In this exciting bonus episode, Teia and Lauren hosted a live Twitter space, inviting anyone, everywhere to listen in on a discussion about the Theory of Change.
What is a Theory of Change?
A Theory of Change is a framework that is used in the non-profit sector to help us understand how our activities might lead to impact.
"Theory of Change is essentially a comprehensive description and illustration of how and why the desired change is expected to happen in a particular context." - https://www.theoryofchange.org/what-is-theory-of-change/
Sources:
Theory of Change review commissioned by Comic Relief by Cathy James, 2011. http://www.actknowledge.org/resources/documents/James_ToC.pdf
What's wrong with the Theory of Change? by Julz Rasmussen, 2016.http://infinitasinternational.com/whats-wrong-theories-change/#:~:text=The%20typical%20theory%20of%20change,This%20sometimes%20happens.
Theory of Change and Theory of Action, what's the difference and why does it matter? by LAVINIATYRREL, 2019. https://abtgovernance.com/2019/07/19/theory-of-change-and-theory-of-action-whats-the-difference-and-why-does-it-matter/
Can theories of change reflect the realities of international development? by Craig Valters, 2013. https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/jsrp/2013/08/27/can-theories-of-change-reflect-the-realities-of-international-development/
Rights now it feels like anything can derail everything, so are theories of change still useful? By Duncan Green, 2021. https://oxfamapps.org/fp2p/right-now-it-feels-like-anything-can-derail-everything-so-are-theories-of-change-still-useful/
How to make theories of change more useful by Thomas Aston, 2021. https://thomasmtaston.medium.com/how-to-make-theories-of-change-more-useful-fc969076a44d
What's wrong with theories of change by Geoff Mulgan, 2016 https://www.nesta.org.uk/blog/whats-wrong-with-theories-of-change/
Standards of evidence by Ruth Puttick and Joe Ludlow, 2013. https://media.nesta.org.uk/documents/standards_of_evidence.pdf
https://media.nesta.org.uk/documents/Resources_2017_version_09.pdf
The Hidden Life of Theories of Change by Wenny Ho, Margit Van Wessel, Peter Tamas, https://hivos.org/document/the-hidden-life-of-theories-of-change/#:~:text=Theory%20of%20Change%20is%20thought,Change%20is%20also%20under%20critique.
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