Blog – Latest Entries
Open Forum launches two new tools - CSO Wiki and Practitioner’s Activity Guide
New beginnings for CSO Development Effectiveness - Final Open Forum Newsletter out now!
The ’ABC’ of the new Global Civil Society Platform (CPDE)
Principles for CSO Effectiveness on the Day of Human Rights - Development by and for the People!
Civil society submission to the 1st meeting of the Global Partnership Steering Committee
1st Meeting of the Busan Global Partnership Steering Committee coming up
Towards a new Global Partnership for Civil Society - final meeting 8-9 December in Nairobi, Kenya
CSO Development Effectiveness in the MENA region - regional workshop in Erbil, Iraq
Donor perpective on enabling environment - 12 Lessons from DAC Peer Reviews
More concerns on enabling environment and action going forward
Monitoring and Evaluation
To monitor the Open Forum process and evaluate its success, a Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) system has been established. This system is based on the objectives and activities of the Open Forum — which are set out in the performance framework — and are interconnected towards achieving the mandate of the Open Forum.
For more information on the Open Forum Monitoring and Evaluation procedures, please refer to the following documents:
- The Open Forum M&E Guidance note in English, French and Spanish
- Annex 1: Model Evaluation form for participants in national consultations in English, French and Spanish
- Annex 2: Evaluation form for National Coordinating Organizations in English, French and Spanish
- Annex 3: Feedback form for Outreach Officers on National Consultations in English, French and Spanish
For more information, please contact info cso-effectiveness.org
Open Forum Evaluation summaries currently available include:
- Evaluation results from National Consultation coordinators
- Evaluation results from the first Global Assembly in Istanbul, Turkey: September 2010
- Evaluation results from the second Global Assembly in Siem Reap, Cambodia: June 2011
Survey on the activities and impact of the Open Forum


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