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From Advocacy to Policy Change, with Evaluation in Between

The Elusive Craft of Evaluating AdvocacyWe were intrigued that the Stanford Social Innovation Review’s summer edition featured a cover story on advocacy evaluation. Steven Teles & Mark...

Tags: Evaluation Theory and Methods, US Politics

Aspen Institute Symposium on The State of Race in America

The Aspen Institute Symposium on the State of Race in America explores new attitudes, opportunities, and challenges for and about people of color in 21st century America. The annual event is...

Tags: Media, Racial Disparities, Democracy, Communication, race, state of race in america, US Politics, digital media

Government Out of Touch / Making Congress Work / Small Business Capital

The Government is Out of Touch With the Average AmericanAnd the average American knows how to reduce the deficit. According to a Program for Public Consultation study released yesterday, most...

Tags: Advocacy and Social Media, Advocacy Strategies, US Politics

Budgets / Changes in Aid / Vacation in SF

Budget Wars, Yes, But it Could be WorseWisconsin’s budget battle has become a flashpoint in the broader partisan and philosophical conflict over U.S. government priorities. Despite general agreement...

Tags: Foreign Aid, Evaluation Theory and Methods, Advocacy Strategies, US Politics

Corporate $$ Against Citizens United - Telling Stories with Digital Media - And David's New Job

United Citizens against Citizens UnitedHow about a “Democracy Super-PAC” to combat corporate campaign finance? Might sound crazy, might sound hypocritical, but to Gideon Rosenblatt, it...

Tags: Evaluation Theory and Methods, APEP News, Advocacy Strategies, US Politics

ATEST, Arms Control and Sweet Rolls

ATEST Promotes Human Trafficking AwarenessWhen an issue needs a boost in salience, carefully timed and placed paid media is an appealing option—resources permitting. Case in point: this week Humanity...

Tags: Human Trafficking, HIV/AIDS, Evaluation Theory and Methods, APEP News, US Politics

QDDR on Impact, How to Measure Maternal Mortality and the 2011 Calendar

US Diplomacy and Development Review Renews Interest in Impact:This week’s release of the QDDR emphasizes targeted interventions with impact. The report is themed around impact, efficiency, and...

Tags: International Development, global health, Reproductive Health, US Politics

Think Tanks with Good Plumbing: The Means to Move the Issues!

Consensus Unlikely:Tuesday's election delivered a partisan rebuke to excessive legislative gridlock. Will the next Congress do better? Not likely. Consensus-building NGOs and common ground solutions...

Tags: International Development, Advocacy Strategies, US Politics

CHANGE (and Theories there of)

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...

Tags: Nonprofit sector, Evaluation Theory and Methods, APEP News, US Politics