This is the fourth guidance note in a four-part series of notes related to impact evaluation developed by InterAction with financial support from the Rockefeller Foundation. This fourth guidance note, Use of Impact Evaluation Results, highlights three themes crucial for effective utilization of evaluation results.
It was written by David Bonbright, Chief Executive of Keystone Accountability, who argues that the findings from impact evaluations – and indeed any evaluative activities – will not be used well unless and until we tackle and reform organizational culture. The most challenging suggestions in this note speak to the task of eliminating disincentives and creating incentives for adopting evaluation findings.