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The resources below have been compiled for evaluators and others interested in developing a Blue Marble perspective. They provide important knowledge and context for global systems transformation design, implementation and evaluation. The resources are tagged with Blue Marble Evaluation principles and key themes.

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Transformation

Transformation is a critical cross-cutting theme, as the future of our species and our planet depends on our ability to transform systems for a more sustainable and equitable future. 

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Systems thinking

The Blue Marble perspective requires that global initiatives take a systemic approach to their work, identifying the boundaries, perspectives and interconnections operating within the system. 

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Remote Developmental Evaluation: A Guide for Funders and Practitioners

This webinar is now complete. Please click here to watch a recording of the webinar on YouTube. 

Click here to watch the zoom recording of the webinar. 

Click here to watch the zoom recording of the Q&A session following the webinar.

Developmental Evaluation (DE) seeks to enhance programs by…

Principle 5: Transboundary Engagement, Principle 10: Bricolage Methods
International Development, Innovation
Monitoring & Evaluation, Utilization-Focused Evaluation, Developmental Evaluation, Adaptive Management, COVID-19
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Principles-Driven Responsive Philanthropy: Building Bridges Across Communities for Peace, Prosperity and Planet

This webinar is now complete. Click here to access a recording.

This webinar provides an in-depth look at how one foundation applied the Blue Marble Evaluation principles to their work. 



GHR Foundation, an independent foundation based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, exists to be of service to people…

Principle 3: Transformative Engagement, Principle 6: GLOCAL, Principle 7: Cross-silos, Principle 8: Time being of the essence, Principle 9. Yin-Yang, Principle 16: Evaluation as Intervention
Sustainability, Race, Culture & Ethnicity, International Development, Globalization, Decolonization & Indigenous Sovereignty
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Blue Marble Evaluation: Year in Review

In this last webinar of 2020, Michael, Glenn and Pablo look back at the year 2020 and reflect on what we have learned about Blue Marble Evaluation's application in this rapidly changing world. Click here to watch a recording of this webinar.

Principle 1: Global Thinking, Principle 2: Anthropocene as Context, Principle 10: Bricolage Methods
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Video

Blue Marble Evaluation First Anniversary

Click here to watch a recording of our one-year anniversary sunrise ceremony, featuring a prayer for our Earth by Nicole Bowman and contributions and stories from members from around the globe.

Principle 1: Global Thinking, Principle 2: Anthropocene as Context, Principle 5: Transboundary Engagement, Principle 6: GLOCAL, Principle 12: Skin-in-the-Game
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Igniting and Sustaining Community-led Transformation: Tostan's Proven Approach

This webinar is now complete. Please click here to access a recording. Ms. Bonometti has also written a follow-up blog post answering some of the questions posed during this webinar. Click here to read that post.

For this webinar, we will be joined by Tostan CEO Elena Bonometti to learn how a…

Principle 1: Global Thinking, Principle 2: Anthropocene as Context, Principle 3: Transformative Engagement, Principle 4: Integration, Principle 6: GLOCAL
Race, Culture & Ethnicity, Gender
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Evaluation and the Challenge of Our Time - AEA Panel Follow-up Conversation

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This webinar will provide a space for panelists from a recent AEA session on the climate crisis to continue the conversation and answer questions.

The urgency of climate change presents an opportunity for action by evaluators on what…

Principle 1: Global Thinking, Principle 2: Anthropocene as Context, Principle 3: Transformative Engagement
Climate
Eval20
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Thresholds of Transformation: How r3.0 Defines “Progress”

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Summary: r3.0 (Redesign for Resilience and Regeneration) just hosted its 7th International Conference in September, and so in this webinar, they present a round-up of activity from it. The Program structure revolves…

Principle 1: Global Thinking, Principle 2: Anthropocene as Context, Principle 3: Transformative Engagement
International Development
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Evaluation Facilitation principles meet Blue Marble Evaluation principles: Professional Development to be World Savvy in a Virtual World

This webinar is now complete. Click here to listen to a recording of this webinar. Click here to view the chat log from the webinar.

Learn how two professional development and capability-building trainers, Glenn Page and Michael Quinn Patton, are adapting to the online environment. Two principles-…

Principle 11: World Savvy
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Design for Global Transformation

This webinar is now complete. You can view the recording here.

Greg Watson is the Director of Policy and Systems Design at the Schumacher Center for a New Economics. His work currently focuses on community food systems and an initiative to improve global systems literacy. Greg has spent over 40…

Principle 11: World Savvy
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