Measuring What "Makes Life Worthwhile"
Well, let’s start with a pretty important question: so, how do you capture what makes life worthwhile… globally? The Legatum Institute’s Prosperity Index attempts
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Archives for blog topic “Advocacy Strategies”
Oct 26 2012
En•gage•ment (Noun, /en'gājmənt/)
Beth Kanter's blog always offers some useful food for thought and this week is no different. In writing about her upcoming webinar for the Nonprofit Technology Network,
Oct 19 2012
RSVP for the Advocacy and Policy Change TIG Business Meeting and Reception on Oct. 25th
The American Evaluation Association’s annual conference is almost upon us and we’re getting our bags ready to join the fun in Minneapolis.
Oct 05 2012
Change From The Inside
Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and current chair of the Aspen Institute’s Global Leaders Council for Reproductive Health, recently spoke to The Economist about her long and distinguished career.
Sep 28 2012
Education Nation
APEP got the chance to witness television magic this week at the Education Nation Summit thanks to our work with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and NBC News. We’re helping to define and assess
Sep 21 2012
Fighting Poverty
Sojourners has recruited President Obama and Governor Romney to speak out, in separate videos released this week, about what they intend to do to address poverty across the country.
Sep 14 2012
Problematic Problems
Thaler Pekar’s latest blog post for the Stanford Social Innovation Review advises non-profits to deploy messages based on paradox, not problems.
Sep 07 2012
Complexity & Development
Last month, the Center for Global Development’s Owen Barder wrote a blog post about applying complexity theory to development work. Barder noted that the interaction between economic, political
Aug 31 2012
Writing
We really love good writing. In fact, we’ve been known to write a thing or two about the topic in past newsletters. This week, we were just bowled over by Eric Newton’s July 2012 blog post on why clear writing matters in philanthropy.
Aug 24 2012
Hey There, Superman. Papers, Please.
Art is often used as a means to advocate on behalf of vulnerable populations. Take, for example, the Firelight Foundation’s Cradle Project which underscores the serious plight of orphaned children in sub-Saharan Africa in danger
