The Potential Power of Talk
It may seem a little self-serving to highlight a sister Aspen Institute program, but our colleague Judy Samuelson makes some great points in a Huffington Post piece about how genuine dialogue can help generate the consensus that can lead to genuine
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Archives for blog topic “Advocacy Strategies”
Feb 17 2012
Feb 10 2012
Healthy Eating in the News
In the latest issue of Ecology of Food and Nutrition, researchers explore how US television news reports present beverage nutrition information. They find that almost 1/3 of news reports on healthy eating were confusing, inconsistent or unclear with their
Jan 27 2012
From NOLA With Love
Our friends at Moving Forward Gulf Coast released their first video newsletter of the year highlighting the great work of grassroots advocates involved with the national 2025 Campaign for Black Men and Boys. With all our fancy technology and shiny graphics,
Jan 20 2012
Blackout
This past Wednesday, a number of hugely popular websites either closed shop for the day or altered their interface as a sign of protest against two controversial intellectual property bills before Congress. Wikipedia, for example, completely shut down
Jan 13 2012
Resolve
We have highlighted a few contests and competitions that aim to promote positive policy development. And here’s one that’s close to our hearts: the Resolve Award seeks to recognize leaders doing the most to promote reproductive health and family planning
Dec 23 2011
Wanted: Suggestions for Future Advocacy Evaluation Breakfasts
Many thanks to those of you who attended last week’s advocacy evaluation breakfast with our colleagues from the United Nations Foundation. A terrific presentation + hot coffee + tasty breakfast treats = some very happy (and awake) campers.
Dec 09 2011
Breakfast to Go
We’re excited to be hosting an advocacy evaluation breakfast with folks from the United Nations Foundation on the Foundation’s cool internal advocacy evaluation systems next Thursday, Dec. 15th, from 8:15 to 9:45am. For those who can’t make
Nov 18 2011
Scorecards? Take a Number!
The Millennium Challenge Corporation’s scorecards, which are used to evaluate a country’s eligibility for foreign assistance programs, have been recently updated with new selection criteria and methodology. Running the gamut from fiscal policy to girls’
Oct 14 2011
You've Got Mail
The Congressional Management Foundation just released “How Citizen Advocacy is Changing Mail Operations on Capitol Hill” incorporating results from their latest survey of congressional staff. The report shows that from 2005 to 2010 there
Oct 07 2011
As California Goes, So Goes the Nation (Or So They Say)
This past Tuesday, Annette Gardner dropped by for a breakfast chat about her evaluation of The California Endowment’s Clinic Consortia Policy and Evaluation Program. She covered everything from media advocacy and building relationships
