Funders, Implementers, and the Challenge of Effective Evaluation

Peacebuilding organizations are under increasing external pressure to demonstrate the impact of their programming. From within the field as well, there is a growing desire to develop effective evaluation systems that can create accountability to funders and to the beneficiaries of peacebuilding initiatives.

In response, the Alliance for Peacebuilding and the U.S. Institute of Peace initiated the Peacebuilding Evaluation Project: A Forum for Donors and Implementers to improve the evaluation process.

On June 16, USIP convened a panel to discuss the main findings of the Peacebuilding Evaluation Project's first year. The panel discussed the Alliance's "Peacebuilding Evaluation Project: Lessons Paper" and the upcoming USIP Special Report entitled, "Improving Peacebuilding Evaluation: A Whole-of-Field Approach." The panel also spoke about various initiatives that have emerged from the Peacebuilding Evaluation Project and next steps to carry the momentum for field-wide change forward.

Speakers

• Meredith Blair (Panelist)
  Associate Director of Research, Humanity United
• Melanie Kawano-Chiu (Panelist)
  Program Manager, BEFORE, Alliance for Peacebuilding
• Sharon Morris (Panelist)
  Director, Conflict Management Group, Mercy Corps
• Andrew Blum (Moderator, Panelist)
  Senior Program Officer, Grant Program, U.S. Institute of Peace

Related Academy Courses

• Stabilization and Peacebuilding: Understanding Dynamic Processes and Making Them Work
• Foundations of Conflict Analysis
• Leading Adaptive Teams in Conflict Environments