Monitoring and Evaluation Boost
Episodes
Accomplish Your Year: How Evaluators Can Shape Who They Become by December
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this powerful start‑of‑year episode of the Monitoring and Evaluation Boost Podcast, host Godfrey Senkaba tackles one of the biggest challenges ...
EP32 - Grounded and Growing: Lessons from AEA 2025 (Part 2)
31 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this second part of my reflections from the 2025 American Evaluation Association (AEA) Conference, I continue exploring what this year’s gatherin...
EP31 - Why Evaluation Still Matters: Lessons from AEA 2025 (Part 1)
24 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
2025 has been a difficult year for many evaluators - especially those working in international development. Funding cuts, uncertainty, and shrinking s...
Ep30 - Feeling Bored in Monitoring and Evaluation? Why It Happens and Practical Ways to Reignite Your Motivation
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this heartfelt and honest episode, I take you into a topic many M&E professionals experience but rarely talk about - boredom. Whether you'...
Ep29 - Evaluation Just Got Smarter: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Awards & What’s Ahead
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Monitoring and Evaluation Boost Podcast, host Godfrey Senkaba dives deep into the big ideas and latest updates shaping the worl...
E28 - When the Funding Dries Up: How M&E Professionals Can Reclaim Their Careers
26 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The international development field is facing a wave of project terminations and shrinking funding pipelines-leaving many M&E professionals in unc...
E27 - The MELMASTERS Framework - A Guide for M&E Professionals to Achieve Excellence and Impact (Part 2)
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Monitoring and Evaluation Boost Podcast, host Godfrey Senkaba concludes the exploration of the MELMASTERS Framework, a comprehe...
E26 - The MELMASTERS Framework - A Guide for M&E Professionals to Achieve Excellence and Impact (Part 1)
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Monitoring and Evaluation Boost Podcast, host Godfrey Senkaba introduces the MELMASTERS Framework, a transformative guide desig...
E25 - M&E in 2025: Embracing Artificial Intelligence (AI), Innovation, and Equity
05 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Monitoring and Evaluation Boost Podcast, we explore how Artificial Intelligence, cutting-edge innovations, and equity-focused a...
E24 - Beyond the Basics: How Understanding Global Trends Can Propel Your M&E Career Forward
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, Godfrey Senkaba explores key global issues that profoundly impact the field of monitoring and evaluation (M&E). These issues inc...
E23 - Persuasion Tactics: Winning Stakeholders in Monitoring & Evaluation Data Challenges
23 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Unlock the secrets to resolving conflicts over Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) data with expert persuasion tactics in the latest episode of the mo...
E22 - Gaining Stakeholder Support for Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Activities
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gaining stakeholder support is key to implementing monitoring and evaluation (M&E) activities effectively. In this episode, Godfrey Senkaba, discu...
E21 - Mastering M&E Training Workshops: 10 Tips to Plan Them Better
16 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mastering M&E training workshops requires thorough planning and consideration of various factors, including the facilitator, participants, logisti...
E20 - Exploring Sajilu Kamwendo's Evaluation Career: Curiosity, Patterns, and the "Made in Africa" Narratives
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Godfrey Senkaba chats with Sajilu Kamwendo, the Director, Outcome, and Impact Evaluation at Mastercard Foundation. Sajilu has over 20 years of experie...
E19 - From Evaluation Volunteer to Chief Executive Officer. The Katherine Haugh Evaluation Career Path Story
26 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Godfrey Senkaba chats with Katherine Haugh, the CEO, and founder of The Convive Collective. Katherine has over 10 years of experience in program evalu...
E18 - Professional Development of M&E Staff. 10 Factors Every Manager Should Know
13 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Godfrey Senkaba discusses his personal strategy for supporting the professional development of the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) employees. Base...
E17 - Onboarding New M&E Staff: 10 Things to Do in the First 2 Weeks
31 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Godfrey Senkaba discusses 10 must-dos for every hiring manager to successfully onboard new employees, particularly those who will perform monitoring a...
