Six strategies for sustainable think tank funding
I work for an independent think tank in Tanzania, STIPRO, whose core funding for almost a decade has come to an end. We are having to redefine our business model and find new and sustainable...
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Policy Kitchen: Empowering the public as experts and authors in research
Public engagement commonly focuses on consultation and awareness activities. By explaining and discussing findings, researchers seek to enhance the application, benefits...
Five questions to understand the evidence context
To identify entry points for your work with policymakers, you’ll first need to understand the political context for the acquisition and use of evidence. Doing this requires an understanding...
Ten lessons from facilitating strategy with think tanks and policy teams
A lot of effort goes into developing strategic plans in think tanks and government institutions as means to bring about change. However, in a previous post, I argued that...
Developing a fundraising culture in your think tank
Running a think tank – just like running any other organization – costs money. In the beginning you might be able to do your work with a core funding commitment or...
Developing a portfolio of services: unique, repeatable, profitable and willing to pay
If there is no core funding, think tanks rely on projects to keep going. This often is difficult work. Yet, what approaches can think tanks follow to develop a...
How change happens and what can think tanks do about it?
We have quoted Pathways for Change: 10 theories to inform advocacy and policy change efforts, before. Sarah Stachowiak's 2013 paper offers a very clear and practical...
Facing complex contexts? Five strategies for impact
Think tanks can influence policy in a great number of ways. There is not a single approach – and there are certainly no full-proof strategies. I was recently asked...
Strategic planning: it’s just as much about the present as the future
Over the last seven years, I’ve been involved in numerous workshops helping think tanks do strategic planning for policy engagement. But I’ve found that, after the...
On Think Tanks and Elections
This digital publication presents the Series On Think Tanks and Elections edited by Leandro Echt. In it, authors from across Latin America describe an innovative approach to inform the...
An essential guide to SWOT Analysis
SWOT analysis is a methodological tool designed to help workers and companies optimize performance, maximize potential, manage competition, and minimize risk. SWOT is about making better decisions, both large and...
Advocacy tools and guidelines: promoting policy change
This Toolkit,Advocacy tools and guidelines: promoting policy change, by Sofia Sprechmann and Emily Pelton, from CARE, presents a manual and tools for developing advocacy strategies.
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