Pass It Along
The Institute for Inclusive Security (IIS) may not have the most transparent name, but this blog post explains its purpose indirectly by highlighting mainly what others do. Nice.
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Archives for blog topic “Evaluation Theory and Methods”
Feb 01 2013
So... What Are We Measuring Here?
We’re constantly bombarded with rankings, everything from best cities in the US to top (study?) party schools. With Penn’s annual Global GoTo Think Tank Index,
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
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.
Oct 12 2012
Painting the World with Numbers
Earlier this year, Foreign Policy published the Fund for Peace’s annual Failed States Index. Simply put, the higher a country scores on the selected indicators, the greater the risk of state failure.
Aug 17 2012
Words in Reality & Reality in Words
Politicians use words in an effort to change reality; but reality and history also change words. That’s Mark Forsyth’s argument in his pithy TED talk. We often write about ways nonprofits may tell their stories better to potentially influence
Jul 27 2012
Pay it Forward
At the request of one of our clients, we attended The Economist’s World Oceans Summit in Singapore a few months ago. This week, we received a follow-up note asking Summit attendees for feedback. They (wisely) offered access
Jul 20 2012
If It Looks Like A Duck, Swims Like a Duck, and Quacks Like a Duck…
Is it a duck? Well, not necessarily. That’s what we tell clients trying to understand how events or trips they’ve hosted potentially influence participants. In our experience, even if participants claim that an event (like, say, the TechSoup Global Summit)
Jun 22 2012
Kiss Me, I’m Irish!
As you may know, last Saturday was Bloomsday, an annual celebration honoring Ireland’s greatest export (not Guinness, that other one). We’ve tried to read Ulysses many times—the operative word here being “tried”—and after returning to the novel
Jun 15 2012
Global Health Policy Networks
At our last advocacy evaluation breakfast, American University professor Jeremy Shiffman presented on his work for the Gates Foundation’s Global Health Advocacy and Policy Project. Focusing on what makes for an effective
