1. The document discusses recent advances in molecular signaling, specifically the discovery of redox signaling molecules. It describes how these molecules can integrate and activate the immune system by regulating cell signaling pathways and attracting immune cells.
2. Redox signaling molecules have the potential to strengthen the immune system and provide protection from diseases. Researchers are working to understand how the body naturally guards itself and hopes to develop new treatments that mimic these protective mechanisms.
3. Continued research in this area may lead to new ways to boost the immune system and guard against infection and disease. Scientists are working to understand how cells communicate within tissues and between organs in order to support the whole body's natural defenses.
Markets end lackluster session in green with marginal gains. Risk averseness was pretty evident in transactions ahead of the U.S. presidential election. Sensex ended above 18800 and Nifty ended 0.35% up. Cipla hit a fresh 52 week high at Rs. 398.75 (BSE) and was the top gainer on both Sensex and Nifty on strong Q2 numbers. It closed 4.18% up on BSE on reporting 62% yoy jump in Q2 Net Profit.
March to Standards: #SMMStandards Progress and RoadmapTim Marklein
Presentation by @tmarklein and @kdpaine outlining progress, initial deliverables and a roadmap from the #SMMStandards Coalition and Conclave work, presented June 15, 2012 at the 4th European Summit on Measurement hosted by AMEC in Dublin -- includes contributions from cross-industry collaboration including AMEC, Council of PR Firms, Institute for Public Relations, PRSA, Global Alliance, CIPR, IABC, SNCR, Web Analytics Association, WOMMA and key clients Dell, Ford, Procter & Gamble, SAS, Southwest Airlines, Thomson Reuters
This presentation on evaluating public relations campaigns is an excerpt from a presentation conducted by Shrita Sterlin of Penn Strategies. Shrita conducted this presentation at a forum held by the Center for Nonprofit Success on November 3, 2011 in Washington, DC. The presentation explores best practices for creating data-driven public relations campaigns in nonprofit organizations; provides tips for quantifying social change efforts; and demonstrates ways to measure the process and results of public relations campaigns.
Evaluating Advocacy: Challenges, Methodologies and SolutionsGlenn O'Neil
This document discusses challenges, methodologies, and solutions for evaluating advocacy efforts. It begins by defining advocacy and distinguishing it from other types of campaigns. Key challenges include focusing on activities rather than outcomes and proving impact. The document recommends understanding the desired changes, monitoring progress, selecting appropriate evaluation methods, estimating influence on changes, and sharing lessons learned. A variety of evaluation methods are described, from stakeholder interviews to contribution analysis. The goal is to integrate evaluation into advocacy strategies to continually improve efforts and demonstrate successes.
Integrating communications in evaluationGlenn O'Neil
How can communications be used to optimally support the evaluation process? What are the myths of using communications for evaluations? Originally presented to the Geneva Evaluation Network and the ILO Evaluation Office, January 2020
1. The document discusses recent advances in molecular signaling, specifically the discovery of redox signaling molecules. It describes how these molecules can integrate and activate the immune system by regulating cell signaling pathways and attracting immune cells.
2. Redox signaling molecules have the potential to strengthen the immune system and provide protection from diseases. Researchers are working to understand how the body naturally guards itself and hopes to develop new treatments that mimic these protective mechanisms.
3. Continued research in this area may lead to new ways to boost the immune system and guard against infection and disease. Scientists are working to understand how cells communicate within tissues and between organs in order to support the whole body's natural defenses.
Markets end lackluster session in green with marginal gains. Risk averseness was pretty evident in transactions ahead of the U.S. presidential election. Sensex ended above 18800 and Nifty ended 0.35% up. Cipla hit a fresh 52 week high at Rs. 398.75 (BSE) and was the top gainer on both Sensex and Nifty on strong Q2 numbers. It closed 4.18% up on BSE on reporting 62% yoy jump in Q2 Net Profit.
March to Standards: #SMMStandards Progress and RoadmapTim Marklein
Presentation by @tmarklein and @kdpaine outlining progress, initial deliverables and a roadmap from the #SMMStandards Coalition and Conclave work, presented June 15, 2012 at the 4th European Summit on Measurement hosted by AMEC in Dublin -- includes contributions from cross-industry collaboration including AMEC, Council of PR Firms, Institute for Public Relations, PRSA, Global Alliance, CIPR, IABC, SNCR, Web Analytics Association, WOMMA and key clients Dell, Ford, Procter & Gamble, SAS, Southwest Airlines, Thomson Reuters
This presentation on evaluating public relations campaigns is an excerpt from a presentation conducted by Shrita Sterlin of Penn Strategies. Shrita conducted this presentation at a forum held by the Center for Nonprofit Success on November 3, 2011 in Washington, DC. The presentation explores best practices for creating data-driven public relations campaigns in nonprofit organizations; provides tips for quantifying social change efforts; and demonstrates ways to measure the process and results of public relations campaigns.
