In early 2017, ORS Impact evaluated and re-examined the David and Lucile Packard Foundation monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) principles and practice. The purpose of this evaluation was to discover what works well, identify areas for improvement, and stimulate reflection and experimentation. While this report uncovered many examples of strong MEL practice across the Foundation it also highlighted opportunities for improvement. Research findings fed into Foundation decisions to update both internal and external MEL processes and requirements, including refinement of the Foundation's Guiding Principles for MEL.
A key audience of this report include readers wrestling with how to best support MEL in philanthropic settings so that it can support greater learning and impact, such as MEL staff working inside foundations and external evaluators working with foundations.
Issue Areas
- Nonprofits and Philanthropy
Publishers
- David and Lucile Packard Foundation
- ORS Impact
Funder
- David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Doc Type
- Report/Whitepaper
Language
- English
Copyright
- Copyright 2019 by David and Lucile Packard Foundation. All rights reserved.