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Volume XIII, Number 1&2, Spring 2007
Issue Topic: Advocacy and Policy Change
New & Noteworthy
The New & Noteworthy section features an annotated list of papers, organizations, initiatives, and other resources related to the issue's theme.
The American Evaluation Association (AEA) is launching a new Topical Interest Group (TIG) on evaluating advocacy and policy change. The new TIG will promote evaluation in this area and facilitate communication, learning, and support among evaluators who are interested or working in the field. Specifically, the TIG will aim to raise the profile and professionalism of advocacy and policy change evaluation; create an opportunity for ongoing information exchange; and expose members to new evaluation resources, theories, methods, and professional development opportunities. For more information, contact Julia Coffman at jcoffman@evaluationexchange.org.
The Center for Outcomes at the Rensselaerville Institute in New York, in partnership with the Washington, DC-based Alliance for Justice, offers an Outcomes for Advocacy workshop that introduces advocates and funders to outcome tools that shift the focus from what advocates produce and disseminate (e.g., publications, policy papers, awareness campaigns, media messages) to what their audiences actually do with the information when they get it. Workshop participants receive case studies, impact verification techniques, ways to define and hit influence targets, and other practical assistance. www.rinstitute.org/center4outcomes