So... What Are We Measuring Here?
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Archives for blog topic “Advocacy Strategies”
Feb 01 2013
Jan 25 2013
Last Chance to RSVP for our Upcoming Breakfast!
Our next advocacy evaluation breakfast is scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 30th, from 8:15 to 9:45AM. Alex Toma will be here to talk about The Connect U.S. Fund’s
Jan 18 2013
What's in an Ask?
This week, we stumbled upon a blog post about networking and the power of the “ask.” Because we’re often hired to evaluate educational convenings or trips, this
Jan 11 2013
Upcoming Advocacy Evaluation Breakfast: Wednesday, January 30th at 8:15AM
For roughly nine years, The Connect U.S. Fund supported advocacy coalitions working on issues critical to America’s foreign policy. Now, as the Fund prepares to close shop,
Dec 21 2012
GEAR up with this New Advocacy Tool
We have many good things to say about PolicyLink’s new online tool for advocates called GEAR (Getting Equity Advocacy Results). GEAR poses probing questions at every stage of
Dec 14 2012
Changing Attitudes, Globally
On December 3rd, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Tara Sonenshine spoke at the Heritage Foundation about ongoing efforts to evaluate US diplomacy.
Dec 07 2012
So You Failed…
Cue the sad music. And the rain clouds. But once you’ve gone through all those post-failure emotions, what's next? Sarika Bansal's "The Power of Failure" has a few apt suggestions:
Nov 30 2012
Straight from the Tropics, with Love
We give the creative advocates at Radi-Aid a standing ovation for making us aware that Norway is pretty damn cold. As the song goes, it's time for us to care, folks.
Nov 16 2012
Europeans Are Just a Tiny Bit Different
In a new report published earlier this week, the folks at Grantcraft explore the nuances of funding and conducting advocacy in the European Union. While there has been a tendency
Nov 09 2012
APEP at the AEA Conference
We braved long security lines (and in-flight coffee of "questionable" quality) to make our way to Minneapolis for the AEA’s annual conference. Yes, it rained…and snowed.
