Effective Advocacy Evaluation: The Role of Funders

Authors: Morariu, Johanna; Brennan, Kathleen

Source: The Foundation Review, Volume 1, Number 3, 2009 , pp. 100-108(9)

Publisher: Johnson Center for Philanthropy at Grand Valley State University

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Abstract:

Advocacy work can help funders in the global economic crisis. Advocacy work has the potential to affect many more lives than direct service work alone. Two major barriers exist to advocacy funding 1) Nonprofits that work on advocacy, and the funders that support them, must navigate the complex legal regulations regarding nonprofit lobbying. 2) Advocacy work also presents challenges to accountability. The authors conclude that long-term funding, core support, responsive reporting requirements and timelines, using appropriate evaluation methods and capacity building are strategies that funders can use to support advocacy work while maintaining accountability.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4087/FOUNDATIONREVIEW-D-09-00031.1

Publication date: 2009-01-01

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