December 21, 2022
Tools for Field Staff›Guidelines
CRS Literature Review Guidance
This guidance is intended to structure the literature review process and help teams increase the usefulness of literature review findings. The guidance document outlines the...More
August 14, 2019
Tools for Field Staff›Guidelines
Monitoring and Evaluation Short Cuts
This edition of Short Cuts provides guidance on how to manage and implement an evaluation. The Managing and Implementing an Evaluation module’s goal is to increase the quality of...More
November 30, 2017
Tools for Field Staff›Learning Briefs
Measuring Agency-Level Results: Lessons Learned from CRS' Beneficiary and Service Delivery Indicators Initiative
Many NGOs have less success documenting their results at the agency level than at the program or project level. Little has been published on the challenges NGOs face in developing...More
August 14, 2013
Tools for Field Staff›Tool Kits
Communication Toolbox
The Communication Toolbox offers practical guidance for program managers who want to communicate more effectively with program participants and community members. The tools are...More
May 14, 2013
Tools for Field Staff›Manuals
Building Resilience
This manual describes how to help communities implement disaster risk reduction activities. It was written for development workers and community-based organizations in the Horn of...More
April 8, 2013
Tools for Field Staff›Guidelines
Guidance on Monitoring and Evaluation
This handbook provides guidance for designing and implementing a monitoring and evaluation system. The standards in the handbook provide practical quality-control considerations...More
April 8, 2013
Tools for Field Staff›Guidelines
Guidance on Participatory Assessments
This handbook offers guidance on how to use participatory methods to conduct needs assessments.More
December 1, 2012
Tools for Field Staff›Learning Briefs
M&E in a Complex Operating Environment
This publication is based on a learning exercise concerning the monitoring and evaluation system for a five-year, $80-million program in Malawi. The document explains how the...More
June 6, 2012
Tools for Field Staff›Guidelines
CRS Haiti Accountability Framework
This accountability framework, drawing from CRS’ guiding principles, Catholic social teaching and other recognized accountability frameworks, defines what CRS Haiti is...More
