Frequently requested resources

Below you will find a list of resources I created for my students over time, or links that I recommend for further exploration.

Research Methods, Toolkits, and Resources for Development Workers

• Toolkit for Knowledge Management from SDC

• Participatory Action and Learning Toolkit

• Participatory Mapping for Agricultural Development

• Participatory Assessment Toolkit - Leaving No One Behind

• Focus Group Discussion Guide

• Example of a Contribution Analysis to Assess Impact of an Intervention

• Community driven Systems Change/Community-led Development

• Tips for Agricultural Surveys

• Impact of Advocacy Campaigns

• Toolkit for articulating an advocacy theory of change

• SMART indicators for development and humanitarian work

• Framework to assess sustainability of development interventions

• Guide to Financial NGO Management

• Indicators for M&E in Health Projects

• Effective Zoom meetings for Development Professionals

• Online tool for participatory Theory of Change

• Lean Data Fieldguide

• Tips for creating a learning agenda

• What statistical test should I run?

• What research method should I use for my remote or in-person fieldwork?

• Tips for collecting primary data during COVID-19

• Making Evaluations Matter: A Practical Guide for Evaluators

• Evaluating Knowledge Management Projects

• Free M&E Training Videos for Humanitarian Aid

• USAID Marketlinks

• Sample Budget Narrative for USAID projects/Indirect Cost Rates at USAID/Procurement under USAID

• Understanding USAID Awards

• List of M&E Software Tools

• Extensive USAID resources for Innovators (from pre-market to market expansion)

• USAID Digital Literacy Primer

• 5 Tips for Young and Emerging Evaluators//Tips from Juha Uitto

• Mapping the M&E Universe

• CARE - Failing Forward podcast

• Toolkit to translate research to policymaking

• Problem-Driven Iterative Adaptation

• Grant Proposal Writing Books

• USAID webinars from Laser Pulse

• Development case studies (scroll to bottom)

• World Bank on biases of development professionals

• Impact Evaluation in International Development: Theory, Methods, and Practice - via World Bank

• How to build a data cooperative - Handbook

• On USAID Crisis Modifiers and Shock Responsive Programming and Adaptive Mechanisms

• USAID Change Management Guide

Datasets and Statistical Software

• MIT’s Observatory of Economic Complexity

• Stata Crash Course

• Causal Inference: The Mixtape

• Global Dataset from University of Gothenburg

Studying at GWU and Job Search

• Suggested Job Search sites

• How to get a job in international development?

• M&E Job Search Site

• LinkedIn jobs group for IDS Students and Alumnae

• Evaluate your Resume - ATS Scanner // Resume Tips (2023 edition)

• 80000hours - get inspired for your career

• EvalYouth - Global Network of Young Evaluation Professionals//Eval4Action

• UN Evaluation opportunities

• List of courses for concentration in Food Security

• Recommended Courses by Former Students

• Scholarships for MA Thesis on Food Security

• Cosmos Scholars Fund

• Quinn Fellowships

• Boren Fellowship (and 200 other opportunities via iie)

• Presidential Management Fellows

• Pickering Fellowships

• Payne Fellowship

• Bacon House Foundation Fellowship

• DC Linktank for Policy Events/Networking

• Opportunities in DC: Africa Policy Accelerator

• Habitat for Humanity/USAID research fellowship

• Scholarship opportunity within GWU

• Funding opportunity via SurveyCTO (2000 USD for graduate research)

• Funding for CommCare Grant

• WSJ article on job search

• Possible (off-the-radar) employers in DC: https://panagoragroup.net, https://www.meticorp.com/careers/

• Swiss Government Excellence Fellowships

• ThinkSwiss Research Grants (https://thinkswiss.org/apply-now/)

• UN Association - Graduate Fellows Program

• World Bank McNamara Fellowships

• African Development Bank - Young Professionals Program

• World Bank STTs and STCs

• World Bank Junior Professional Associates (deadline usually in July)

• AAUW - International Fellowships for Women