COFFEE BREAK

Learn from the experts during a quick coffee break!

Join us for a Causal Pathways Coffee Break, in which experts share snippets of their Causal Pathways work and lessons learned. Grab your favorite warm drink and join us for a quick lesson!

Check this page throughout the year for updates on the latest offerings.

Current offerings

7/3 @ 11:00am ET

Attending to quality and rigour throughout causal pathways evaluation

Materials

Appropriate definitions and processes to support quality and rigour in non-experimental evaluation is a concern that theory based and participatory evaluation communities are actively engaged in. In this webinar we will introduce guidance developed by the Causal Pathways initiative aimed at evaluation and learning officers in philanthropic foundations, situating the guidance and practice in broader debates on values-driven and use oriented evaluation. Register here!

Marina Apgar

Institute of Development Studies

Tom Aston

Independent Consultant

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Guidance

Past offerings

4/9 @ 11:00am ET

Strengthening Outcome Harvesting Analysis with AI-Assisted Causal Mapping

Materials

Heather Britt

Steve Powell

Gabriele Caldas Cabral

Enhance Outcome Harvesting analysis with AI-assisted Causal Mapping. In this coffee break, Heather Britt, Steve Powell and Gabriele Caldas discuss their pilot to enhance analysis of causal relationships in Outcome Harvesting. Their pilot demonstrated that AI-assisted Causal Mapping can reveal interrelationships between outcomes and identify new actors contributing to change. They describe the pilot process, explain how they interpreted the findings, and share five practical tips. A principle-led analysis plan and the right human expertise are key to in guiding the use of AI in analysis.

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Case study

Causal Map