From December 2-3, GMF, in coordination with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), hosted a knowledge-sharing forum on Impact of monitoring and evaluation efforts on design, implementation, and resource allocation in Berlin, Germany.  The workshop brought together representatives of foundations, academic institutions, bilateral donors and agencies, corporations, and multilateral organizations to discuss and share best practices in monitoring and evaluation efforts in private sector development projects. The conference made a contribution toward making development assistance more effective by promoting avenues for greater dialogue, coordination, and knowledge-sharing between different stakeholders. It provided an opportunity for greater self-examination to improve our development projects aimed at helping developing countries expand their own markets and compete on international ones.

For more information on measuring and reporting results in private sector development projects,  please see the Donor Committee for Enterprise Development's webpage on this topic."

Podcasts

On December 2, IFC's Dan Runde sat down with E.J. Reedy of the Kauffman Foundation for a podcast interview about the Kauffman Foundation's activity and how it promotes entrepreneurship in the United States and across the globe. Click here for podcast.

On December 3, GMF's Jonathan White talked with Veronica Chau, of the Dalberg Global Development Advisors, and OECD's Hans Lundgren about each organization's methods for addressing the challenges of sharing and learning from one another and how to improve development programs from foundations and donors. Click here for podcast.

Powerpoint Presentations
The Powerpoint presentations from the event are available for download below:

• Access to Finance for SMEs in Eemerging Markets by A. Schoar
• Africa MSME Finance Program by D. Balke, J. Biziwick, and T. Wyer
• IFC Evaluations in Access to Finance--Piloting a Social Performance Approach by G. Galludec
• Linking Strategy and Measurement in a Dynamic Environment by F. Twersky
• Measuring and Designing for Smallholder Poverty Impact by J. Marsh
• Monitoring & Evaluation Efforts--How do they influence resource allocation by M. Vahlhaus
• Private Sector Development in Agriculture--How does M&E support Smallholder Farmers by C. Richards
• Private Sector Development in Agriculture--Tracking the developmental performance of investments for smallholder farmers by D. Priest