Step 2: Integrate Evaluation into your Work

Evaluation can put cities on the cutting edge. Many are growing their practice, but few cities are conducting evaluations on a consistent basis. These resources will help you make the organizational changes needed to support and sustain evaluation work moving forward, from developing evaluation policies and budgets to setting up an evaluation team.

1. Introduction to Evaluation Commitments

Creating an Evaluation Policy (slides)
These slides walk you through how to draft and implement an evaluation policy.

Creating an Evaluation Policy (worksheet)
This worksheet accompanies the slides and contains short activities that will help you make important decisions about designing and implementing an evaluation policy.

Evaluation Policy Template
Adapt this template to create an evaluation policy. Sample language from other cities is included.

Evaluation Policy Guide from Results for America
In this new resource, you’ll find the top insights and lessons from government policies that promote using evidence to enhance the effectiveness of government spending.

2. Develop Strong Partnerships

Identifying Departments for an Evaluation Partnership (BIT)
This BIT guide is designed to help you identify internal partners and engage with them on evaluation partnership opportunities.

Formalize research partnership and establish roles and expectations (J-PAL)
This resource outlines steps to establish and build a strong working relationship with an implementing partner at the beginning of a randomized evaluation.

3. Build your Evaluation Practice

Step 2: Integrate Evaluation into your Work

Creating an Evaluation Policy (slides)These slides walk you through how to draft and implement an evaluation policy.

Creating an Evaluation Policy (worksheet)This worksheet accompanies the slides and contains short activities that will help you make important decisions about designing and implementing an evaluation policy.

Evaluation Policy TemplateAdapt this template to create an evaluation policy. Sample language from other cities is included.

Evaluation Policy Guide from Results for AmericaIn this new resource, you’ll find the top insights and lessons from government policies that promote using evidence to enhance the effectiveness of government spending.