Our Knowledge, Resources & Publications

We are always learning through our work, and we seek to accelerate change more broadly by sharing our frameworks, approaches, and lessons learned.

Feature BRIEF

When the Best Offense is a Good Defense


2019

We talked to advocates and funders to better understand how they think about advocacy on the defense. We wanted to understand whether it was a distinct category of work and the degree to which there were useful frameworks and tools for evaluating it.

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Briefs / Reports

Advocacy Evaluation Case Study: the Chalkboard Projec

2011

Once called “prospective evaluation”, now developmental evaluation, this case study looks at how ORS Impact used new data collection tools and an orientation toward real-time use to help advocates enhance

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Briefs / Reports

The Outcome Map Experience – Children First for Oregon

2011

ORS presented to the KIDS COUNT evaluation and organizational effectiveness work group. At this meeting, Robin Christian from Children First for Oregon shared a video where staff, board members and partners talked about the value of developing an outcome map.

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Frameworks

Advocacy and Policy Change Evaluation: A Primer

2010

This look at the “state of the field” captures six key areas of consensus and learning about advocacy evaluation. Eleven resources for advocacy evaluation data collection are provided.

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How-Tos

Getting Started: A Self-Directed Guide to Outcome Map Development

2009

This guide offers step-by-step guidance, tools and questions to help organizations create an outcome map to express their theory of change.

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