Transparify 2015 Report

Here is the Transparify 2015 Report and data set.

A report on think tank transparency summarizing the rating results of 169 think tanks worldwide, for 2015
A data set, detailing the rating results, for 2015
A press release on the launch of the 2015 report

Critical decisions setting up an independent think tank in Colombia

By Leandro Echt

In 2018, OTT was asked to provide strategic support to a new Colombian policy institute during its foundational stage. The Institute had been founded to carry out,...

Helping emerging think tank managers to improve their practice with the OTT-TTI Fellowship

By Ajoy Datta

Together with colleagues at OTT, I’m coordinating the 2018/19 Fellowship. This year it’s being run in partnership with the Think Tank Initiative. The Fellowship is...

CaPRI’s participation in the 2019 OTT Conference

By Diana Thorburn

When I joined the CAPRI team in early 2018 as the director of research, I began to explore an international think tank network for us to join. Founded in 2007, CAPRI—the Caribbean Policy...

International Fund for Agricultural Development’s approach to policy engagement

By Lauren M. Phillips

Policies affect every dimension of the economic environment in which people pursue their livelihoods. And enabling policies are essential for providing the conditions...

Reflections on a decade of the Think Tank Initiative

By Andrew Hurst

At the Think Tank Initiative (TTI), we just received the draft of our final evaluation report for Phase 2. Final evaluations are always exciting, if a little nerve...

Core funding unexpected (positives)

By Enrique Mendizabal

Core funding from foreign aid funders for think tanks in developing countries does not seem like a revolutionary idea - but it is. Think about it: a funder provides long term funding for an...

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