Planning-Evaluation Resources

 

A Guide to Actionable Measurement

 
 

Resource Type:

Report-Paper


Posted On: Jun 01, 2010


 

The Gates Foundation 's Guide to Actionable Measurement provides a basis for a common understanding of results measurement at the foundation.

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Better together? A user's guide to funding advocacy coalitions

 
 

Resource Type:

Other


Posted On: Apr 21, 2010


 

Caroline Hartnell, editor of Alliance, asked David Devlin-Foltz to suggest some guidelines for funding advocacy coalitions, drawing on our work as planning and evaluation advisers to foundations and their advocacy grantees - who often work through coalitions of groups that join forces to promote policy changes. How can funders help such advocacy coalitions reach their potential? How can they help their advocacy grantees be 'better together'? And how can they avoid doing harm?

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Youth Outreach Intern for Summer 2010, Project for Nuclear Awareness

 
 

Resource Type:

Job


Posted On: Apr 07, 2010


 

The Project for Nuclear Awareness seeks an energetic, motivated intern to work with Ban All Nukes Generation-USA (Bang-USA), our national youth network for international disarmament. Applicants should be creative, interested in outreach, networking and educating youth, and be self-starters. We welcome all fresh, new ideas for reaching out to youth in the Philadelphia area and nationally this summer. This is our generation, and our world and we were the ones who inherited nuclear weapons, th...

 
 

Development Intern for Summer 2010, Project for Nuclear Awareness

 
 

Resource Type:

Job


Posted On: Apr 07, 2010


 

The Project for Nuclear Awareness seeks an energetic, motivated intern to assist with development work including identifying grants, writing and editing letters of intent, outreach to individual donors, and other office tasks including, but not limited to, program and event planning. This is the perfect summer internship for a college student interested in working in a fun atmosphere at a small nonprofit. Applicants should be current undergraduate students with a background in economics, in...

 
 

Program Officer, Stanley Foundation

 
 

Resource Type:

Job


Posted On: Nov 19, 2009


 

The Stanley Foundation seeks a program officer for its Policy and Outreach Department. The chosen candidate will conceptualize, design, and implement programming that focuses on strengthening multilateral approaches to peace and security and building support for multilateralism, especially in the United States. Foundation programming in this area relies heavily on expert dialogues (dialogues include US and foreign officials, influential scholars, journalists, and NGO leaders). It also include...

 
 

Manager of Security Programs, Physicians for Social Responsibility

 
 

Resource Type:

Job


Posted On: Oct 15, 2009


 

 Job Announcement Manager of Security Programs Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) seeks an articulate, creative, and experienced professional to join PSR as the Manager of its Security Programs.  The goal of the Security Program is to assert a strong medical voice for the prevention of nuclear war, against the development and use of nuclear weapons, and for a reduction in the role of armed force in US foreign and security policy, emphasizing alternative strategies for conflic...

 
 

Director of the International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect (ICRtoP)

 
 

Resource Type:

Job


Posted On: Sep 30, 2009


 

The International Coalition for the Responsibility to Protect (ICRtoP) is a global network established by civil society organizations to promote and implement the RtoP norm.  The ICRtoP Secretariat is hosted by WFM - Institute for Global Policy (WFM-IGP).  For more information on the Coalition and WFM-IGP, please go our websites: www.responsibilitytoprotect.org and www.wfm-igp.org.  Location: New ...

 
 

Water Advocates: Director of Global Water, Health and Schools

 
 

Resource Type:

Job


Posted On: Aug 25, 2009


 

Water Advocates (www.wateradvocates.org) is a small but influential nonprofit advocacy group in Washington DC (DuPont Circle area) dedicated to helping solve the global safe drinking water and sanitation challenge. Water Advocates neither implements programs overseas nor seeks funding for itself, but works to raise awareness of and funding for the global water and sanitation sector as a whole.The Director of Global Wat...

 
 

2009 Training & Education Needs Assessment Survey Report: Strengthening Nonprofit Organizations in the Greater Washington Region

 
 

Resource Type:

Report-Paper


Posted On: Aug 07, 2009


 

The Center for Nonprofit Advancement surveyed Washington Area nonprofits and developed this assessment of their educational and training needs.

