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Moving from Head to Heart: Using Media Advocacy to Talk About Affordable Housing This case study is one of a series of media evaluations sponsored by the Communications Consortium Media Center ("CCMC") as part of its Media Evaluation Project. The CCMC commissioned the Berkeley Media Studies Group to do an evaluation of a small strategic communications campaign in Oregon advocating for affordable house issues. The case study describes the steps the advocates took that eventually led to a policy victory. Author: Dean, Robin Type: Newsletters & Periodicals Date: Oct 1, 2006 Be the first to review this resource! Download (300.66 KB)
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Simplifying Complex Initiative Evaluation In this article, the author highlights two major lessons learned from theory-of-change and cluster evaluation about how to evaluate complex initiatives: articulation of a theory of change, and using the theory of change as a basis for evaluation planning. In addition, the author shares tips on how she applied the lessons to meet her evaluation challenges. Author: Coffman, Julia Type: Newsletters & Periodicals Date: Jun 1, 1999 Be the first to review this resource! Web Link
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Social Movements and Philanthropy: How Foundations Can Support Movement Building Building on research conducted for the California Endowment, this article describes five core movement-building elements and provides a framework for activities that foundations can support to foster movement building. Movement building presents unique challenges to foundations. Because movements, by definition, must be driven by the people who are most affected, foundations cannot determine the goals and timetables of a movement. Foundation investments in movements are just that – investments for the long term. Author: Barbara Masters, M.A., and Torie Osborn, M.B.A. Type: Newsletters & Periodicals Date: Oct 2, 2010 Be the first to review this resource! Download (326.55 KB)
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Statistical Confidence in a Survey: How Many is Enough? An informative article about the "myths, misinformation, and must-haves" about sample sizes and confidence intervals. Author: Van Bennekom, Fred Type: Newsletters & Periodicals Date: Oct 1, 2003 Be the first to review this resource! Web Link
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Ten Strategies for Enhancing Multicultural Competency in Evaluation Teresa Boyd Cowles of the Connecticut Department of Education offers 10 strategies evaluators can use to improve their cultural competence for evaluation. Author: Teresa Boyd Cowles Type: Newsletters & Periodicals Date: Jun 30, 2005 Point K Pick
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The Challenge of Evaluating Complex Interventions: A Framework for Evaluating Media Advocacy This article in Health Education Research presents a framework for evaluating media advocacy. The framework is intended as a planning resource for media advocates, and as an aid to fundraising. The authors suggest a number of possible indicators for media, public opinion, policy, community, and advocacy. Author: Stead, Martine; Hastings, Gerard; and Douglas Eadie Type: Newsletters & Periodicals Date: Jun 1, 2002 Be the first to review this resource! Web Link
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Volunteer Today VolunteerToday is an e-newsletter on volunteerism, published monthly by MBA Publishing. Each issue contains tips and strategies for management, training, recruitment and retention. Author: Volunteer Today Type: Newsletters & Periodicals Date: Jan 18, 2008 Be the first to review this resource! Web Link
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What's different about evaluating advocacy and policy change? In this article from The Evaluation Exchange, Julia Coffman highlights the differences inherent in evaluating advocacy and policy change, and offers recommendations for evaluators who work in the advocacy and policy change field. Author: Julia Coffman Type: Newsletters & Periodicals Date: Mar 1, 2007
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