The purpose of A Developmental Evaluation Companion is the same as that of the original A Developmental Evaluation Primer — to introduce the concept to changemakers, and to the evaluators, critical friends and reality testers, who are their partners in that change journey. The aim is to provide an overview of the essential elements  of Developmental Evaluation (DE) to create some coherence, not to present any one version of DE as the right one. There is an ever-expanding set of views, resources and even critiques on DE, which signals to us that the field is very much alive. The intent of this companion is to encourage going deeper and wrestling with the many issues and ideas presented.

The discovery of 215 children at the Kamloops Indian Residential School who were lost in the genocide of Indigenous peoples in Canada is a reminder of the harms families and survivors have suffered and continue to suffer.  We know many of our colleagues may be significantly impacted by the magnitude of the loss.  We recognize that this news is triggering of trauma for many Indigenous members of our community. Please talk with a trusted friend or colleague, an Elder, or a professional, or consider using one or more of the resources below that are available to provide you with support. 

1.      Building Forward Better: Towards a Renewed Global Evaluation Agenda: bit.ly/3hOxRM2 

2.      VOPEs’ Role and Leadership in the times of Covid-19 and the SDGs: bit.ly/3uKVxEp

3.      Resilient National M&E: What could be achieved through Country-led Evaluation of the SDGs? bit.ly/3ftsjDS

4.      Findings and next steps from the Evaluation of the EvalPartners Strategic Plan 2018-2020: bit.ly/3f9PrIq