In my last article I gave a summary of the Theory of Change (ToC) and I realise from my own experience that there is often confusion between the Theory of Change and the Logical Framework. However, just as the photo of the conjoined twins above, both concepts belong to same family and are closely connected but they are not the same.

Within the philantrophy, not-for-profit and government sectors there are thousands of social programmes being implemented by hundreds of organisations world-wide. All of these entities are convinced that they are doing good work that makes a difference in people's lives. How can these organisations make the grand claim that their intervention or programme actually leads to lasting changes? Well, this confidence is mainly due to their Theory of Change (ToC). As the name sugg

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Well folks, the American Evaluation Association (AEA) Conference took place last week in Chicago and it did not disappoint! Truly a...