TTI PEC virtual write shop: Writing news releases that make an impact
The Think Tank Initiative’s Policy Engagement and Communications Program is hosting a Virtual Write Shop on "Writing News Releases that Make an Impact." The post TTI PEC virtual write shop: Writing...
View ArticleResearchers from the Institute of Rural Management Anand learn from policy...
Researchers from the Institute of Rural Management Anand recently attended a from policy brief and media workshop. This post shares some of thier outputs. The post Researchers from the Institute of...
View Article5 tips for getting approached by the press
In this post, Anton Tsvetov outlines 5 tips for researchers who would like to be approached more often by the media for expert comment and opinion. The post 5 tips for getting approached by the press...
View ArticleThe do’s and don’ts of successful media engagement
Media engagement can seem like a minefield to the uninitiated scientist. Getting 2015 off to a positive start, Research Media’s Ben McCluskey offers a helping hand, highlighting some of the common...
View ArticleMedia engagement for policy advocacy: A short introduction
In this short video, Aditi Kapoor, from the Public Affairs Centre, discusses how to use media for policy advocacy. The video preceded a webinar on... The post Media engagement for policy advocacy: A...
View ArticleThink Tanks influence during elections: The Paraguay Debate
On Thursday the 19th February the TTI Exchange is hosting a session entitled ‘Think Tanks influence during elections’ . The session (2D) is intended as... The post Think Tanks influence during...
View ArticleTelling stories through film
There are many ways to bring a story to life, and at TTI we’re always searching for new ways to tell the complex tales of... The post Telling stories through film appeared first on Research to Action.
View ArticleDear Think Tanks, No One is Reading Your PDF’s
“What if someone had already figured out the answers to the world’s most pressing policy problems, but those solutions were buried deep in a PDF,... The post Dear Think Tanks, No One is Reading Your...
View ArticleIndependent Analysis and Ethics: The case of the “Uncomfortable Truth”
During a session on the role of ethics at the Exchange, Margarita Beneke De Sanfeliu, from FUSADES, discussed how the think tank retains reputational integrity... The post Independent Analysis and...
View ArticleResearch Communication for Policy Influence: Key Toolkits
5 toolkits addressing different aspects and tools on research communication for policy influence The post Research Communication for Policy Influence: Key Toolkits appeared first on Research to Action.
View Article20 of the Best Free Stock Photo Sites
Just when I was about to start searching from some photos, up pops a a very handy LinkedIn post from Heather Mansfield of non-profit... The post 20 of the Best Free Stock Photo Sites appeared first...
View ArticleDriving social change: Turning academic research into film
The last two decades have seen a resurgence of documentary in cinema. By nature, documentaries have the potential to change the world, rather than just... The post Driving social change: Turning...
View ArticleDesigning research for more strategic communications
I’m a sporadic presence on Twitter, with a pretty low number of followers. Yet the other day I had my biggest engagement yet –... The post Designing research for more strategic communications...
View ArticleThree ways that knowledge brokers can strengthen the impact of scientific...
Background Knowledge brokers are increasingly advocated as a solution for bridging the gap between science and decision-making. However, despite growing rhetoric regarding the potential benefits... The...
View ArticleCharities share lessons about their successful communications campaigns
The recent 2017 BOND Conference explored the future of development funding and policy, and how the ever-changing geopolitical system might disrupt and iterate how the... The post Charities share...
View ArticleAre think tanks promoting or distorting evidence-based policy?
Around the world, there are growing concerns about powerful funders’ potential ability to use think tanks and other non-profit groups to manipulate democratic debates, policy... The post Are think...
View ArticleCommunicating systematic reviews effectively
R2A is always keen to crowdsource solutions to problems that individuals, programmes, and organisations face when communicating development research. A thorny issue that many encounter... The post...
View ArticleWhat Doesn’t Work Communicating Research about ending VAWG
I recently attended the Capacity Building Workshop for the What Works to End Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) programme in South Africa, for which... The post What Doesn’t Work Communicating...
View ArticleAnd after the UNFCCC Bonn climate talks: An appetite for disruption
Will you take a walk with me? I’d like to tell you what I learned in Bonn at the UNFCCC COP a few days ago.... The post And after the UNFCCC Bonn climate talks: An appetite for disruption appeared...
View ArticleHead, Communications and Knowledge Management at ILRI
The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) seeks to recruit a Head, Communications and Knowledge Management (CKM) to manage and lead ILRI’s communications and knowledge management... The...
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