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38. A Theory of Change for Savings Groups: an interview with HOPE International Jul 21, 2021

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Nathan Mallonee talks with Michelle Wijaya, Will Kendall, and Vicky Madzure from HOPE International's Savings Group team about developing their theory of change. HOPE SG Theory of Change Visual Summary: https://hopeinternational.box.com/HOPESGTOCVisual HOPE SG Theory of Change Detailed Visual : https://hopeinternational.box.com/HOPESGTOCDetail HOPE SG Theory of Change Resource Guide: https://hopeinternational.box.com/HOPESGTOCRESOURCE Also, Will has clarified that there are over 7,500 churches that have been equipped through HOPE's Savings Group program. To get in touch with Michelle Wijaya, you can email her at: MWijaya@Hopeinternational.org

37. Championing the Next Generation of MERL Leaders: An Interview with Alistair Sim Mar 03, 2021

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Kristen Check interviews Alistair Sim, Principle Scientific Advisor, Monitoring, Evaluation, Research & Learning, at Compassion International. Innovations for Poverty Action/JPAL(causational attribution): https://www.povertyactionlab.org/person/duflo. Self-assessment tool and group facilitation: http://www.grahambodie.com/ Evidence-based journalism: https://theconversation.com/us Contact Alistair: Alsim@us.ci.org atrsim@gmail.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/alistairsim/

36. Right-Fit Evidence Systems: An interview with Mary Kay Gugerty Nov 04, 2020

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Mary Kay Gugerty discusses her book, The Goldilocks Challenge: Right-Fit Evidence for the Social Sector, with co-host Nathan Mallonee. Professor Gugerty studies nonprofit performance and accountability systems and teaches public policy to master's students at the Evans School of Public Policy at the University of Washington. Topics include: + why we need to be careful about how we use the term "impact" + when an organization should NOT consider doing impact evaluations + what you should do if you aren't doing impact evaluations (and why organizations should prioritize getting robust output and immediate outcome data) + how to apply the CART (credible, actionable, responsible, and transportable) principles to your monitoring & evaluation work + why you need a performance framework (or a theory of change) to make your data actionable + how to know when you have a "right-fit evidence system" Links: The Goldilocks Challenge book: https://www.poverty-action.org/right-fit-evidence/book/the-goldilocks-challenge Right Fit Evidence website: https://www.poverty-action.org/right-fit-evidence Professor Gugerty's website: https://evans.uw.edu/profile/mary-kay-gugerty/ Recommended books: Measuring Social Change by Alnoor Ebrahim: https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=27990 Between Power and Irrelevance: The Future of Transnational NGOs: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/between-power-and-irrelevance-9780190084721?cc=us&lang=en&

35. Recap of 2020 Accord Research Alliance Intensive Oct 14, 2020

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Last week (October 5-9), we held our sixth annual (and first virtual) intensive. This year it was all online and focused on the theme of "Cultivating a Christ-Centered, Data-Informed, and Responsive Organization: Listening in your M&E Practice." In this special episode, the steering committee talks with each other about the highlights of the week and what they learned along the way. For more information about the Accord Research Alliance, visit: www.accordnetwork.org/ara If you want to find out more about how to get involved or have ideas for future podcasts, email us at ara@accordnetwork.org. Steering Committee Members on today's call: -Kristen Check, Compassion International (co-chair) -Rodney Green, Compassion International (co-chair) -Nathan Mallonee, Living Water International (co-chair) -David Bronkema, Eastern University -Stephen Offutt, Asbury Theological Seminary -Rebecca Mentzer, HOPE International -Subodh Kumar, Food for the Hungry

34. Evidence on the Role of Faith: Olivia Wilkinson's 2019 Keynote Speech Sep 30, 2020

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In this special episode, we are playing Dr. Olivia Wilkinson's keynote speech from the 2019 Accord Research Intensive as a way to promote the upcoming 2020 Research Intensive. If you haven't registered yet, the deadline is Thursday, October 1. https://accordnetwork.regfox.com/oneaccord-research To watch a video of Olivia's presentation, go to: https://vimeo.com/showcase/7552959

