“What if someone had already figured out the answers to the world’s most pressing policy problems, but those solutions were buried deep in a PDF,…
Dear Think Tanks, No One is Reading Your PDFs
27/02/2015
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Voices from TTIX2015
20/02/2015
Audio & Video
Over the last few days we have been recording short interviews from key individuals throughout the exchange. The films capture key issues and opinions on…
Think Tanks’ Influence During Elections: Presentation Slides
19/02/2015
Session 2.D, this morning, looked at the involvement of Think Tanks in the electoral process. Providing examples of where Think Tanks have had measurable impact,…
3ie resource sheet for policy engagement
18/02/2015
Papers & Reports
Evidence from evaluations can be a vital ingredient for policy and programme decision making. However, ensuring evaluations are used by the right people in the…
Lessons from 2014: What Policy Makers want from Researchers
19/01/2015
Blog Posts
2014 saw a growing number of studies attempting to answer the question: What do Policy Makers really want from researchers? This post argues that if we can answer this question then research communication will be far more successful.
CPD engages video to tell the story of its annual budget monitoring
24/10/2014
Audio & Video
CPD shares its experiences of creating a video to tell the story of one of their important annual exercises: the annual budget review.
R2A set to launch Policy Brief Week!
20/10/2014
News & Opportunities
R2A is set to launch a policy brief extravaganza between October the 27th-31st, 2014. Over the course of the week R2A will be showcasing new guidance, commentary and an animation that brings into focus the value of the policy brief.
CIPPEC continues building knowledge and capacity on policy influence from the South
18/08/2014
Blog Posts
In this post Natalia Aquilino reflects on CIPPEC’s recent work in support of think tanks, civil society and public officers approach to policy influence – highlighting a series of useful resources produced by CIPPEC.
TTI PEC virtual write shop: Writing news releases that make an impact
14/08/2014
Blog Posts
The Think Tank Initiative’s Policy Engagement and Communications Program is hosting a Virtual Write Shop on “Writing News Releases that Make an Impact.”
ASIES: Communicating with diverse audiences
11/08/2014
Papers & Reports
In a brief study, Vanesa Weyrauch discusses the recent review Latin American think tank ASIES conducted of their marketing strategy and reflects on engagement and communication tactics of other southern think tanks.
RAPID launches online guide to Outcome Mapping
25/06/2014
News & Opportunities
RAPID have recently lauched a new online guide for Outcome Mapping. The guide comprises a suite of tools that any organisation can use at any stage in the policy engagement process to improve its overall approach.
TTI PEC virtual write shop: Crafting better blogs and op-eds
24/06/2014
Blog Posts
The Think Tank Initiative’s Policy Engagement and Communications Program is hosting a Virtual Write Shop on blogs and op-eds during the week of June 30,…
Paula Fray
Shubha Jayaram
Sue Martin
Maria Balarin
James Harvey
Emily Hayter
Susan Koshy
Ronald Munatsi
Ajoy Datta
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