping the future 🔹 Strengthening networks & evaluation capacity 📅 March 4-6, 2025 🔗 buff.ly/3ZWr3C1

🚀 Can evaluation drive transformational change in the face of the climate crisis? Come and hear our panelists on this issue. 📅 March 4-6, 2025 | 📍 FAO Rome 🔗 Explore the sessions & register: buff.ly/3ZWr3C1 #IDEASCONF2025 #Evaluation #ClimateCrisis #Sustainability

📣 "Why should you attend the IDEAS & NDB-IEO 2025 Conference?" Hear directly from Sajida H. Schroff (IDEAS Board Member). 🎥 Watch the video and secure your spot today! buff.ly/3QMnJnn 📅 March 4-6, 2025 | 📍 FAO Headquarters #IDEASCONF2025

Join global experts at the IDEAS & @NDB_int-IEO 2025 Conference (July 2-4, Rome) to discuss #SDGEvaluation! Explore innovative approaches, country-led initiatives, and tech's role in driving sustainable development. Register now: c2025.ideas-global.org #IDEASCONF2025