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Global
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Diverse guidance exists on how to best design and use a theory of change. This curriculum presents one method that does its best to align with the requirements of creating a development hypothesis for development food security activities funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development Office of Food for Peace. The curriculum draws on experience in program and theory of change development, participant feedback from five years of workshops, and input from the Office of Food for Peace monitoring and evaluation team.
Sample Complementary Documentation Matrices (formerly TOC Narrative) (DOCX, 189.46 KB)
Theory of Change Checklist 2019 (DOCX, 157.08 KB)
TOC Annual review by year (PDF, 647.44 KB)
1.1 Theory of Change Overview Slides 2019 (PPT, 1.25 MB)
3.1 Creating a Solution Tree Slides 2018 (PPT, 1.51 MB)
3.2 Assumptions and Rationales Slides 2018 (PPT, 1.25 MB)
4.2 PRIORITIZATION: Selecting Interventions Slides 2018 (PPT, 1.13 MB)
4.3 Refining the TOC Diagram Slides 2018 (PPT, 1.04 MB)
5.1 Selecting Indicators Slides 2018 (PPT, 1.33 MB)
5.3 Using the TOC Slides 2018 (PPT, 1.05 MB)
Check liste de la Théorie du Changement (La version française) (DOCX, 173.61 KB)
Theory of Change: A Facilitator's Guide (2019) (PDF, 18.38 MB)
TOC Process Quality Check Booklet.pdf (PDF, 386.95 KB)
TOC Roles, Responsibilities, Timeline Booklet.pdf (PDF, 458.38 KB)
FRENCH 1.1 Vue d'ensemble_Theorie du Changement 2019 (PDF, 813.24 KB)
Sustainability Matrix (DOCX, 82.81 KB)
Slide Deck 1: Theory of Change Overview (PPTX, 15.17 MB)
Slide Deck 3: Problem Tree Development, Validation, and Refinement (PPTX, 10.84 MB)
Slide Deck 4: From Problems to Solutions (PPTX, 10.06 MB)
Slide Deck 5: TOC Pathways (PPTX, 10.72 MB)
Slide Deck 6b: Prioritizing Interventions (PPTX, 9.88 MB)
Slide Deck 7: Graphic Refinement (PPTX, 10.31 MB)
Slide Deck 8: TOC Transfer to Logframe & Indicators (PPTX, 10.41 MB)
Slide Deck 9: TOC Checklist: Quality and Completeness Review (PPTX, 9.72 MB)
Slide Deck: Theory of Change Reviews Throughout the DFSA Cycle - September 26, 2019 (PPTX, 10.31 MB)
Tool 1.2e: Stakeholder Template (DOC, 82 KB)
Tool 5.1: Logframe (DOCX, 15.92 KB)
Tool 4.2: Outcomes Interventions Template (DOCX, 17.72 KB)
Tool: Complementary Documentation Matrices (DOCX, 191.74 KB)
Tool 2.1a: Causal Matrix (DOCX, 14.61 KB)
Tool 1.2a: Data Synthesis (DOCX, 22.09 KB)
Tool 1.2d: Opps Constraints (DOCX, 17.85 KB)
Tool 1.2c: Asset Inventory (DOCX, 17.88 KB)
Tool 1.2b: Trend Analysis (DOCX, 16.78 KB)
Instructions for Small Group Work: Session 1.2 (DOCX, 26.21 KB)
Instructions for Small Group Work: Session 2.1 (DOCX, 24.95 KB)
Instructions for Small Group Work: Session 3.1 (DOCX, 24.15 KB)
Instructions for Small Group Work: Session 3.2 (DOCX, 48.32 KB)
Instructions for Small Group Work: Session 4.1 (DOCX, 26.55 KB)
Instructions for Small Group Work: Session 4.2 (DOCX, 20.47 KB)
Instructions for Small Group Work: Session 4.3 (DOCX, 22.58 KB)
Instructions for Small Group Work: Session 5.1 (DOCX, 27.61 KB)
Handout 1.2a: Resilience Framework (PPTX, 124.38 KB)
Handout 1.2b: FFP Conceptual Framework (DOCX, 126.16 KB)
Handout 1.2c: FFP Strategic Results Framework (DOCX, 129.59 KB)
Handout 1.2c: Key Questions (DOCX, 125.03 KB)
Handout 2.1: Sample Data Synthesis (DOCX, 49.85 KB)
Handout 2.1a: Problem Tree (PDF, 254.14 KB)
Handout 2.1b: Causal Stream Examples (PDF, 181.23 KB)
Handout 2.1c: Two-page Problem Tree (PDF, 368.42 KB)
Handout 4.2a: Critical Questions for Interventions (PDF, 373.74 KB)
Handout 4.3: Example of TOC Key (PDF, 311.3 KB)
Handout 5.1a: FFP Indicators (DOCX, 28.97 KB)
Handout 5.1e: Part II: Annual Monitoring Indicators (PDF, 1.18 MB)
