Communications monitoring, evaluating and learning toolkit
This toolkit provides a framework to think about communications monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL), and provides example questions, indicators and tools to do...
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This toolkit provides a framework to think about communications monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL), and provides example questions, indicators and tools to do...
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This publication by IFAD provides guidance for developing policy engagement strategies. These are mainly directed at their country offices but offer useful advice for agencies interested in incorporating policy...
A style guide helps your organisation use a consistent voice – and you should seriously consider creating one All think tanks need a style guide: Here’s how to write yours If you work in a policy, research...
As a policy research organisation, CSTEP is in the business of producing large amounts of written communication. In order to improve the quality of its research products, such as reports, policy briefs, articles,...
Between 2016 and 2018, OTT supported the Latin American network of think tanks, ILAIPP, to strengthen the sustainability capacity of the network and of its members. The project involved of: Direct support to...
In February 2018, we held the second On Think Tanks Conference in London. Attendants included think tank leaders and thinktankers, policy entrepreneurs working in the field of evidence informed policymaking,...
Meet the On Think Tanks team Zuleyka Ramos talks about her work with the Universidad del Pacífico in Perú , the work of the university's research centre, CIUP, and her own experience with research. *...
Meet the On Think Tanks team Enrique Mendizabal talks about On Think Tanks and its development. He also shares his thoughts on how think tanks compare across different regions, what the the think tank of...
Meet the On Think Tanks team Stephen Yeo shares his thoughts on think tanks as policy influencers and the challenges they are facing as politicians base their arguments on facts which are not facts. Stephen...
Meet the On Think Tanks team Eva Cardoso talks about her experience as a project manager, why it’s important to support think tanks as organisations that create knowledge to influence policy and trigger...
Between 2016 and 2018, OTT supported the Latin American network of think tanks, ILAIPP, to strengthen the sustainability capacity of the network and of its members. The project involved of: Direct support to...
Raymond Struyk, author of Improving Think Tank Management, writes about the importance of think tanks' post-project engagement to measure their impact and influence. To be effective a...
Raymond Struyk, author of Improving Think Tank Management, writes about Professional Development Grants to address high staff turnover and low productivity: In contrast to monetary...
Raymond Struyk, author of Improving Think Tank Management, writes about how well-managed think tanks can avoid a steady drum-beat of project cost overruns, and five key ingredients that...
In February 2018, we held the second On Think Tanks Conference in London. Attendants included think tank leaders and thinktankers, policy entrepreneurs working in the field of evidence informed policymaking,...
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...