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Have we stopped caring about the climate?

The climate crisis continues to escalate, bringing increasingly severe impacts felt across the globe. However, a 2024 report analysing data from eight...

What would a better international emergency aid system look like?

Amidst the chaos of a world on fire – metaphorically and literally – it is worth looking for ways to contribute to...

Does text messaging reach and engage young people?

How do we reach and engage young people – with research, with advice, with training? We know that the answer is going...

Seeing the Future? Predictability in Research Impact

For anyone involved in research, the question of impact is central. Proving that our research has had an impact on broader society...

Knowledge brokers: what are they and what do they do?

There are many titles and phrases for anyone who works in information, communication, and knowledge brokering in the world of evidence. The...

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Building a brand

Organizational image and positioning: A method for audit

20/08/2014

Image positioning Blog Posts

This blog is part of a showcase of exhibits from Latin American think tanks participating in the Think Tank Initiative’s Policy Engagement and Communications (PEC) programme….

Yolanda Talavera

Featured

“The Tipping Point” improves FUSADES research impact

19/08/2014

The Tipping Point Audio & Video

FUSADES has started implementing a stakeholder mapping methodology called “The Tipping Point” (developed by Yolanda Talavera) to map the key stakeholders according to research topics and strategic initiatives.

Rene Hernandez Gonzalez

Featured

Grupo FARO: Facebook facilitates internal communication

19/08/2014

Facebook for internal communications Blog Posts

The PEC Programme facilitated the analysis of internal communication strategies and resulted in the decision of using a Facebook closed group for supporting the organizations’ internal communication.

Karla Armas

Building a strategy

INESAD: A practical guide to fundraising

19/08/2014

Fundraising Blog Posts

This practical guide was developed by Anaité Verdas as part of the PEC programme, to enable INESAD to develop a strategy for fundraising and to reach a greater understanding of the context in which INESAD is operating.

Anaité Vergas

Featured

Instituto Desarrollo: The culture of communication and advocacy at ID

19/08/2014

Organisational change Audio & Video

A six minute video highlighting the change in organisational culture in the Instituto Desarrollo, brought about by participating in the TTI PEC programme.

Elvio Segovia

Evidence into policy

Maximizing the return on investment: Making research matter

18/08/2014

Blog Posts

Earlier this month, the U.K. Department for International Development (DFID) released a report that seeks to answer a compelling question: Does research drive international development?

Rose Wilcher

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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.

Natalia Aquilino

Engaging the public

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.”

Henna Mahmood

Featured

ASIES: Enhancing audio-visual communication

11/08/2014

Presentation Slides

Vanesa Weyrauch shares a presentation she gave during a webinar aimed at think tank researchers in ASIES to provide them with practical tools and resources which encourage innovative communication of the organisation’s research.

Vanesa Weyrauch

Building a strategy

ASIES: Publications Policy

11/08/2014

Guides & Tutorials

A spanish-language Publications Policy, developed by Vanesa Weyrauch for ASIES, as part of the Policy Engagement and Communication programme, has helped the think tank to roll out a consistent corporate identify across its diverse publications.

Carmen Ortiz

Building a brand

ASIES: Institutional Identity

11/08/2014

Guides & Tutorials

Latin American think tank ASIES has developed a guide for its staff on how to develop and implement a number of communications tools and activities concerning the institution’s visual identity.

Carmen Ortiz

Building a strategy

ASIES: Guide to Communications Policies

11/08/2014

Guides & Tutorials

ASIES Facilitator Vanesa Weyrauch shares a spanish-language guide to communications policies that describes a set of tools for think tanks who participate in diverse communication practices to raise visibility of both their organisation and published research.

Vanesa Weyrauch

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📸 Another throwback from the #R2AArchive…

In 2013, Pete Cranston asked:
"How can research data better support development?"

His answer?
✅ Make data usable
✅ Keep it accessible
✅ Ensure it's relevant

🔑 It’s not just about collecting data—it’s about turning it into action.

Link in Bio!!
#DataToAction #ResearchMatters #DevelopmentGoals #R4D #InspoFromTheArchive

📸 Another throwback from the #R2AArchive…

In 2013, Pete Cranston asked:
"How can research data better support development?"

His answer?
✅ Make data usable
✅ Keep it accessible
✅ Ensure it's relevant

🔑 It’s not just about collecting data—it’s about turning it into action.

Link in Bio!!
#DataToAction #ResearchMatters #DevelopmentGoals #R4D #InspoFromTheArchive

🌀 Have we stopped caring about the climate?

Crisis fatigue. Shrinking attention spans. Endless global emergencies.

🌍 Climate change is slipping off the radar — even as the urgency grows.

In her latest blog, Inés Arangüena comnsiders new research from the Reuters Institute and explores how we can re-ignite public connection to the climate crisis — emotionally and politically.

📖 Read the full piece via 🔗 Link in bio

#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #CrisisFatigue #ScienceCommunication #ClimateAction #Sustainability #InesArangüena #ResearchToAction #ClimateAwareness #StayEngaged

🌀 Have we stopped caring about the climate?

Crisis fatigue. Shrinking attention spans. Endless global emergencies.

🌍 Climate change is slipping off the radar — even as the urgency grows.

In her latest blog, Inés Arangüena comnsiders new research from the Reuters Institute and explores how we can re-ignite public connection to the climate crisis — emotionally and politically.

📖 Read the full piece via 🔗 Link in bio

#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #CrisisFatigue #ScienceCommunication #ClimateAction #Sustainability #InesArangüena #ResearchToAction #ClimateAwareness #StayEngaged

🌍 Amidst a world in crisis, it's still possible — and powerful — to be part of building something better.

Want to help rethink how humanitarian aid works? 🌱 Join the global #HumanitarianRethink consultation and be part of shaping a more inclusive, effective, and far-reaching system.

🗣️ Add your voice.
🔗 Link in bio or visit:
researchtoaction.org/2025/05/what-would-a-better-international-emergency-aid-system-look-like

#RebuildingBetter #HumanitarianAid #R2ARecommends #GlobalVoices #AidReform #MakeChange #CrisisResponse #HumanityInAction

🌍 Amidst a world in crisis, it's still possible — and powerful — to be part of building something better.

Want to help rethink how humanitarian aid works? 🌱 Join the global #HumanitarianRethink consultation and be part of shaping a more inclusive, effective, and far-reaching system.

🗣️ Add your voice.
🔗 Link in bio or visit:
researchtoaction.org/2025/05/what-would-a-better-international-emergency-aid-system-look-like

#RebuildingBetter #HumanitarianAid #R2ARecommends #GlobalVoices #AidReform #MakeChange #CrisisResponse #HumanityInAction


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