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ActionAid Update No. 1 The ActionAid Update newsletter series provides a summary of the impact of participatory policy work being undertaken by ActionAid, an international anti-poverty agency. The action research project was carried out over a period of three years in four countries: Brazil, Ghana, Nepal, and Uganda. In each country, a research facilitator worked with 1-3 partner organizations to explore some of the challenges they were facing with their advocacy work. Author: ActionAid International Type: Newsletters & Periodicals Date: Jan 1, 2003 Be the first to review this resource! Download (486.41 KB) -
ActionAid Update No. 2 The ActionAid Update newsletter series provides a summary of the impact of participatory policy work being undertaken by ActionAid, an international anti-poverty agency. The action research project was carried out over a period of three years in four countries: Brazil, Ghana, Nepal and Uganda. In each country, a research facilitator worked with 1-3 partner organizations to explore some of the challenges they were facing with their advocacy work. Author: ActionAid International Type: Newsletters & Periodicals Date: Apr 1, 2003
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ActionAid Update No. 3 The ActionAid Update newsletter series provides a summary of the impact of participatory policy work being undertaken by ActionAid, an international anti-poverty agency. The action research project was carried out over a period of three years in four countries: Brazil, Ghana, Nepal and Uganda. In each case, a research facilitator worked with 1-3 partner organizations to explore some of the challenges they were facing with their advocacy work. Author: ActionAid International Type: Newsletters & Periodicals Date: Jul 1, 2003 Be the first to review this resource! Download (1.71 MB) -
Advocacy & Policy Change Composite Logic Model and associated materials This collaborative work by more than 50 advocates, grantmakers, and evaluators offers a way to improve communication in the advocacy evaluation field by articulating common goals, outcomes, and indicators. Supplements to the Model include guiding questions, definitions, and samples based on hypothetical advocacy situations—one each for the intended "strategy" and "evaluation" uses of the Model. There is also an online tool based on the Model.
Author: Coffman, Julia, et al. Type: Tipsheets & Paper Tools Date: Apr 1, 2007
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Advocacy and Policy Change This issue of Harvard Family Research Project's The Evaluation Exchange focuses entirely on advocacy evaluation. It features over two dozen articles on current evaluation practice, including theory, case studies, interviews, and practical tips. Author: Coffman, Julia (ed.) Type: Newsletters & Periodicals Date: Mar 1, 2007
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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) -
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) -
Advocacy Evaluation Update (Issue #5, February 2009) The fifth edition of Innovation Network's Advocacy Evaluation Update (AEU) newsletter includes the following:
1. News from the Advocacy Evaluation Advances convening in California;
2. Advocacy evaluation session summaries from the American Evaluation Association (AEA) annual meeting;
3. AEA 2009 call for sessions; and
4. News on the upcoming Foundation Review issue on advocacy and policy change.
Author: Innovation Network Type: Newsletters & Periodicals Date: Feb 1, 2009 Be the first to review this resource! Download (350.84 KB) -
Advocacy Evaluation Update (Issue #6, June 2009) The sixth issue of Innovation Network's Advocacy Evaluation Update (AEU) newsletter includes the following:
1. Four new resources on advocacy evaluation;
2. Highlights from Impact Evaluation Conference in Cairo;
3. Blogs about advocacy evaluation; and
4. Upcoming advocacy evaluation events.
Author: Innovation Network Type: Newsletters & Periodicals Date: Jun 30, 2009 Be the first to review this resource! Download (198.2 KB) -
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) -
Background: Building Capacity for Public Policy Iniative The National Council of Nonprofit Associations (NCNA) evaluated the Building Capacity for Public Policy (BCPP) project. The results of the evaluation are summarized in this newsletter. NCNA states that "the lessons learned are applicable to any nonprofit organization trying to focus their efforts, to evaluate their readiness to engage in or to enhance their public policy efforts." It offers eight indicators of capacity for state associations to effectively engage in public policy: Author: National Council of Nonprofit Associations Type: Newsletters & Periodicals Date: Oct 1, 2004 Be the first to review this resource! Download (549.21 KB) -
Board Café Board Café is an online newsletter published monthly by CompassPoint, written for nonprofit board members. Author: CompassPoint Type: Newsletters & Periodicals Date: Jan 18, 2008 Be the first to review this resource! Web Link -
GrantStation.com Online since 1999, GrantStation.com provides information and mentorship about the grantseeking process. Though most of their online resources are available only to paid subscribers, the "Tracks to Success" series offers free articles on a variety of fundraising and nonprofit management topics, including capital campaigns, endownment building, youth engagement, creating a development plan, and more. THey have also recently expanded, with an international edition of their newsletter, the GrantStation Insider. Author: GrantStation.com, Inc. Type: Websites & Online Tools Date: Jan 1, 1999 Be the first to review this resource! Web Link -
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