About the Training For non-profits engaged in advocacy work, even on the narrowest and most local issues, defining and measuring success can be daunting. Advocacy and policy programs are complex to implement and even more challenging to document results if the M&E design is not carefully considered from the beginning. The typical approach to successful measurement in direct service—developing a linear theory of change and measuring progressively until you can prove your model’s effectiveness—often fails in advocacy contexts. Waiting to measure until the “end outcome” is achieved is also impractical, as this could take decades. The overall objective of this […]