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Project brief The Partnership for Evidence and Equity in Responsive Social Systems (PEERSS) supports 11 country teams in low- and middle-income countries to promote and...
Transitioning into a leadership position within an organisation is not an easy process; neither for the new leader nor for his/her former teammates. This is even harder...
When stepping into the role of a new leader, one must consider how his or her vision can be translated into a reality. This demands a new kind of engagement with his or...
The On Think Tanks Fellowship Programme is moving forward with very promising personal and group developments. We (the mentors), like the fellows, are learning along the...
Meet the On Think Tanks team Vanesa Weyrauch talks about her experience working with think tanks, her work with the On Think Tanks School, and why it's important for thinktankers to keep developing their...
Project brief OTT Consulting is supporting the Latin American network of think tanks, ILAIPP, to strengthen the sustainability capacity of the network and of its...
This post was originally published on Politics & Ideas In current debates on what policy influence is and how to assess if a policy research organisation has been successful in its...
Anyone working or interested in working in the think tanks´ field should have “Improving think tank management” at hand. With an impressive strategy to gather and...
Even organisations with a strong and well-functioning fundraising unit need further involvement to succeed in raising funds. This post considers how different actors...
Understand how different think tanks address their funding challenges is central to any efforts to support them. Firstly, because like most nonprofits think tanks have to compete...
In this third post in the series on audience segmentation and development Vanesa Weyrauch offers some practical advice on which communication tools may work best for some...
Vanesa Weyrauch writes about segmenting audiences: if think tanks audiences are different should think tanks not have different communication approaches for each one of...