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Evaluation of social projects and programs in Russia: history and current situation

Explore the development of program evaluation in Russia, from non-governmental to government programs, methodologies, key milestones, and future strategies. Learn about associations, conferences, and initiatives shaping the evaluation landscape.

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Evaluation of social projects and programs in Russia: history and current situation

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  1. Evaluation of socialprojectsandprogramsin Russia: historyandcurrentsituation Vladimir Balakirev President of theAssociation of SpecialistsinProgramandPolicyEvaluation, programevaluator «ProcessConsulting» company June 7, 2019

  2. Content Twoparallelstories of theprogramevaluationdevelopmentin Russia: Programevaluationbythenon-governmentalprograms, evaluation of thegovernmentprograms EvaluationMethodology for governmentprograms Evaluability Pertinentmethodologicalissues Non-governmentalorganizations – leadersinprogramevaluationdevelopment 2

  3. Until 1990: Onethesis “Evaluation of GovernmentProgramsinthe USA” andthemonograph “Models of ExperimentsinSocialPsychologyandAppliedResearch” by D. Campbell; • 1997-1999, keymilestones: firstevaluationprojectsdone for foreignandinternationaldonorsfundingsocialprograms; twoevaluationschools: Siberian Center for civil initiatives (SCCI, Novosibirsk), Center for Development of Non-governmentalOrganizations (Moscow); a conferencedeliveredinNovosibirsk; firstpublicationsinRussian; • 2000-2015: InternationalProgramEvaluationNetwork (IPEN) establishedby 5 foundingcountries; annualconferencesdelivered; approximately 400 participantsfrom Russia; expertcapacitydevelopmentsupport; • 2000-2011: firstRussiancustomers of evaluationservices; NGOs, corporateandprivatecharities; trainings for NGO staff; firsttrainingprograms for universities (The Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences (MSSES), HSE, NSU); firstjointpublicationonevaluationinRussian 'ProgramEvaluation: MethodologyandPractice'; evaluationschoolsat the Siberian Center for civil initiatives; • 2008-2012: expansion of participationintheevaluation; establishment of the Center 'Crossroads' MGPPU (byPodushkin T.), 'EvolutionandPhilanthropy' (byEvdokimov O.), NABO (byKhananashvili N.), TimchenkoFoundation (by E. Garifullina), CharityFoundation 'DownsideUp'; initiative 'Evaluation of programsinthefield of childwelfare' launched; group of organizationsfromSt. Petersburg (byOdinokov V.) andCherepovets (by A Bogomolov A.) established. History of the evaluation development in Russia 1997-2012 3

  4. 2015: creation of theAssociation of SpecialistsinProgramandPolicyEvaluation (ASPPE), a group of specialistsworkinginthe NGO sector, Center for RegulatoryImpactAssessment (byTsygankov D.); firstnationalconferencedelivered; InternationalYear of Evaluation (by UN EvaluationGroup); annualconferencesdelivered. Evaluation Development SupportProgram 'GarantFoundation' (Arkhangelsk) established. • АSPPE developed 'Evaluationprinciples' andprofessionalstandards 'Specialist insocialprogramsandprojectsevaluation' • 'Design, monitoringandevaluation' journallaunched; newbooksonevaluationinRussianpublished. • Continuedinternationalcooperation; IOCE (InternationalOrganization for CooperationinEvaluation), creation of Eurasianalliance of nationalevaluationassociations, internationalinitiative 'Parlamentarians for evaluation'; jointprojectsondevelopment of learningcoursesandevaluationtools. • Specilizedtraining for NGO staffonevaluation; Charity Foundation “Culture of Childhood”, “Evolution and Philanthropy”, Internet resources, websites “Basics on evaluation”, the program “PION”, online courses, webinars, pages in social networks; • First MA programon design andevaluation. CharityFoundation 'Culture of childhood' atMoscow State University of Psychology and Education (MSUPE). • Inclusion of evaluationinthegrantsystem for NGOs;development of theevaluationsystem; 'SakhalinEnergy' company, TimchenkoFoundation, Presidential Grants Fundestablished; socialprogramsimplementedby 'Metalloinvest' company. History of evaluation development in Russia 2012-2019 4

