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This guide, written by Cristina Mansfield for Ecumenical Advocacy Alliance (EAA), presents a set of simple guidelines that can be used for evaluating advocacy initiatives.RessourceThe value iceberg: weighing the benefits of advocacy and campaigning
BetterEvaluation Discussion Paper 1 is a thought piece written by Rhonda Schlangen and Jim Coe (independent consultants), members of the BetterEvaluation Community, and is intended to promote discussion.RessourceThe advocacy iceberg - episode 1: the value iceberg
The pilot episode of this new podcast by Jim Coe features an interview with Rhonda Schlangen, co author with Jim of The Value Iceberg, a BetterEvaluation Discussion Paper about how the important elements ofRessourceFeminist evaluation approach is not just about women
I am at the European Evaluation Society conference in Helsinki and I attended the gender and evaluation session to learn more about approaches and practices.BlogAdvocacy and policy change: Theory and practice
This book provides an evidence-based guide, toolkit and collection of evaluation cases for conducting effective advocacy and policy change evaluations.RessourceAmplifying nonprofit voices: Bridging the advocacy evaluation gap
This evaluation research report aims to better understand nonprofit advocates' ability to evaluate their advocacy capacity, strategies, and tactics; identify their evaluation needs; and develop recommendations on advocate-friendly evaluatioRessourceIssues in assessing the policy influence of research
This paper presents a methodology for assessing the influence of research on public policy.RessourceA guide to monitoring and evaluating policy influence
Using a literature review and interviews, this paper aims to provide an overview of the different approaches to monitoring and evaluating policy influence.RessourceThe Center for Evaluation Innovation
The Center for Evaluation Innovation focuses on expanding evaluation practice in new directions and into new arenas.RessourceThe Art of Assessing the Impact of Advocacy Work
This paper explores the complex and changing nature of advocacy work, arguing that in many cases standardized forms of Monitoring & Evaluation/ Impact Analysis (M&E/IA) are likely to be inappropriate, as they will probablyRessourceHandbook on monitoring, evaluating and managing knowledge for policy influence
This handbook from the Center for the Implementation of Public Policies Promoting Equity and Growth (CIPPEC) is designed to support research institutions develop monRessourceAssessing the impact of research on policy
The authors of this review analyse various evaluation methods (including ethnographic and quantitative approaches, focus groups, process tracing, and network mapping and analysis) to find out which ones are the most suitable to evaluate theRessourceCenter for Lobbying in the Public Interest (CLPI)
Founded in 1998 as a project of the Independent Sector, the Center for Lobbying in the Public Interest (CLPI, now the Council for Nonprofits Everyday Advocacy) isRessourceAdvocacy impact evaluation
This paper from Michael Quinn Patton presents a retrospective case study in which the the potential influence of judicial advocacy efforts targeted at the Supreme Court is assessed.RessourceOverview of current advocacy evaluation practice
This paper from the Center for Evaluation Innovation provides a detailed overview of advocacy evaluation with a focus on the approaches being used.RessourceMaking change happen: Advocacy and citizen participation
This paper provides an overview of issues related to advocacy and citizen participation, and may serve as a starting point for evaluation of the advocacy efforts of an organisation.RessourceUnique Methods in Advocacy Evaluation
This document describes four unique advocacy evaluation methods for assessing advocacy and policy change.RessourceAdvocacy Planning and Evaluation Program Tools
The Advocacy Planning and Evaluation Program (APEP) provides a range of free online Continuous Progress Tools to support advocacy evaluation..RessourceThe Elusive Craft of Evaluating Advocacy
This article describes the challenges of evaluating advocacy organizations and outlines possible approaches that donors might use.RessourceGreen Media Toolshed
Green Media Toolshed is a website that aims to provide tools and training to improve the effectiveness of 'green' messages' to the public from environmental movements"Green Media Toolshed's goals are to:RessourceDiscerning policy influence: Framework for a strategic evaluation of IDRC-supported research
This background paper on frameworks for examining policy influence defines policy influence in a broad way, from enhancing policy capacities (i.e., strengthening the capacity of researchers to address policy questions), through broadening pRessourceEvaluation of Research in Context: Quick Scan of an Emerging Field
This report from the Rathenau Instituut provides an overview of the process and materials available for ensuring a better understanding of evaluating research in context.RessourceMonitoring and evaluating advocacy: A Scoping Study
This scoping study from ActionAid aims to analyse how a variety of NGO's approach the evaluation of advocacy projects and programs.RessourceMonitoring and evaluating advocacy: lessons from Oxfam's Climate Change campaign
This article from Development in Practice analyses Oxfam GB's attempts to monitor and evaluate a global advocacy campaiRessourceA Practical Guide to Advocacy Evaluation
This guide from the Innovation Network Inc. outlines a step by step process for conducting evaluations on advocacy projects.RessourceDevelopmental evaluation
This webpage from Tamarack Community provides links to audio files of an interview between Mark Cabaj and Michael Patton in which they discuss the topic of development evaluation.RessourceDevelopmental evaluation: Applying complexity concepts to enhance innovation & use
In this book, Michael Quinn Patton describes the process of conducting developmental evaluations for ongoing program development.RessourceSystem Mapping: A case example
Innovation Network has used systRessourcePublic information about professional practice
As part of its public advocacy role, a professional association can provide potential clients with information about engaging with evaluators effectively.MethodeEpisode studies
Episode studies are an excellent way of investigating the influence of research on policy.MethodeEvaluating the effects of international advocacy networks
This paper looks at some of the challenges that are present when evaluating the effects of the advocacy work of international change networks and provides an approach which may be used in these situations.RessourceMaking a difference: M&E of policy research
The paper presents examples and approaches on conducting M&E of policy research from the current experience of a range of research institutes, think tanks and funding bodies.Ressource