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Utilization-Focused Evaluation Recommendations

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Resource author(s): Zachariah Falconer-Stout, Jonathan Jones

Key topics: Monitoring, Evaluation, and Research

Regions: Global

Related countries: Global


In our latest resource in the EnCompassing Evaluation series, Zachariah Falconer-Stout and Jonathan Jones look at the role of evaluation recommendations in ensuring utilization-focused evaluation. In this new resource, we clarify what EnCompass’ evaluation teams mean when they use the word “recommendations.” This resource documents how EnCompass approaches essential stages in the utilization-focused evaluation process, discussing our approaches and good practices to ensure useful and actionable evaluation recommendations. This resource also includes EnCompass good practices around co-creating recommendations with intended users, organizing recommendations for action, and managing potential bias. We invite all of you to explore the content, as well as the resources linked throughout the document.

Courtney Carr

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Communications Specialist

Courtney Carr is EnCompass’ Communications Specialist, supporting the internal and external messaging and communications initiatives. She brings her knowledge and skills in writing, social media, video production, event planning and television news and radio production to the position. Before joining EnCompass, Ms. Carr worked at Community Science as a business development coordinator. She received her BA in Broadcast Journalism at Pennsylvania State University and holds a MA in Strategic Communication from American University.

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