Briefs / Reports
A dedicated policy advocacy function is uncommon among foundations—many engage in policy solely through grantmaking. Colorado Health Foundation (CHF) worked with ORS Impact to describe the evolution of its policy advocacy function and explore the question: What does it take for a foundation to successfully integrate program-focused philanthropy and policy functions to advance its mission? Three polarities surfaced in CHS’s internal policy-focused efforts. This brief explores their manifestation over time, and the signals by which staff recognized and were able to manage polarities to enhance impact.
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The Gates Foundation engaged ORS Impact (ORS) to develop a culturally relevant, methodologically rigorous tool to learn more about successful capacity building. The ORS team’s approach brought constituent needs and voice to the forefront throughout the process of tool development as well as its implementation. This brief shares the Gates Foundation’s tool, which can help advocates and foundations understand what constitutes strong advocacy and communications as well as opportunities to build capacity. The tool can also help organizations and foundations understand how advocacy and communications capacity is changing over time.
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Narrative change is a complex, long-term and culturally embedded strategy for driving social change, involving many different actors and activities over time. This poses challenges for measuring progress and impact. In this guide, we compiled frameworks, resources, and tools to help users conceptualize and evaluate progress toward narrative change.
Find our updated version 2.0 of the brief here >
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