  5. 1991-2004. Creation of a legalframework for theprogrammaticapproachtopublicadministration. Thenecessaty of an 'evaluation of theeffectiveness of thetargetedprogramsresultsandimpact' wasonlyhighlightedin 2003; • 2004-2010. Programsareone of theresults-basedbudgetingtools. Budgetingprocessreformenvisagestransitionfromcostmanagementtoresultsmanagement. Requirementtothefederaltargetprogramincludeavailability of anindicatorsystemrequiredtomeasureresults. A unifiedmethodology for evaluatinggovernmentprograms of theRussianFederationwasdeveloped. • 2012-2019. Introduction of a programmaticapproachinRussianpublicadministrationandeffectivenessevaluation of thegovernmentprograms. Consolidatedannualreportsonimplementationandeffectivenessevaluation of thegovernmentalprograms of theRussianFederation (Ministry of Economic Development of theRussianFederation) delivered. TheProjectManagement Center launchedasaneducationalandmethodicalplatformbasedatthe RANEPA. Thenewstrategy of thejointventurein Russia: plans for evaluatingfederalprojectsandprograms Evaluation of governmentprograms 5

  6. Resolution of the Government of the Russian Federation of August 2, 2010 No. 588; • Theindicatorapproachtoevaluationisusedexclusively. Efficiencyisthelevel of achievement of values ​​of theestablished indicators. • “Ifthereare no indicators, itisnotpossibletoevaluatetheprogrameffectiveness” (Ministry of Economic Development of theRussianFederation). • “Theplannedindicatorshavebeenachieved, nevertheless ...” Thetheory of changesisnotdisclosed, it’sunclearwhetherthegoalortheintermediateprogramresultsareachieved. • Mostindicatorsareprocessindicators, notresults. • Publicly, thereasons for "lowefficiency" arenotdisclosed. Methodology for evaluatinggovernmentprograms 6

  7. Respondtoquestionsaboutcurrentandemergingissuesduringprogramimplementation;Respondtoquestionsaboutcurrentandemergingissuesduringprogramimplementation; • Provideinformationabouttheprogramanditscontributiontotheimplementation of thepolicy “serviced” bythisprogram; • Trackimplementation of intermediatetasksandachievement of theprogramobjective; • Providetimelyfeedbacktodecisionmakers; • Increasetheprogramimplementationtransparencyandensureaccountability; • Cutcosts, increaseefficiency; • Improveprogramsandpolicies Programevaluationfunctions 7

  8. Supportimportantdecisionsonprogrammodification, itsexpansionortermination; • Determineprogramperformanceandfailurereasons; • Identifyefficientinnovativesolutionsandconditions of theiruse; • Informontheneedtodevelopnewprograms; • Explorerequirementsandconditions for scalingupsuccessfulprograms; • Provideinformationoneffectiveprogrammanagementpractices; • Revisetheprogramrelevanceandeffectiveness Program evaluation functions 8

  9. Howdoweunderstandtheprogramevaluationpurpose, objectivesandopportunities? Whatterminologydoweuse? Howdoweunderstandthemeaning of basicconcepts? • Whatshouldbeevaluated: achievement of theplannedvalues ​​of theindicatorsorimplementation of thetheory of change, thelogic of theprogram? • Whatdistinguishestheprogramevaluationfromtherelatedevaluationdisciplines: policyevaluation, audit, assessment of theservicequality, sociologicalsurveysandtargetaudiencessatisfactionestimates, scientificresearch? • Whatistheevaluationmethodology? Whatmethodsandinwhatcasesshouldbeused? • Common “bestpractices” orstandards for evaluation? Whoisthecustomer of evaluationservices? Whoisresponsible for developingevaluationmethodology, whoconductsevaluation? • Whatarethesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweentheprogramevaluationandtheprogrammonitoringsystem? Methodologicalquestions 9

  10. commissionandimplementprojectandprogramevaluation; • developandimplementmethods for projectappraisalingrantcompetitions; • delivershort-termcoursesandacademicprograms, advancedtrainingcourses; • createopenmethodologicalassociations, developmanuals, guidelines, methodologicalmaterials, assessmentmethods; • advisetherepresentativesandstaff of stateauthoritiesandorganizationsworkinginthesocialsphere, offeringevaluationsystems for socialprojectsandprograms (FIGs, localandregionalauthorities); • carryouttheirownspecialprojectsontheprogramevaluationimplementation • leaddiscussionsinspecializedpublications; • holdthematicconferences; • createaccessibleonlineresources; • participateininternationalconferencesandprojects; • developprofessionalassociations (ASPPE), developevaluationprinciplesandstandards RussianNGOs, privateandcorporatecharityfoundations, corporatesocialprogramsarethemainengines for programevaluationin Russia today 10

  11. Conference «Competencies, resourcesandmotivation: whatisrequired for successfulevaluation of socialprojects», organizedbytheAssociation of SpecialistsinProgramandPolicyEvaluationonOctober15-17, 2019 in Moscow • https://www.eval.ru/conferences/9 Invitation 11

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