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Director of Government Relations, U.S. Global Leadership Coalition

 
 

Resource Type:

Job


Posted On: Aug 07, 2009


 

 The U.S. Global Leadership Coalition (USGLC) is seeking an experienced Director of Government Relations.  This senior-level position will be responsible for the USGLC's government relations operation, including lobby efforts on Capitol Hill and Administration outreach.  The position will report to the Executive Director and reside in Washington, D.C. Responsibilities will include: Manage and Execute Government Relations Operation - Develop and implement strategy for influencing Congressi...

 
 

(Online) Fundraising Camapign in a Box: A Planning Resource from Network for Good & Firefly Partners

 
 

Resource Type:

How To


Posted On: Jun 11, 2009


 

This guide from Network for Good and Firefly Partners lays out steps for planning and executing a successful fundraising campaign - from identifying audiences and goals to choosing actions and communication channels and evaluating your success.

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Daring to evaluate political will

 
 

Resource Type:

Blog


Posted On: May 18, 2009


 

Cross-posted from The GII Exchange SwitchblogHere at Continuous Progress, we've often struggled to explain political will in a clear and concise manner. More precisely, defining political will is sometimes but not always the problem. The problem is evaluating it. Properly evaluating political will is key to helping advocates identify optimal strategies and tactics. And that is what poses the greatest difficulty. Craig Charney of Charney Research recently published a short engaging report that...

 
 

Understanding Systems

 
 

Resource Type:

How To


Posted On: May 07, 2009


 

A short introduction to understanding systems from Louise Diamond.

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April 2009: Best Practices on Nonprofit Survival in an Economic Downturn

 
 

Resource Type:

Other


Posted On: Apr 17, 2009


 

The Peace and Security Initiative has compiled an extensive list of management and fundraising resources, fundraising trainings, leadership workshops, and other resources for nonprofits coping with the challenges of the economic downturn.

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Director of Security Programs, Physicians for Social Responsibility

 
 

Resource Type:

Job


Posted On: Apr 10, 2009


 

Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) seeks an articulate, innovative and experienced program manager with experience in nuclear disarmament and related national security issues to join PSR as its Director of Security Programs.  The Security Program asserts a strong medical voice for the prevention of nuclear war; against the development and use of nuclear weapons; and for a reduction in the role of armed force in US foreign and security policy, emphasizing alternative strategies for co...

 
 

Paid, Prestigious, Overseas Fellowship Opportunities

 
 

Resource Type:

Job


Posted On: Feb 19, 2009


 

Atlas Service Corps seeks nonprofit leaders from around the world to apply for their 2009-2010 fellowship positions in Washington, DC and Bogota, Colombia. All expenses are paid in this prestigious fellowship program, including a living stipend, health insurance, visa, travel, training, and a $2,500 end of service award. Applicants must have 3 or more years of experience in the nonprofit sector, a college degree, fluency in English (and Spanish if applying to volunteer in Colombia), and a com...

 
 

Best Practices on Nonprofit Survival in an Economic Downturn

 
 

Resource Type:

How To


Posted On: Feb 11, 2009


 

Many in the PSI network have asked for tips or the ability to share best practices on how to survive this economic downturn. In response to this need, PSI is happy to act as a clearinghouse of tips, best practices, and lessons learned for cutting costs; fundraising; or other methods of effectively dealing with this crisis.

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Are We There Yet? A communications evaluation guide

 
 

Resource Type:

Tool


Posted On: Jan 12, 2009


 

This step-by-step evaluation guide is designed to help track progress at the onset of or during an ongoing communication plan.

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The Just Enough Planning Guide

 
 

Resource Type:

Tool


Posted On: Jan 12, 2009


 

Spitfire Strategies has released this streamlined, interactive online planning tool. From their web site:"Developed by Spitfire Strategies, and the Communications Leadership Institute, with funding from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, The Just Enough Planning GuideTM was developed to help those looking to create winning policy campaigns, issue campaigns, corporate campaigns or public education campaigns. Based on findings from a comprehensive search to find the perfect approach to ca...

 
 

December 18 PSI Annual Meeting: Report-Back

 
 

Resource Type:

Report-Paper


Posted On: Jan 08, 2009


 

The PSI Annual Meeting focused on ways to advance its agenda with the incoming administration. The Report-Back contains:-Resources for engaging with the new administration-A summary of a panel discussion: "Making Progress on U.S. Nuclear Policy," with panelists Mort Halperin (Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress and former Director of Policy Planning at the U.S. State Department) and Janne Nolan (Professor, University of Pittsburgh and former national security official in the U.S. Stat...