7.8 Advocacy and Influence (Skip if the organization does not have an advocacy objective) Subsection Objectives: Assess the strategies and effectiveness of the organization’s work on advocacy of policies and issues Resources: Publications; conferences; social media messaging; changes in national and local government policies, regulations, and laws; changes in donor and regional organization policies and public views; questionnaires and interviews of senior managers, staff, stakeholders, and the general public Low Capacity Basic Capacity Moderate Capacity Strong Capacity 1 2 3 4 7.8 The organization has an objective The organization has an objective The organization has an objective of The organization has an objective Advocacy of advocacy on policies and issues of advocacy on policies and issues advocacy on policies and issues and of advocacy on policies and and Influence and and issues and (if applicable) Has regularly carried out Has not carried out significant Has occasionally carried out significant advocacy activities Has regularly carried out advocacy activities over the significant advocacy activities over the past three years significant advocacy activities past three years over the past three years over the past three years An adequate written plan or No written plan or strategy for A weak written plan or strategy A good written plan or strategy for advocacy work advocacy work or it is not for advocacy work strategy for advocacy work followed Adequate number and skills of Good number and skills of Insufficient number or skills of staff for effective advocacy staffing or skills for staff for effective advocacy staff for effective advocacy effective advocacy Has been adequate in mobilizing Has been good in mobilizing Has been weak in mobilizing its its clients for advocacy Has not effectively mobilized its clients for advocacy clients for advocacy its clients for advocacy Has been adequate in Has been good in developing Has been weak in developing developing alliances with other Has not developed alliances alliances with other alliances with other stakeholders for advocacy with stakeholders for stakeholders for advocacy stakeholders for advocacy advocacy Has had some influence on the Has had significant influence Has had little influence on the formulation or implementation of Has not influenced the on the formulation or formulation or implementation government policies at the formulation or implementation implementation of of government policies at the national or local level of government policies at the government policies at the national or local level national or level national or local level Has had some influence on Has had little influence on donor or regional organization Has not influenced donor or Has had significant influence donor or regional organization policies regional organization policies on donor or regional policies organization policies
7.8 Advocacy and Influence (Skip if the organization does not have an advocacy objective) Subsection Objectives: Assess the strategies and effectiveness of the organization’s work on advocacy of policies and issues Resources: Publications; conferences; social media messaging; changes in national and local government policies, regulations, and laws; changes in donor and regional organization policies and public views; questionnaires and interviews of senior managers, staff, stakeholders, and the general public Low Capacity Basic Capacity Moderate Capacity Strong Capacity 7.8 Advocacy and Influence (if applicable) 1 2 3 4 The organization has an objective of advocacy on policies and issues and Has not carried out significant advocacy activities over the past three years No written plan or strategy for advocacy work or it is not followed staffing or skills for effective advocacy Has not effectively mobilized its clients for advocacy Has not developed alliances with stakeholders for advocacy Has not influenced the formulation or implementation of government policies at the national or level Has not influenced donor or regional organization policies The organization has an objective of advocacy on policies and issues and Has occasionally carried out significant advocacy activities over the past three years A weak written plan or strategy for advocacy work Insufficient number or skills of staff for effective advocacy Has been weak in mobilizing its clients for advocacy Has been weak in developing alliances with other stakeholders for advocacy Has had little influence on the formulation or implementation of government policies at the national or local level Has had little influence on donor or regional organization policies The organization has an objective of advocacy on policies and issues and Has regularly carried out significant advocacy activities over the past three years An adequate written plan or strategy for advocacy work Adequate number and skills of staff for effective advocacy Has been adequate in mobilizing its clients for advocacy Has been adequate in developing alliances with other stakeholders for advocacy Has had some influence on the formulation or implementation of government policies at the national or local level Has had some influence on donor or regional organization policies The organization has an objective of advocacy on policies and issues and Has regularly carried out significant advocacy activities over the past three years A good written plan or strategy for advocacy work Good number and skills of staff for effective advocacy Has been good in mobilizing its clients for advocacy Has been good in developing alliances with other stakeholders for advocacy Has had significant influence on the formulation or implementation of government policies at the national or local level Has had significant influence on donor or regional organization policies
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