Impact+Assessment

**Books and Articles**

 * Next Generation Network Evaluation: Scans the current field of network monitoring and evaluation with the goal of identifying where progress has been made and where further work is still needed. (iScale in 2010).
 * [|From Program to Network: The Evaluator’s Role in Today’s Public Problem-Solving Environment]. Uses a case study to explore the implications of an increasingly networked society for the evaluator’s role. ( Benjamin, Lehn M. and Jennifer C. Greene in 2009)
 * [|Participation, Relationships and Dynamic Change: New Thinking on Evaluating the Work of International Networks]. A working paper exploring how relationship, trust, collaborative action, structure, participation, and reflection interrelate in the network form. A section explores how to design evaluation that can capture network participation in a meaningful way. Madeline Church et al in 2002)
 * [|Knowledge Networks: Guidelines for Assessment]. A working paper that investigates five major elements of network performance and related indicators of success. ( Heather Creech and Aly Ramji in 2004)
 * [|A Strategic Evaluation of IDRC-Support to Networks]. A briefing on an upcoming evaluation of IRDC’s support to networks. The report details the planned evaluation process. (Sarah Earl in 2004)
 * [|The Challenge of Assessing Policy and Advocacy Activities: Strategies for a Prospective Evaluation Approach]. Outlines an approach to policy change evaluation grounded in the experience of experts and foundation colleagues. Many of the recommended evaluation principles can be transferred to the network context. ( Kendall Guthrie, Justin Louie, Tom David, and Catherine Crystal Foster in 2005)
 * [|Network and Evaluation]. Outlines a three-pronged approach to assessing the impact of networks: network mapping, network indicators, network outcomes. (June Holley in 2007)
 * [|Social Network Analysis and the Evaluation of Leadership Networks]. An in-depth look at various forms of leadership networks. Discusses the value of Social Network Analysis (SNA) as a promising evaluation approach for networks. (Bruce Bruce and Claire Reinelt in 2009)
 * [|Net Gains: a Handbook for Network Builders Seeking Social Change]. A primer on networks –what they are, their common attributes and how to leverage networks for social impact. Includes sections on evaluating networks and social network analysis. ( Peter Plastrik and Madeleine Taylor in 2006)
 * Networks that Work--Chapter 4: What to Watch as Your Network Works/Monitoring Progress and Maintaining Continuity. A guide for social sector practitioners who wish to create or work with networks. offers network evaluation questions and network frameworks. (Paul Vandeventer and Myrna Mandell in 2007)
 * [|A] [|n Eight Step Action Research Network Analysis Approach to Complex Global Systems: The Case of Global Finance]. Proposes a model for network analysis that integrates three mapping methodologies: web crawling, organizational network mapping, and value network analysis. ( Steve Wadell and Verna Allee in 2009)

A website that includes a list of evaluation topics, topics to consider, and details on the process used to evaluate IDRC supported networks.
 * Websites and Diagnostic Tools**
 * [|Evaluation @ IDRC. Website:]

Notes on resources to add:
 * TMI overview and link to eval page

> Cause Communications Network Health Diagnostic >
 * Monitor Instiute Network Health Diagnostic
 * Add Ricardo Wilson Grau papers