This evaluation reviews the first three years of implementation of crisis anticipation within the Start Fund, a pooled humanitarian fund managed by and for NGOs. It has three key research areas: 1) The impact of Start Network funded crisis anticipation activities, with three case studies, Somalia - anticipation of cholera, Sri Lanka - anticipation of monsoon rains and Nigeria - anticipation of election violence. 2) The impact of work the Start Network have conducted to support and enable NGOs to anticipate crises and take risk based decisions. 3) Value for money