Reinventing the role of think tanks
Think tanks are one of many organisations meeting the ire of a populist, illiberal backlash. In parts of Europe, they are being strangled by restrictive legislation, censorship, and smear...
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foraus global: The Tinder for foreign policy enthusiasts
Is foreign policy sexy? If one would ask this question in a survey in Switzerland, the vast majority would most probably answer with a clear “No”. The response...
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...
Mobilising domestic funding for think tanks in developing countries: a way forward
One of the topics that concerned the participants of the First On Think Tanks Conference in February 2017 was think tanks financial sustainability. One of the...
Think Tanks and Tax Status: A note on the 501(c)3 and 501(c)4 Tax Categories
In order to understand the activities of US non-governmental organizations, it is helpful to take a look at the US tax code. The tax status of a...
Think tank business models: Are think tanks a distinctive organisation type?
This second post on business models continues the exploration of the conceptual terrain, this time by developing a series of points about the ‘type’ of organisation...
Think tank business models: The business of academia and politics
In the first of two blog postings, I broadly map out the chief operational urgencies that think tanks/policy research institutes encounter in their efforts to shape...
The deliberative think tank: a function or an entirely new model?
Think tanks across the world face a number of challenges. Among them, their traditional audiences, policymakers, are increasingly aware that they cannot deal in facts...
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...
Unravelling the business models of think tanks in Latin America and Indonesia
The business model is an essential part of think tanks sustainability. In this post Ashari Cahyo Edi and Leandro Echt, outline a research project aimed at understanding...
Managing budgets in a Think Tank
Eva Cardoso, an experienced think tank administrator writes about managing budgets for think tanks. She uses the project cycle to describe the various stages of budget design, monitoring and...
An on the record discussion about think tanks (también en castellano)
José Luis Chicoma, Executive Director of Ethos Public Policy Lab, reflects on a recent gathering of Latin American think tanks. He puts forward 'a theory of the evolution...
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