33. Why you need a Theory of Change: An interview with Nathan Mallonee Aug 25, 2020

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Today one of our co-hosts goes on the other side of the mic. Kristen Check interviews Nathan Mallonee about why your organization should have a Theory of Change. Nathan provides details about the process he led at Living Water for developing a Theory of Change and the lessons learned along the way. You can read Living Water's Theory of Change here: http://livingwater.box.com/toc This podcast was actually recorded in 2019, but this topic is more relevant than ever during Covid-19 as outlined in this article from Better Evaluation: https://www.betterevaluation.org/en/blog/adapting-evaluation-time-covid-19-%E2%80%94-part-2-define Other resources include: Think NPC's Theory of Change in 10 Steps: https://www.thinknpc.org/resource-hub/ten-steps/ DFID's review of Theories of Change: http://www.theoryofchange.org/pdf/DFID_ToC_Review_VogelV7.pdf And you can find out more about Nathan at http://nathanmallonee.com

32. Faith and Resilience in the Midst of Suffering: An interview with Dr. Jamie Aten Jun 24, 2020

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In this episode, Rodney Green speaks with Dr. Jamie Aten from the Humanitarian Disaster Institute (HDI) about a wide range of inter-connected topics including faith, resilience, and approaches to better understanding and measuring spiritual fortitude in the midst of personal and shared suffering, racial injustice, and the covid-19 pandemic. Resources from HDI on the Measure of Spiritual Fortitude, Leadership Humility, Post-traumatic growth: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331603591_Development_and_Validation_of_a_Measure_of_Spiritual_Fortitude https://www.researchgate.net/publication/341577750_Why_Leader_Humility_is_Vital_to_Effective_Humanitarian_Aid_Leadership_A_Review_of_the_Literature https://www.researchgate.net/publication/309222416_Cultural_Humility_and_Hospital_Safety_Culture https://www.researchgate.net/publication/254320192_Resource_loss_religiousness_health_and_posttraumatic_growth_following_Hurricane_Katrina Dr. Jamie Aten’s book “A Walking Disaster: What Surviving Katrina and Cancer Taught Me about Faith and Resilience”: http://www.jamieaten.com/a-walking-disaster HDI website: https://www.wheaton.edu/academics/academic-centers/humanitarian-disaster-institute/ The conversation between Rodney and Dr. Aten briefly introduces the systemic nature and sin of white supremacy, racism, and racial injustice, and important voices to listen to in order to go deeper can include: Dr. Drew Hart. “Trouble I’ve Seen: Changing the Way the Church Views Racism” https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01CF1TR1Y/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 Dr. Ibram Kendi. “How to Be an Antiracist” https://www.ibramxkendi.com/how-to-be-an-antiracist-1 Mark Charles. “Unsettling Truths: The Ongoing, Dehumanizing Legacy of the Doctrine of Discovery” https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07V7ZXT1R/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1 Rev. Rene August. “How to Decolonize the Bible” [Webinar On Demand] https://freedomroad.us/freedom-road-institute-for-leadership-justice/decolonizing-the-bible/ Also, “The Aid Sector Must Do More to Tackle its White Supremacy Problem” https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2020/jun/15/the-aid-sector-must-do-more-to-tackle-its-white-supremacy-problem Equitable Evaluation Framework: https://www.equitableeval.org/ee-framework

31. Responses to COVID-19 within the Research Alliance May 18, 2020

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The ARA podcast is back today talking about (what else?) COVID-19. Nathan Mallonee talks with Rebecca Mentzer and Rodney Green about how different organizations within Accord are responding to COVID-19, especially as it relates to our work to "measure what matters." Resources mentioned in the podcast are available at https://accordnetwork.org/resources/covid-19-resources/ Connect with us through LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/4362102/ Special thanks to Daniel Schmidt for producing today's podcast.

30: LIVE from the 2019 Accord Research Alliance Intensive Oct 11, 2019

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Today's podcast was recorded live from the 2019 Accord Research Alliance intensive. It provides a recap and analysis of the day from David Bronkema, Kristen Check, Rodney Green, and Nathan Mallonee. To get connected to the Accord Research Alliance and find out more about next year's intensive, email us at ara@accordnetwork.org.

29. ARA Intensive Promo Podcast #4: Steve Offutt Sep 26, 2019

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Dr. Steve Offutt presents on research he and others have conducted on Christian ideas for development, understanding the current theories, networks, and priorities of Accord member organizations.

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