Twelve ways to decide what actions to take
In this post we provide twelve suggestions on what you might do to support policymakers to improve their use of evidence. Do you work within or beyond formal constraints identified by the...
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Call for Expressions of Interest for capacity development of Myanmar’s think tanks
IDRC's new programme to support think tanks in Myanmar is open for applications. Eligibility This call is open to independent policy research institutions (“think tanks”), based...
Learning Together: Self-Assessments for Think Tanks
Performance is affected by multidimensional elements, starting with governance and reaching all the way to human resources, financial sustainability, impact and...
Creating an environment conducive for success: a think tank is only as good as it is managed and governed
At On Think Tanks we publish articles on a wide range of themes that are of concern to think tanks and policy research centres. This is, after all, the nature of our work....
Setting up a think tank: step by step
Over the years we have been asked for advice on setting up a new think tank by wannabe leaders and supporters. This post outlines some steps (or considerations) based on the advice we have...
Organisational Development: more of an art than a science?
Think tank managers are often thinking about how they might change or improve their organisation by bringing in the help of a consultant with expertise in Organisational...
Can someone tell me what this ‘organisational development’ is really about?
Last year, I kept hearing people talk about ‘organisational development’, throwing it around in meetings to mean all sorts of things, and no one was questioning...
A Study on Organisational Development
The Knowledge Sector Initiative in Indonesia supports think tanks in Indonesia. Not least, through organisational development. But what is this? A Study on Organisational Development People often do not know...
A peer-to-peer approach to supporting think tanks in Zambia
In this post, Guy Lodge and Will Paxton write about a new initiative to support think tanks in Zambia: the Zambian Economic Advocacy Programme (ZEAP). This initiative,...
Life after core funding
In this last post, Gjergji Vurmo, Programme Director at the Institute for Democracy and Mediation, in Albania, offers a final reflection on life after core funding. He discusses the effect...
Core vs. project funding for think tanks: Managing development
In this second post, Gjergji Vurmo, Programme Director at the Institute for Democracy and Mediation (IDM) in Albania, shares his experience in managing think tank funds....
Developing a think tank: first hand experience with core funding
Gjergji Vurmo, Programme Director at the Institute for Democracy and Mediation (IDM) in Albania, shares his experience in preparing an application for core funding from...
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