3. ME-Performance-Monitoring-Template.docx

Attachment 7.

Democracy commission M&E performance monitoring plan (PMP)

APPLICANT/ORGANIZATION NAME:

PROJECT TITLE:

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE:

Overview:

The M&E Performance Monitoring Plan (PMP) is a program management tool designed to set the methods and indicators to progress towards the goals and objectives identified in the Notice of Funding Opportunity.

MONITORING & EVALUATION (M&E) NARRATIVE

Summary:

Describe how you plan to monitor and evaluate the performance and outcomes and results/milestones of your proposed project. In your narrative summary below, please make sure to include key personnel, proposed structure for monitoring and evaluation activities, and describe any methods used to capture indicators (e.g. focus groups, surveys, etc.), as well as any technologies used (e.g. online surveys, social media analysis programs, etc.).

Theory of Change:

To demonstrate that the success/impact of your project can be measured, please include a brief Theory of Change statement, or series of statements, for the project. This can be done with one, or a series of If-Then statements: “If __________ are completed, then these outcomes (be specific) will result in __________.”

Example: If our organization hosts a series of trainings for non-governmental organizations (NGOs), then increased capacity of the organizations will lead to better outreach and to more comprehensive support for victims of gender-based violence in our country.

M&E PMP DATASHEET:

Please fill in the below tracker. For the indicators, you must include at least one of the indicators listed in the Democracy Commission Indicator Reference Sheet. These indicators should serve as a minimum for reporting, please include any additional indictors needed to track and demonstrate your project’s success. This document will set the targets, and you will report on the progress in your subsequent quarterly reports.

Goal (Copy and paste from your selected Notice of Funding Opportunity topic):

[Example: To increase the ability of women to support themselves economically and assert their rights. ]

Audience (Copy and paste from the selected Notice of Funding Opportunity topic):

[Example: undereducated, women living primarily in rural areas where economic opportunities are limited]

Objective 1 (Copy and paste from your selected objectives):

[Example: Increase the ability of women to support themselves economically through skills-building trainings]

Objective 2: (Copy and paste from the chosen Notice of Funding Opportunity topic) [Example: Increase women’s knowledge about their rights in society and how to advocate for the respect of those rights]