E16 - Hiring M&E Staff. Top 10 Tips for Managers - Part 2
29 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Godfrey Senkaba discusses the last five of the top ten tips every manager should know to hire the best monitoring and evaluation, staff. Whether you a...
E15 - Hiring M&E Staff. Top 10 Tips for Managers - Part 1
20 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Godfrey Senkaba discusses five of the top ten tips every manager should know in order to hire the best monitoring and evaluation staff. Whether you ar...
E14 - Proposal Quality Review: 4 Key Issues and 15 Simple Tips You Must Know
04 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Godfrey Senkaba discusses 4 key issues and over 15 Tips you must know to conduct a value-add quality review of a project proposal before submission to...
E13 - Proposal Development: 5 Things You Must Consider Before Development a Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Plan
11 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Godfrey Senkaba discusses the 5 most important issues a monitoring and evaluation specialist must consider before they develop the different monitorin...
E12 - 12 Ways to Review Donor Grants Solicitation Documents through the Lens of Monitoring and Evaluation
26 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Godfrey Senkaba discusses the 12 important issues a monitoring and evaluation specialist must look out for when reviewing donor grant Requests for App...
E11 - The 7 Best Ways Monitoring and Evaluation Specialists Can Preposition for Grant Project Proposals
30 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Godfrey Senkaba discusses the critical role for monitoring and evaluation specialists play in helping their organizations’ new business development ...
E10 - Leading A Cause Bigger Than Self: Mariana Branco’s Evaluation Career Path Story
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Godfrey Senkaba spoke with Mariana Branco, an Evaluation Specialist at the World Bank. Mariana discusses her professional life journey that is punct...
E9 - From Art Museum Exhibitions to Leading Program Evaluations: Patricia M. Shaffer’s Inspiring Career Path Story
08 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Godfrey Senkaba spoke with Dr. Patricia Moore Shaffer, the former President of Washington Evaluators, and currently, Deputy Director of Research and A...
E8 - Practicing Assumptions-Aware Evaluation: Apollo M. Nkwake's Career Path Story
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Godfrey Senkaba spoke with Apollo Mukasa Nkwake, monitoring, evaluation, and research specialist, evaluation journal editor, and evaluation consultant...
E7 - Toward Evaluation - Led Civic Technology or Civic Tech: Tim Leisman's Promising Career Path Story
15 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Godfrey Senkaba spoke with Tim Leisman, a data-based community problem solver, and civic tech enthusiast. Only four years as an evaluator but has foun...
E6 - Volunteering with Evaluation Networks: How it Changed Me. Khalil Bitar's Career Path Story
19 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Godfrey Senkaba spoke with Khalil Bitar, Outgoing Chair, EvalYouth Global Network, Co-leader, Eval4Action. The premise of their conversation was Khali...
E5 - Keeping up With Trends: Holta Trandafili's Evaluation Career Path Story
10 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Godfrey Senkaba spoke with Holta Trandafili, World Vision’s Research, Learning, and Analytics Manager. The premise of their conversation was Holta r...
E4 - My Monitoring and Evaluation Career Story: Creating Opportunities Where None Exists
31 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Godfrey Senkaba – Shares his monitoring and evaluation career trajectory, spanning over 15 years. He specifically discusses what he has learned perf...
E3 - Monitoring and Evaluation Career Growth: 4 Practical Tips for Choosing Your Next Job
17 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Godfrey Senkaba – discusses four important factors to consider when deciding if the next job will take you to a higher level in your monitoring and ...
E2 - 5 Top Reasons for the Different Monitoring and Evaluation Jobs' Minimum Requirements
11 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Godfrey Senkaba - discusses the top factors that inform the nature and type of minimum requirements for Monitoring and Evaluation Officer Jobs. These ...
E1 - Life Experience: The Best Training You Ever Needed to Begin a Monitoring and Evaluation Career
04 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Godfrey Senkaba – discusses why having no formal experience should not limit your interest in a monitoring and evaluation career. He provides everyd...