AEA 2008: Advocacy and Policy Change TIG Sessions

The American Evaluation Association 2008 conference will be here soon! Conference sessions are scheduled for Wednesday, November 5 through Saturday, November 8 in Denver, Colorado.

The Advocacy and Policy Change Topical Interest Group (TIG), which promotes this type of evaluation and facilitates communication, learning, and support among evaluators, will host fifteen sessions throughout the conference:

Online Evaluation Resources: Knowledge Sharing for the Field

Building a Bridge Between Evaluation and Public Policy Worlds

Evaluating the Impact of Using a Human Rights Framework to Engender Social Change

Striving for Alignment: One Funder's Lessons in Supporting Advocacy

Complex Challenges in Evaluating Advocacy: Internal Governance Structures and Public Policy Dispute Resolutions

Practical Guidance and Tools for Advocacy Evaluation

Advocacy and Policy Change TIG Business Meeting

Community Organizing Evaluation: Crossing the Next Frontier

Assessing Foundation Communications: A New Tool for Practitioners

Roundtable Rotation I: Developing Advocacy Evidence Systems and More Systematic Approaches for Gathering and Sharing Credible Advocacy Evidence: Lessons Learned from International Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs)

Roundtable Rotation II: Out of the Frying Pan and Into the Fire: When Evaluators Enter the World of Policy

Power to the People: Engaging Communities in Advocacy Evaluation

Practical Methodology for Evaluating Advocacy Efforts

Evaluating Policy Efforts Through Systems and Organization Theories

Putting Methods into Practice: Case Examples of Advocacy Evaluation

Expanding Advocacy Capacity: Findings From the Evaluation of The California Endowment Clinic Consortia Policy and Advocacy Program

To access the complete schedule of TIG-sponsored sessions, visit AEA's searchable conference schedule and and select the “Advocacy and Policy Change TIG” from the last drop down menu.

For more information about the conference, visit the AEA 2008 conference homepage.

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