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Advocacy Evaluation Update (Issue #1, June 2007) The inaugural issue of Innovation Network's Advocacy Evaluation Update includes the following:
1) brief updates about new models, guidelines, thinking, and resources in the field of advocacy evaluation; and
2) evaluation stories about advocacy and evaluation efforts undertaken by Oxfam, Open Society Institute, and the California Endowment.
Author: Innovation Network Type: Newsletters & Periodicals Date: Jun 27, 2007 Be the first to review this resource! Download (490.28 KB)
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Advocacy Evaluation Update (Issue #2, November 2007) The second issue of Innovation Network's Advocacy Evaluation Update includes the following:
1) brief updates about new models, research, and resources in the field of advocacy evaluation; and
2) interviews about advocacy and evaluation efforts undertaken by the Annie E. Casey Foundation and Planned Parenthood.
Author: Innovation Network Type: Newsletters & Periodicals Date: Oct 31, 2007 Be the first to review this resource! Download (353.06 KB)
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Advocacy Evaluation Update (Issue #3, March 2008) The third issue of Innovation Network's Advocacy Evaluation Update includes the following:
1) updates about advocacy evaluation resources available online;
2) highlights from the Advocacy and Policy Change TIG (Topical Interest Group) conference sessions (including research summaries and links to additional resources) presented at the American Evaluation Association's 2007 annual conference; and
3) interviews with three of the leaders of AEA's Advocacy and Policy Change TIG.
Author: Innovation Network Type: Newsletters & Periodicals Date: Mar 12, 2008 Be the first to review this resource! Download (584.99 KB)
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Advocacy Evaluation Update (Issue #4, September 2008) The fourth issue of Innovation Network's Advocacy Evaluation Update includes the following:
1) New publications from Innovation Network and The Atlantic Philanthropies;
2) a scan of available advocacy evaluation trainings (fifteen organizations included); and
3) AEA 2008 schedule, including sessions hosted by the Advocacy and Policy Change Topical Interest Group (TIG).
Author: Innovation Network Type: Newsletters & Periodicals Date: Sep 30, 2008
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Advocacy Evaluation Update (Issue #7, October 2009) The seventh issue of Advocacy Evaluation Update (AEU) newsletter was the first produced as part of the strategic partnership between Innovation Network and the Center for Evaluation Innovation. It was also the first edited by Julia Coffman, an experienced evaluator and the Center's Director.
1. Feature: Good in Theory, But Does It Work in Practice? By Simon Starling, Oxfam Great Britain
2. Profiles from the Field: The Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies at the University of California San Francisco
Author: The Center for Evaluation Innovation; Innovation Network Type: Newsletters & Periodicals Date: Oct 28, 2009 Be the first to review this resource! Download (491.56 KB)
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Advocacy Evaluation Update (Issue #8, January 2010) In this issue:
1. Feature: Rhonda Schlangen discusses advocacy evaluation lessons learned in Nigeria and Kenya.
2. Spotlight: System Mapping in Advocacy Planning and Evaluation
3. Profile: Center for Evaluation Innovation
4. Editor's Picks: Two new resources from Cause Communications and Keystone Accountability.
This issue was produced with support from The California Endowment and The Atlantic Philanthropies.Author: The Center for Evaluation Innovation; Innovation Network, Inc. Type: Newsletters & Periodicals Date: Jan 14, 2010 Point K Pick
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Advocacy, Poiltics & 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. immigration system.
Among the topics covered:
Author: Innovation Network and Atlantic Philanthropies Type: Research & Reports Date: Mar 1, 2016 Be the first to review this resource! Download (1.98 MB)
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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
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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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Funder Discussion Guide: Advocacy, Politics & Philanthropy In funding advocacy, foundations sometimes confront questions such as What’s a promising strategic focus?, How to integrate grassroots and grasstops advocacy?, orAuthor: Innovation Network and Atlantic Philanthropies
Type: Workbooks & Guides Date: Mar 1, 2016 Be the first to review this resource! Download (684.33 KB)
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Pathfinder Advocate Edition: A Practical Guide to Advocacy Evaluation Pathfinder is a practical guide to the advocacy evaluation process. This edition guides advocates through the advocacy evaluation process from start to finish. Editions for evaluators and funders are also available. Drawn from Innovation Network’s research and consulting experience, Pathfinder encourages the adoption of a “learning-focused evaluation” approach, which prioritizes using knowledge for improvement. Author: Innovation Network Type: Workbooks & Guides Date: Nov 1, 2009 Point K Pick
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Pathfinder Evaluator Edition: A Practical Guide to Advocacy Evaluation Pathfinder is a practical guide to the advocacy evaluation process. This edition guides evaluators through the advocacy evaluation process from start to finish. Editions for advocates and funders are also available. Drawn from Innovation Network’s research and consulting experience, Pathfinder encourages the adoption of a “learning-focused evaluation” approach, which prioritizes using knowledge for improvement. Author: Innovation Network Type: Workbooks & Guides Date: Nov 1, 2009 Point K Pick
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Pathfinder Funder Edition: A Practical Guide to Advocacy Evaluation Pathfinder is a practical guide to the advocacy evaluation process. This edition guides funders through the advocacy evaluation process from start to finish. Editions for advocates and evaluators are also available. Drawn from Innovation Network’s research and consulting experience, Pathfinder encourages the adoption of a “learning-focused evaluation” approach, which prioritizes using knowledge for improvement. Author: Innovation Network Type: Workbooks & Guides Date: Nov 1, 2009 Point K Pick
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Pathfinder: Resource List This annotated bibliography is meant to accompany Innovation Network's Pathfinder: A Practical Guide to Advocacy Evaluation series. It includes resources for each of the topics covered in Pathfinder. Author: Innovation Network, Inc. Type: Workbooks & Guides Date: Nov 3, 2009 Point K Pick
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Speaking for Themselves: Advocates' Perspectives on Evaluation "Speaking for Themselves: Advocates' Perspectives on Evaluation" will give you a better understanding of advocates' views on evaluation, the advocacy strategies and capacities they find effective, and current evaluation practices. Based on Innovation's Network's research, the report includes recommendations for advocates, funders, and evaluators. Both the research and publication were made possible by the Annie E. Casey Foundation and The Atlantic Philanthropies. Author: Innovation Network, Inc. Type: Research & Reports Date: Aug 12, 2008 Point K Pick
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