Evaluating Outcomes

Advocacy and Policy Change
This 32-page issue of The Evaluation Exchange describes new developments in evaluating advocacy and policy change efforts that attempt to inform or influence public policy at the local, state, or federal levels.

Beyond Basic Training: A Guide to Measuring Advocacy and Policy
From the Harvard Evaluation Exchange, this two-page article identifies outcomes associated with advocacy and policy work. It offers a foundation for discussing these outcomes in six categories that represent the essential changes in lives, community conditions, institutions, and systems that result. See bulleted examples of outcomes and strategies for each category; these are useful in strategic planning for advocacy and policy change.

Evaluating Advocacy Campaigns
The Adult Education Advocacy Outcomes Chart is one tool for planning how you will evaluate the outcomes of your advocacy campaigns. Developed by the New England Literacy Resource Center, you will find sample benchmarks and outcomes listed. Blank template also available.

Georgia Adult Literacy Advocates Advocacy Outcomes Chart

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