What kind of donor is your donor?
Think tanks have to fundraise. Think tank directors and even individual researchers must spend significant portions of their time fundraising. This is true everywhere -even in developed...
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US think tanks continue to grow: new Transparify analysis
Think tanks in the United States continue to grow, according to 2016 numbers that now are available. The expenditure of the top 21 think tanks in the United States grew by...
Free introductory webinars
Join On Think Tank expert trainers for a free introductory webinar series. Each webinar covers a key aspect of a policy research centre’s work, from how to maximise the impact of its research, to the...
Webinar: Desarrollando una oferta de capacitación virtual desde y para centros de pensamiento, desafíos y oportunidades
Los centros de pensamiento latinoamericanos, al igual que el contexto en el que operan, se encuentran en constante cambio. Muchos centros deben desarrollar acciones innovadoras para...
Chukwuka (Chuka) Onyekwena, Executive Director at the Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa (CSEA)
On Think Tanks' met up with Chuka Onyekwena at the 5th Africa Think Tank Conference held in April in Accra. Chuka, an On Think Tanks Fellow, has developed a framework to...
Towards innovative fundraising strategies for think tanks
Fundraising remains a challenge for most organisations, and the need to explore innovative ways to remain sustainable and competitive is imperative. In this digital age,...
Towards innovative fundraising strategies for think tanks
Fundraising remains a challenge for most organisations, and the need to explore innovative ways to remain sustainable and competitive is imperative. In this digital age, organisations are...
Webinar: Crowdfunding for think tanks
FUSADES, a think tank based in El Salvador, has been exploring crowdfunding as an approach to raise new resources for their work. They have partnered with HIPGive, the first and only bilingual crowdfunding...
The Winterschool for Thinktankers: lessons so far
Building on a successful first experience in 2017, the second edition of the Winterschool for Thinktankers took place in Geneva in February 2018. The programme is the result of a partnership...
Webinar: An evidence informed fundraising strategy for think tanks
Fundraising remains a challenge for most organisations, and the need to explore innovative ways to remain sustainable and competitive is increasingly becoming imperative. This webinar offers...
Searching for sustainable funding models: lessons from OTT’s support to Latin American think tanks
Funding is a key concern for think tanks. It affects organisational sustainability, the way people work and the type of research that can be conducted. In the long-term,...
Is it all about credibility?
Over the years, the OTT team has become very familiar with the many dilemmas that think tanks face. I remember a lengthy conversation about independence with research institutes in...