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Advocacy Strategies for Civil Society: A Conceptual Framework and Practitioner’s Guide Fox and Helweg developed this publication to help USAID evaluate advocacy components of international development projects. The publication discusses advocacy strategies as part of a developmental project, how to choose the correct advocacy strategy for a project, and the process of identifying and developing advocacy capacity building needs. Author: Fox, Leslie M., and Helweg, Priya Type: Workbooks & Guides Date: Jan 1, 1997
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Advocacy Toolkit: Creating Campaigns that Change the World This toolkit was designed as a reference guide for staff of relief and development organizations who are seeking domestic (U.S.) support for international issues. The guide grew out of the work of InterAction's Outreach and Communications Working Group, "a forum for communications, fundraising, volunteering, advocacy, and grassroots organization, where professionals come together to share experiences, lessons learned, and collaborate whenever possible."
The advocacy toolkit contains eight sections:Author: InterAction Type: Workbooks & Guides Date: Jan 1, 2006
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Advocacy Toolkit: Practical action in advocacy (Section C5, Evaluation) Part of Tearfund’s "Advocacy Toolkit" (Section C5) addresses advocacy evaluation. The section speaks generally about evaluation, differentiates between evaluation and monitoring, and proceeds to examine advocacy evaluation. The section also offers a tool for evaluating advocacy programs. Author: Tearfund Type: Workbooks & Guides Date: Jan 1, 2002
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Advocacy, Politics & Philanthropy: A Reflection on a Decade of Immigration Reform Advocacy This Innovation Network report examines the impact and shares lessons from Atlantic’s $70.3 million effort between 2004 and 2014 to reform the U.S.Author: Johanna Morariu, Kat Athanasiades, Veena Pankaj Type: Research & Reports Date: May 1, 2015 Be the first to review this resource! Download (1.98 MB) -
AEA Handout on Point K Learning Center Johanna Gladfelter Morariu of Innovation Network distributed the following handout at the 2008 American Evaluation Association conference. It provides a brief overview of the tools and resources available in Point K.
Please also see the resource titled "AEA Presentation on Point K Learning Center".
The following resources were also presented during the same session at AEA:
Author: Innovation Network Type: Tipsheets & Paper Tools Date: Nov 5, 2008 Be the first to review this resource! Download (661.5 KB) -
AEA Paper: "Accountability and the No Child Left Behind Act: Implications for Public Policy" Cindy Roper of Clemson University delivered this paper (and a presentation of the same title) at the 2008 American Evaluation Association conference. Roper examined accountability measures for a policy initiative (in this case, the No Child Left Behind act) through the lens of organizational theory. Author: Roper, Cindy Type: Research & Reports Date: Nov 8, 2008 Be the first to review this resource! Download (54.08 KB) -
AEA Presentation on Advocacy Progress Planner The following slides were presented on behalf of David Devlin-Foltz at the American Evaluation Association 2008 conference by Johanna Morariu of Innovation Network. This presentation provides a brief overview of Continuous Progress' Advocacy Progress Planner, which is available at www.continuousprogess.org.
The following resources were also presented during the same session at AEA:
Author: Devlin-Foltz, David; Weissburg, Josh Type: Presentation Slides Date: Jan 15, 2009 Be the first to review this resource! Download (782.5 KB) -
AEA Presentation on Point K Learning Center Johanna Gladfelter Morariu of Innovation Network presented the following slides at the 2008 American Evaluation Association conference. Her presentation provided a brief overview of the tools and resources available in Point K.
Please also see the resource titled "AEA Handout on Point K Learning Center".
The following resources were also presented during the same session at AEA:
Author: Innovation Network Type: Presentation Slides Date: Nov 5, 2008 Be the first to review this resource! Download (2.08 MB) -
AEA Presentation: "Accountability and the No Child Left Behind Act: Implications for Public Policy" Cindy Roper of Clemson University delivered the following slides (and a paper of the same title) at the 2008 American Evaluation Association conference. Roper examined accountability measures for a policy initiative (in this case, the No Child Left Behind act) through the lens of organizational theory. Author: Roper, Cindy Type: Presentation Slides Date: Nov 8, 2008 Be the first to review this resource! Download (44.7 KB) -
AEA Presentation: "Community Organizing Evaluation: Crossing the Next Frontier" Sue Hoechstetter of Alliance for Justice presented the following slides at the American Evaluation Association 2008 conference. The presentation provides a brief overview of "community organizing evaluation" and recent efforts to produce a collection of resources ("RECO") on the topic. Author: Hoechstetter, Sue Type: Presentation Slides Date: Nov 1, 2008 Be the first to review this resource! Download (1.05 MB) -
AEA Presentation: "Key Questions in Evaluation of Governance Issues in Advocacy Coalitions" Bonnie L. Shepard of Social Sectors Development Strategies presented the following slides at the American Evaluation Association 2008 conference.
Author: Shepard, Bonnie L. Type: Presentation Slides Date: Nov 1, 2008 Be the first to review this resource! Download (176 KB) -
AEA Presentation: "Online Evaluation Resources: Knowledge Sharing for the Field" Sue Hoechstetter of Alliance for Justice presented the following slides at the American Evaluation Association 2008 conference. The presentation provides a brief overviews of AFJ's online tools for advocacy evaluation.
