Foreign Assistance Dashboard Launched
Every wonder exactly where U.S. foreign aid dollars go? The Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development have taken on the task of offering more transparency with a new, sleek and user-friendly website. ForeignAssistance.gov allows
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Archives for blog topic “Evaluation Theory and Methods”
Dec 23 2010
By Paul L. Sparks
Dec 10 2010
By Lisa Molinaro and David Devlin-Foltz
Paying Journalists to Advocate—In a New Way:
Advocates know that earned media coverage often has way more credibility than an ad you pay for. But you surrender control over the content. Our friends at the Vietnam Reporting Project have navigated this dilemma. Reporters receive stipends to get
Nov 12 2010
By Paul L. Sparks
Social Networking for Social Causes
Chris Hughes, Co-Founder of Facebook, recently announced the launch date of Jumo.com (Nov 30th) a Facebook-style site for social causes. Jumo will tailor content to individual users’ interests, as expressed on other social media sites (Facebook, Twitter,
Oct 29 2010
By Paul L. Sparks and Lisa Molinaro
President Obama defends “Change you can believe in,” but adds a reality check on the timeline:
In his interview on The Daily Show Wednesday evening, President Obama reminded Americans that change takes time! This lesson is a constant in the advocacy world. The President noted that our broadest social safety net - Social Security - was adopted
Oct 22 2010
By lmolinaro
Evaluating Peacebuilding and Promoting Learning
Measuring program effectiveness has not been a standard practice in the peacebuilding community. Last month, the Search for Common Ground (SFCG) hosted a forum to offer insight into capacity building for conflict transformation programs, particularly for
Oct 08 2010
By lmolinaro
Keeping Tabs on MDG5
RH Reality Check blogged this week on creative websites that raise awareness and track progress towards Millenium Development Goal (MDG) 5 which focuses on reducing maternal mortality and achieving universal access to reproductive health
Oct 01 2010
By Lisa Molinaro
From Big Ideas to Big Change
A significant chunk of our daily work here at the Advocacy Planning and Evaluation Program is facilitating meaningful communication between foundations and their grantees. Spitfire Strategies recently revealed their latest report, From Big Ideas to Big
Sep 24 2010
By Lisa Molinaro
Oxfam's Climate Change Campaign Evaluation
Oxfam GB recently piloted new approaches to M&E in their Climate Change Campaign - which works to influence policy and public opinion in support of a global climate change deal. If you didn’t catch their webinar presentation hosted by The Center for
Sep 10 2010
By lmolinaro
Dear readers,
You may now sigh with relief! The APEP team is fully rejuvenated from our much-needed hiatus last week and we’ve got the latest for you on all things advocacy planning and evaluation. Thanks for your patience.
Aug 20 2010
By lmolinaro
Dear readers,
This will be the last “So What?” update this month. The APEP staff is taking a much-needed hiatus next week and will be back in September better than ever. See you then!
