Papers

The Complex Task of Advocacy Evaluation: Lessons from Brazil

Much is written about the obtuse application of evaluation tools without appropriate theoretical understanding, but analysis of situations wherein theories remain unapplied for the lack of appropriate tools is rare. The paper introduces the tools brought to bear during two advocacy evaluations, analyzing their practicality, including how they push back on the theoretical demands of advocacy evaluation.

Tools for the Complex Task of Evaluating International Advocacy

This work discusses the use of Personal Brain and Sankey Diagrams to visualize and organize complex qualitative data. Plan used these resources to evaluate the advocacy work of a Brazilian NGO within the United Nations.