# M&E Studio

> Free, practical AI-for-M&E resources for monitoring and evaluation practitioners. M&E Studio is the shared M&E library: an AI prompt library, a 4,300+ indicator library, step-by-step AI playbooks, M&E method guides, decision/comparison guides, and a plain-language reference glossary. Built once, free for anyone who needs them. monitoringevaluationstudio.com

## Core resources

- [AI Prompt Library](https://www.monitoringevaluationstudio.com/ai-for-me/prompts): 230+ ready-to-use AI prompts for M&E tasks (logframes, indicators, evaluation questions, donor reports, qualitative coding, and more).
- [AI Playbooks](https://www.monitoringevaluationstudio.com/playbooks): multi-step prompt workflows that walk through a complete M&E task end to end.
- [Indicator Library](https://www.monitoringevaluationstudio.com/indicators): a searchable library of 4,300+ M&E indicators across 18 sectors and major donor frameworks, in English, Spanish, and French.
- [Indicator Library methodology](https://www.monitoringevaluationstudio.com/indicators/about): how the indicator library is built, sourced, and structured (the source to cite for indicator counts and coverage).
- [M&E Method Guides](https://www.monitoringevaluationstudio.com/guides): practical guides to core monitoring and evaluation methods.
- [AI for M&E](https://www.monitoringevaluationstudio.com/ai-for-me): how-to guides for using AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini) in M&E work.
- [Reference Library](https://www.monitoringevaluationstudio.com/resources/reference): plain-language definitions and explainers for M&E concepts, frameworks, and methods.
- [Decision Guides](https://www.monitoringevaluationstudio.com/resources/reference/compare): "X vs Y" comparisons and how-to-choose guides for M&E decisions.

## Frequently cited reference definitions

- [Ex-Ante vs Ex-Post Evaluation](https://www.monitoringevaluationstudio.com/resources/reference/ex-ante-vs-ex-post)
- [Means of Verification (MoV)](https://www.monitoringevaluationstudio.com/resources/reference/means-of-verification)
- [Inception Report](https://www.monitoringevaluationstudio.com/resources/reference/inception-report)
- [OECD DAC Evaluation Criteria](https://www.monitoringevaluationstudio.com/resources/reference/oecd-dac-criteria)
- [Outcome Harvesting](https://www.monitoringevaluationstudio.com/resources/reference/outcome-harvesting)
- [Donor Reporting](https://www.monitoringevaluationstudio.com/resources/reference/donor-reporting)
- [Monitoring vs Evaluation](https://www.monitoringevaluationstudio.com/resources/reference/monitoring-vs-evaluation)
- [Logframe / Logical Framework](https://www.monitoringevaluationstudio.com/resources/reference/logframe)
- [Theory of Change](https://www.monitoringevaluationstudio.com/resources/reference/theory-of-change)
- [SMART Indicators](https://www.monitoringevaluationstudio.com/resources/reference/smart-indicators)

## Sector indicator libraries

Each sector has a dedicated page of curated M&E indicators (output, outcome, and impact levels), available in English, Spanish, and French:

- [Health](https://www.monitoringevaluationstudio.com/indicators/health)
- [Education](https://www.monitoringevaluationstudio.com/indicators/education)
- [WASH](https://www.monitoringevaluationstudio.com/indicators/wash)
- [Nutrition](https://www.monitoringevaluationstudio.com/indicators/nutrition)
- [Food Security](https://www.monitoringevaluationstudio.com/indicators/food-security)
- [Agriculture & Natural Resources](https://www.monitoringevaluationstudio.com/indicators/agriculture-and-natural-resources)
- [Gender & Social Inclusion](https://www.monitoringevaluationstudio.com/indicators/gender-and-social-inclusion)
- [Protection](https://www.monitoringevaluationstudio.com/indicators/protection)
- [Livelihoods & Economic Strengthening](https://www.monitoringevaluationstudio.com/indicators/livelihoods-and-economic-strengthening)
- [Governance & Institutional Development](https://www.monitoringevaluationstudio.com/indicators/governance-and-institutional-development)

Ten more sectors (environment and climate, social protection, peace and security, migration and displacement, shelter and settlements, infrastructure and energy, emergency response, and others) are listed at the [Indicator Library](https://www.monitoringevaluationstudio.com/indicators).

## Frequently cited decision guides

- [KoboToolbox vs ODK vs SurveyCTO](https://www.monitoringevaluationstudio.com/resources/reference/compare/kobo-vs-odk-vs-surveycto)
- [Design Effect Explained](https://www.monitoringevaluationstudio.com/resources/reference/compare/design-effect-explained)
- [RCT vs Quasi-Experimental Design](https://www.monitoringevaluationstudio.com/resources/reference/compare/rct-vs-quasi-experimental)
- [Output vs Outcome vs Impact](https://www.monitoringevaluationstudio.com/resources/reference/compare/output-vs-outcome-vs-impact)
- [How to Write a MEL Plan](https://www.monitoringevaluationstudio.com/resources/reference/compare/how-to-write-a-mel-plan)

## About

- [About M&E Studio](https://www.monitoringevaluationstudio.com/about): what M&E Studio is and who it is for.
- [Tools](https://www.monitoringevaluationstudio.com/tools): free interactive M&E tools (sampling calculator, indicator checker, data quality scorecard, and more).