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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

Filed in Blog Topics: International Development, Foreign Aid, Evaluation Theory and Methods, APEP News

Big Bucks for Healthcare Reform Advocacy: Worth it?
The Atlantic Philanthropies gave the largest grant on record for an advocacy campaign—to Health Care for America Now! to help pass healthcare reform. And naturally they wanted toevaluate its effectiveness. Ben Smith of Politico writes that, “their

Filed in Blog Topics: Philanthropy, public health, APEP News, Advocacy Strategies

From Evidence to Influence: The Sequel
Our Advocacy Evaluation Breakfast Series continues! On Friday, December 10 from 8:30-9:45 AM, Carlisle Levine (CARE), Lisa Molinaro (Continuous Progress Strategic Services), and Veena Pankaj (Innovation Network) will update our eager - or hungry -

Filed in Blog Topics: Reproductive Health, APEP News

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,

Filed in Blog Topics: Evaluation Theory and Methods, APEP News, Advocacy and Social Media

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

Filed in Blog Topics: Nonprofit sector, Evaluation Theory and Methods, APEP News, US Politics

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.

Filed in Blog Topics: Evaluation Theory and Methods, APEP News, Advocacy Strategies

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!

Filed in Blog Topics: Philanthropy, International Development, Evaluation Theory and Methods, APEP News

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