Evaluating Advocacy: Challenges, Methodologies and SolutionsGlenn O'Neil
This document discusses challenges, methodologies, and solutions for evaluating advocacy efforts. It begins by defining advocacy and distinguishing it from other types of campaigns. Key challenges include focusing on activities rather than outcomes and proving impact. The document recommends understanding the desired changes, monitoring progress, selecting appropriate evaluation methods, estimating influence on changes, and sharing lessons learned. A variety of evaluation methods are described, from stakeholder interviews to contribution analysis. The goal is to integrate evaluation into advocacy strategies to continually improve efforts and demonstrate successes.
Integrating communications in evaluationGlenn O'Neil
How can communications be used to optimally support the evaluation process? What are the myths of using communications for evaluations? Originally presented to the Geneva Evaluation Network and the ILO Evaluation Office, January 2020
Humanitarian advocacy aims to influence policies and actions that better address the needs of vulnerable populations. It encompasses efforts made before, during, and after crises to protect rights and access to assistance. Advocacy goals include ensuring respect for humanitarian principles, protecting affected communities, and supporting an effective humanitarian system. Advocacy approaches can be direct with policymakers or indirect by building public support. Strategies consider objectives, target audiences, appropriate messages and tactics, and monitoring frameworks. Challenges to advocacy include balancing operational risks with speaking out, and representing population needs amid crowded policy environments.
Use of evaluation findings; types and influences Glenn O'Neil
How are evaluation findings actually used? This presentation examines what are the different types of evaluation use and what influences use. Originally presented at the Swiss National Health Promotion Conference, 19 January 2017
Tracking Use of Campaign Evaluation Findings of Two International OrganisationsGlenn O'Neil
1. An evaluation was conducted of two international organizations' communication campaigns from 2009-2010.
2. Four years later, the evaluator interviewed campaign staff to study how the evaluation findings had been used.
3. The evaluator found that use of the findings was mostly non-linear and unanticipated, influenced strongly by internal factors like staff and resources, and that use occurred opportunistically in response to various influences rather than in a planned, linear fashion.
Communicating evaluation findings: challenges and opportunitiesGlenn O'Neil
Four challenges and opportunities to communicating evaluation finding: presentation originally made at a Kampala Evaluation Talk, 17 October 2014, Kampala, Uganda for the The Uganda Evaluation Association as part of the GIZ project on Evaluation Capacity Development in Uganda.
Insights into global advocacy: Oxfam's GROW campaign Glenn O'Neil
The document summarizes Oxfam's global GROW campaign from 2011-2015. The campaign had 5 objectives: helping grow social movements, stopping land and water grabs, reaching a climate change deal, investing in small-scale food producers, and responding to food crises. It was active in 50 countries through activities like lobbying, media work, and public mobilization. An evaluation found facilitating factors were creating a consistent brand, engaging Southern partners, and combining policy work with public campaigns. Hindering factors included a difficult start, inability to build a global movement, and lack of Northern coalition-building.
A one day workshop on surveys for communicators. Increasingly communicators need the ability to evaluate their activities and know what their audiences think and desire. Being able to design and set-up online surveys is a key tool for communicators for soliciting feedback and interacting with audiences. These slides from the workshop will take participants from the design to the analysis stage. Workshop originally conducted on 14 June 2013 for the Geneva Communicators Network.
Seven new ways to present evaluation findingsGlenn O'Neil
An overview and practical examples of the new and innovative ways for presenting evaluation findings: Scorecards, summary sheets, multimedia and video reports, blogs, interactive web pages amongst others
Short presentation on conference evaluation presented to the Geneva Evaluation Network by Laetitia Lienart of IAS and Glenn O'Neil of Owl RE on 16 March 2011
The survey of Lift 2010 conference participants found that:
1) Overall satisfaction was high, with 54% rating it as "good" and 19% as "excellent".
2) The greatest benefits for attendees were networking and inspiration from presentations on new technologies.
3) Attendees would like more inspiring presentations, interactive workshops, and participant discussion at future conferences.
4) Most attendees said they would attend and recommend Lift 2011, though fewer said the conference was worth what they paid compared to previous years.
The survey of LIFT Asia 2009 conference participants received 61 responses, a 14% response rate. [1] Overall ratings of the conference were positive, though slightly lower than the previous year. [2] Most participants felt the conference provided interesting information and influenced their thinking about emerging technologies, though fewer agreed it was relevant to their work. [3] All session formats were rated lower than other LIFT conferences. Most participants said they would attend and recommend the next LIFT conference.
