Just came across this interesting guide(pdf) to using visuals for advocacy from the Tactical Technical Collective – here is an explanation from the authors: Visualising Information for Advocacy(pdf): An Introduction to Information Design is a manual aimed at helping NGOs and advocates strengthen their campaigns and projects through communicating vital information with greater impact. This […]
intelligent measurement: Visualizing Information for Advocacy
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intelligent measurement: New advocacy evaluation guide
September 22, 2012 By
Bond, the UK alliance of NGOs, has produced an interesting guide on advocacy evaluation: Assessing effectiveness in influencing power holders (pdf) The guide looks at the challenges of influencing power holders (usually done through activities grouped under the umbrella of “advocacy”) but comes to the conclusion that evaluation is feasible: it is possible to tell [...]
intelligent measurement: Understanding public attitudes to aid and development
July 1, 2012 By
Here is a fascinating research paper on Understanding public attitudes to aid and development (pdf) from the UK-based ODI and IPPR. Relevant to monitoring and evaluation, it recommends: “Campaigns should do more to communicate how change can and does happen in developing countries, including the role aid can play in catalysing or facilitating this change. [...]
intelligent measurement: advocacy evaluation: influencing climate change policy
May 1, 2012 By
Often I don’t get to share the findings of the evaluations I undertake, but in this case of an advocacy evaluation, an area that I’ve written about before, the findings are public and can be shared. I was part of a team that evaluated phase 1 of an advocacy/research project – the Africa Climate Change [...]
intelligent measurement: Advocacy evaluation – top resources
January 27, 2012 By
Today I spoke to the students of the Executive Certificate of Advocacy in International Affairs at the Graduate Institute of Geneva on advocacy evaluation. I promised the students to list the top resources I’d recommend on advocacy evaluation, here they are: Practical Guide to Advocacy Evaluation from Innovation Network (pdf)>> Guide on measuring advocacy and [...]