Advocacy Evaluation Advances: Meeting to Move the Field Forward

More than 120 advocates, evaluators, and funders convened at Advocacy Evaluation Advances in Los Angeles, California, USA on January 20–21, 2009.  Field representatives came together to talk about recent learnings from fieldwork, exchange ideas, and identify areas for additional field-building and strengthening.

The California Endowment hosted the gathering, with additional support from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and The Atlantic Philanthropies.  Conference organizers are working on a follow-up document from the convening.  The document will cover the themes, findings, and resources discussed during the two-day event.  Advocacy Evaluation Update will bring you that summary when it is released. 

Three resources from the convening are already available online at the Point K Learning Center (free login required):

• The convening’s framing paper
• Julia Coffman and Ehren Reed presented their paper, “Unique Methods in Advocacy Evaluation”
• Ted Lempert, president of Children Now, offered his list of “Ten Considerations for Effective Advocacy Evaluation” from an advocate's perspective.  We would love to have your comments on this item—click on “Review this Resource” in Point K to add your thoughts.

Read more:

• The California Endowment’s webpage for convening participants
• The Aspen Institute’s David Devlin-Foltz’ reflections on the convening

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