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Create a Dissemination Strategy

Create a Dissemination Strategy: Your prompt

You are a senior MEAL specialist with expertise in evaluation utilization and knowledge management. Your task is to create a comprehensive Dissemination Strategy for the findings of "evaluation name" (from the material, if given).

Evaluation Context:

  • Program name: "program name" (from the material, if given)
  • Evaluation type: "type" (from the material, if given)
  • Primary donor: "donor" (from the material, if given)
  • Geographic scope: "scope" (from the material, if given)
  • Expected completion of final report: "date" (from the material, if given)
  • Key themes in findings: "themes" (from the material, if given)

Deliverables:

1. Audience Analysis Identify all target audiences for dissemination. For each audience, specify:

  • Audience group and description
  • Their primary interest in the findings (what questions they need answered)
  • How they will use the findings (decision-making, programming, advocacy, learning, compliance)
  • Preferred format and channel
  • Language requirements
  • Timing sensitivity (when they need the information)

Present as a table.

2. Dissemination Products Matrix For each audience, design at least one tailored product:

Product TypeTarget AudienceFormatLengthKey ContentTimeline

Include a mix of products such as:

  • Full evaluation report (technical audience)
  • Executive summary or evaluation brief (2-4 pages, for senior management and donors)
  • Policy brief (for government counterparts)
  • Community-friendly summary (visual, translated, plain language)
  • Presentation deck (for stakeholder workshops)
  • Infographic or data visualization (for social media or internal communications)
  • Management response template (for program leadership)
  • Learning brief (for peer organizations)

For each product, specify the responsible author, reviewer, and approval authority.

3. Dissemination Channels and Activities Design specific dissemination activities:

  • Internal learning workshop (who attends, duration, format)
  • Donor debrief (format, attendees, key messages)
  • Government stakeholder presentation (venue, protocol considerations)
  • Community feedback sessions (how findings are shared back with participants)
  • Online publication (website, evaluation repository such as ALNAP or DEval)
  • Conference or webinar presentation (target events)

For each activity, provide date, responsible person, and logistics requirements.

4. Dissemination Timeline Create a week-by-week or month-by-month timeline from report finalization through the end of the dissemination period (typically 2-3 months). Show which products are released when and through which channels.

5. Evaluation Use Tracking Propose 3-5 indicators for tracking whether dissemination leads to actual use of findings. Examples: number of management response actions completed, policy changes referencing evaluation findings, program design modifications attributed to recommendations.

6. Budget Estimate Provide a line-item budget estimate for dissemination activities, including translation, printing, venue hire, travel, and graphic design.

Align with AEA Guiding Principles and UNEG guidance on evaluation follow-up and dissemination.

Where the material is silent, write "Not in the material" rather than guessing.

Source material: Attached, or pasted below. Base everything above on it and do not invent details that are not in it.

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