Speaker Series - Washington, DC
(July 17, 2008)
On July 17, 2008, Alliance for Justice (AFJ) and The Hudson Institute’s Bradley Center for Philanthropy and Civic Renewal jointly hosted a Speaker Series event titled
Advocacy Evaluation: Why Bother?
The event, held in Washington, DC at The Hudson Institute's Bradley Center for Philanthropy and Civic Renewal, drew a large and dynamic audience. Participants heard from a diverse panel of speakers with views on the importance of advocacy evaluation and capacity assessment, as well as how funders can measure outcomes and create reliable data that acknowledges the complexity of public policy and avoids unduly burdening grantees. The panelists included: Barbara Masters of The California Endowment; Michael Q. Patton of Utilization-Focused Evaluation; Sue Hoechstetter of Alliance for Justice; and William Shambra of The Hudson Institute's Bradley Center for Philanthropy and Civic Renewal. The panel discussion was moderated by Julia Coffman of the Harvard Family Research Project, who introduced the panel by commenting on the tremendous growth in the area of advocacy evaluation.
AFJ co-sponsored the discussion as part of its Foundation Advocacy Initiative to support the evaluation efforts of funders and grantees.
» For more information on AFJ's online tools for advocacy evaluation, click here.
» To hear the full audio as well as video clip for this event and a transcript, click here (click on Media Clips for the audio and video).
