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 “Women's Rights”
Mar 30 2012
From Laughs to Advocacy
The Better World Campaign could have gotten all indignant about this Daily Show piece. Instead, they are using Jon Stewart’s popularity to their advantage. Smart. The head of a state association of park and recreation managers said some members
Sep 23 2011
Are You Checking Out My Girl Power?
The Nike Foundation and the Commonwealth Countries League Education Fund have launched two advertising campaigns in support of women’s rights. Our friends at Oxfam International suggest that beyond the surface similarities you’ll find
Jul 08 2011
RSVP for our Advocacy Evaluation Breakfast 8:15 - 9:45 AM on Friday, July 15th
Last week, we told you about our upcoming breakfast event with special guests Steven Teles and Mark Schmitt, authors of "The Elusive Craft of Evaluating Advocacy" published in the Summer 2011 issue of the Stanford Social Innovation Review, and
Jun 24 2011
Grassroots Advocacy
We know from experience that InterAction's Advocacy Evaluation series, sponsored by their Evaluation and Program Effectiveness Working Group and the International Advocacy Evaluation Community of Practice, is a fantastic resource to learn
Mar 18 2011
By Paul L. Sparks
Grassroots Advocacy is a Powerful Tool
This week Partners for a More Perfect Union released a report touting the influence of Citizen Advocacy in congressional decision making. While in-person contact is shown to be the most effective means of swaying
Mar 11 2011
By Lisa Molinaro
Google Advocacy
Google’s doodles are creative adaptations of the Google logo that commemorate featured events (often important birthdays and holidays). This year, in collaboration with Women for Women International, Google featured
Jan 07 2011
By Paul L. Sparks
Call Your Representative! … Or don’t, whatever, it doesn’t matter
Can the masses compete with K Street? Jake Brewer of the Huffington Post says, probably not. Compared to a lobbying industry that spends $3.5 billion annually, 3,000 constituent emails per day don’t add up to much legislative action. Apparently
