1. Feature: Framework of Factors that Affect Political Support
Why do some issues receive priority attention from political leaders while others receive very little? Political scientist Jeremy Shiffman has developed a framework that offers a response to this question.
>>Read more: Framework of Factors that Affect Political Support
Catherine Crystal Foster and Justin Louie identify what to consider when evaluating community organizing efforts. They also offer example benchmarks and methods for capturing organizing outcomes.
>>Read more: Evaluating Community Organizing
Social scientist and facilitator Eva Schiffer describes how and why she created Net-Map, a hands-on and low-tech approach to network mapping.
>>Read more: Eva Schiffer and Net-Map
4. Editor's Picks: Webinars on Building a Successful Advocacy Effort (Independent Sector) and 2010 eNonprofit Benchmarks Study (M+R Strategic Services; Nonprofit Technology Network), AEA365 Blog (American Evaluation Association), and Charney Research (Craig Charney).
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