The following resources were also presented during the same session at AEA:
Author: Hoechstetter, Sue Type: Presentation Slides Date: Nov 5, 2008 Be the first to review this resource! Download (8.09 MB) -
Agency and Empowerment: A Proposal for Internationally Comparable Indicators This article proposes a short list of internationally-comparable indicators of inclividual agency and empowerment (and the corresponcling survey questions). Data from these indicators would enable researchers to explore research and policy issues such as the interconnections between empowerment and economic or human development. The article sUNeys definitions of agency and empowerment, adopts the definition from Amartya Sen, supplemented by Rowlands' typology. Author: Solava Ibrahim and Sabina Alkire Type: Research & Reports Date: Jun 30, 2007 Be the first to review this resource! Download (2.21 MB) -
All About Marketing The marketing section of Carter McNamara's Free Management Library covers the following marketing topics:
- Basics and Planning,
- Inbound Marketing,
- Outbound Marketing,
- Protecting Ownership of Your Products/Services,
- Evaluating Your Marketing Efforts, and
- Marketing On Telephone and/or Online.
Author: McNamara, Carter (ed.) Type: Websites & Online Tools Date: Jan 18, 2008 Be the first to review this resource! Web Link -
An Advocate’s Perspective: Ten Considerations for Effective Advocacy Evaluation Ted Lempert, president of the Oakland, California-based advocacy and research organization Children Now, provides his ten considerations for effective advocacy evaluation. Lempert presented this document at the Advocacy Evaluation Advances convening in Los Angeles in January, 2009.
Do you agree with these ten considerations? Should something be added to this list? Please use the comment section below to contribute to the discussion.
Author: Lempert, Ted Type: Tipsheets & Paper Tools Date: Jan 20, 2009 Be the first to review this resource! Download (66.81 KB) -
Anticipated Advocacy Outcomes Originally developed by Nader Tadros in 2001, this simple tool classifies outcomes into three stages: policy-focused, public involvement, and public empowerment. Author: Advocacy Institute Type: Tipsheets & Paper Tools Date: Jan 1, 2004 Be the first to review this resource! Download (40.7 KB) -
Are We There Yet? A Communications Evaluation Guide Produced by Asibey Consulting for The Communications Network, this report was created for philanthropic organizations and nonprofits seeking to evaluate and improve their communications. The authors conducted surveys and interviews to examine current practices in communications evaluation. This document includes several worksheets to help readers take action on the report's recommendations. Author: Asibey Consulting and The Communications Network Type: Research & Reports Date: Jan 1, 2008
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Ask the Expert: An Introduction to Theory of Change In this article from The Evaluation Exchange, Andrea Anderson, a research associate at the Aspen Institute Roundtable on Community Change, shares an introduction to theory of change and steps for creating a theory of change. Author: Erin Harris, HFRP Type: Newsletters & Periodicals Date: Nov 4, 2009 Be the first to review this resource! Web Link -
Ask the expert: What is strategic learning and how do you develop an organizational culture that encourages it? In article from The Evaluation Exchange, John A. Healy, Director of Strategic Learning and Evaluation at The Atlantic Philanthropies, shares ways to position learning as an organizational priority. Author: Julia Coffman, HFRP; Erin Harris, HFRP Type: Newsletters & Periodicals Date: Jun 1, 2005 Point K Pick Be the first to review this resource! Web Link -
Assessing Advocacy A summary of a a case study of the campaign by Uniting Justice to influence Industrial Relations
legislation in Australia.Using Action Aid and California Endowment resources, Whelan maps out a number of dimensions of potential outcomes in advocacy campaigns and projects.
Author: Justin Whelan Type: Tipsheets & Paper Tools Date: Jun 1, 2006 Be the first to review this resource! Download (67.22 KB) -
Assessing and Evaluating Change in Advocacy Fields This white paper aims to bring together emerging ideas about how to assess advocacy fields and evaluate advocacy field building initiatives. Dr. Lynn and other evaluators have developed a core set of dimensions to help organize thinking about these complex advocacy fields, and have begun experimenting with indicators of a strong field, tools for assessing the baseline of a field, and strategies for measuring change in fields. This paper seeks to test and refine some of these ideas.Author: Dr. Jewlya Lynn Type: Research & Reports Date: Sep 1, 2014 Be the first to review this resource! Download (790.23 KB) -
Atlantic Reports: Investing in Change: Why Supporting Advocacy Makes Sense for Foundations This report, the first in the "Atlantic Reports" series, focuses on grantmaking in support of advocacy. The report explains why The Atlantic Philanthropies, based in Bermuda, and other funders "commit to advocacy as strategy to advance social change." The report highlights the advocacy grantmaking experiences of Atlantic and "other foundations in the U.S. and around the world." Author: The Atlantic Philanthropies Type: Research & Reports Date: May 1, 2008
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Basic Guide to Non-Profit Financial Management Carter McNamara's collection of information about nonprofit financial management, part of his Free Management Library. Topics include:
- Activities in the Yearly Accounting Cycle,
- Bookkeeping and Controls,
- Designing a Budget,
- Managing Cash Flow,
- Credit and Collections,
- Budget Deviation Analysis,
- Managing Program Finances, and
- Financial Statements.
Author: McNamara, Carter (ed.) Type: Websites & Online Tools Date: Jan 18, 2008 Be the first to review this resource! Web Link -
Basic Guide to Outcomes-Based Evaluation for Nonprofit Organizations with Very Limited Resources Aimed specifically at small nonprofits with limited resources, this is a complete, practical guide for a small scale, do-it-yourself outcomes evaluation. Author: McNamara, Carter (ed.) Type: Websites & Online Tools Date: Jan 18, 2008 Point K Pick
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Basic Guide to Program Evaluation Carter McNamara's guide to evaluation, part of his Free Management Library and drawn from his book Field Guide to Nonprofit Program Design, Marketing and Evaluation. This guide covers the hows and whys of evaluation, an overview of evaluation and data collection methodologies and how to choose between them, analysis and interpretation advice, and other tips. Author: McNamara, Carter (ed.) Type: Websites & Online Tools Date: Jan 18, 2008
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