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How does one document influence (change in policies, systems, practices and/or opinions that support one’s strategies) and leverage (investment by public and private funders in one’s strategies)?

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.

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.

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.

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

In this paper, Linda Mayoux examines and builds on advocacy evaluation frameworks such as those used by the U.S. Agency for International Development, the World Bank, the U.K. Department for International Development, and international NGOs.
The paper:

This publication reviews what advocacy is, how NGOs can use it, and considerations for evaluating it. The publication outlines five "dimensions of change":

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: