Toward a framework for evaluating global development alliances

Agency for International Development (USAID) commissioned DAI to undertake this evaluation design work to: (1) suggest a framework for the future evaluation of the GDA model and the diverse alliances it has produced; (2) inform GDA strategy and workplans; (3) develop new tools and improved training for more effective alliance building and implementation; and (4) identify ways to help Missions build more and better alliances with improved scale and impact. Findings are organized into sections on the GDA model itself, current practice on evaluation and metrics, roles and responsibilities in alliance implementation, learning and knowledge development, and communication. Each topic is discussed and then accompanied by specific recommendations about how findings might be translated into policy and practice. (Author abstract, modified)