Evaluating Communication Programmes, Products and Campaigns: Training workshopGlenn O'Neil
A one day workshop on evaluating communication programmes, products and campaigns. The main steps and methods are covered with real life examples given. This workshop was originally conducted by Glenn O'Neil of Owl RE for Gellis Communications in Brussels in October
The document discusses the importance of evaluating communications activities to determine their effectiveness and efficiency in achieving goals such as changing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors, and provides examples of evaluation methods for media campaigns, events, and products. Key points are that evaluation should have clear objectives and indicators, start with small-scale tests, and focus on actual results over creative strategies.
Humanitarian advocacy aims to influence policies and actions that better address the needs of vulnerable populations. It encompasses efforts made before, during, and after crises to protect rights and access to assistance. Advocacy goals include ensuring respect for humanitarian principles, protecting affected communities, and supporting an effective humanitarian system. Advocacy approaches can be direct with policymakers or indirect by building public support. Strategies consider objectives, target audiences, appropriate messages and tactics, and monitoring frameworks. Challenges to advocacy include balancing operational risks with speaking out, and representing population needs amid crowded policy environments.
Use of evaluation findings; types and influences Glenn O'Neil
How are evaluation findings actually used? This presentation examines what are the different types of evaluation use and what influences use. Originally presented at the Swiss National Health Promotion Conference, 19 January 2017
Tracking Use of Campaign Evaluation Findings of Two International OrganisationsGlenn O'Neil
1. An evaluation was conducted of two international organizations' communication campaigns from 2009-2010.
2. Four years later, the evaluator interviewed campaign staff to study how the evaluation findings had been used.
3. The evaluator found that use of the findings was mostly non-linear and unanticipated, influenced strongly by internal factors like staff and resources, and that use occurred opportunistically in response to various influences rather than in a planned, linear fashion.
Communicating evaluation findings: challenges and opportunitiesGlenn O'Neil
Four challenges and opportunities to communicating evaluation finding: presentation originally made at a Kampala Evaluation Talk, 17 October 2014, Kampala, Uganda for the The Uganda Evaluation Association as part of the GIZ project on Evaluation Capacity Development in Uganda.
Insights into global advocacy: Oxfam's GROW campaign Glenn O'Neil
The document summarizes Oxfam's global GROW campaign from 2011-2015. The campaign had 5 objectives: helping grow social movements, stopping land and water grabs, reaching a climate change deal, investing in small-scale food producers, and responding to food crises. It was active in 50 countries through activities like lobbying, media work, and public mobilization. An evaluation found facilitating factors were creating a consistent brand, engaging Southern partners, and combining policy work with public campaigns. Hindering factors included a difficult start, inability to build a global movement, and lack of Northern coalition-building.
A one day workshop on surveys for communicators. Increasingly communicators need the ability to evaluate their activities and know what their audiences think and desire. Being able to design and set-up online surveys is a key tool for communicators for soliciting feedback and interacting with audiences. These slides from the workshop will take participants from the design to the analysis stage. Workshop originally conducted on 14 June 2013 for the Geneva Communicators Network.
Seven new ways to present evaluation findingsGlenn O'Neil
An overview and practical examples of the new and innovative ways for presenting evaluation findings: Scorecards, summary sheets, multimedia and video reports, blogs, interactive web pages amongst others
Short presentation on conference evaluation presented to the Geneva Evaluation Network by Laetitia Lienart of IAS and Glenn O'Neil of Owl RE on 16 March 2011
The survey of Lift 2010 conference participants found that:
1) Overall satisfaction was high, with 54% rating it as "good" and 19% as "excellent".
2) The greatest benefits for attendees were networking and inspiration from presentations on new technologies.
3) Attendees would like more inspiring presentations, interactive workshops, and participant discussion at future conferences.
4) Most attendees said they would attend and recommend Lift 2011, though fewer said the conference was worth what they paid compared to previous years.
The survey of LIFT Asia 2009 conference participants received 61 responses, a 14% response rate. [1] Overall ratings of the conference were positive, though slightly lower than the previous year. [2] Most participants felt the conference provided interesting information and influenced their thinking about emerging technologies, though fewer agreed it was relevant to their work. [3] All session formats were rated lower than other LIFT conferences. Most participants said they would attend and recommend the next LIFT conference.
Evaluating Communication Programmes, Products and Campaigns: Training workshopGlenn O'Neil
A one day workshop on evaluating communication programmes, products and campaigns. The main steps and methods are covered with real life examples given. This workshop was originally conducted by Glenn O'Neil of Owl RE for Gellis Communications in Brussels in October
The document discusses the importance of evaluating communications activities to determine their effectiveness and efficiency in achieving goals such as changing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors, and provides examples of evaluation methods for media campaigns, events, and products. Key points are that evaluation should have clear objectives and indicators, start with small-scale tests, and focus on actual results over creative strategies.
Evaluation of communication activities of international and non-governmental organisations: A 15 year systematic review
1. Evaluation of communication
activities of international and non-
governmental organisations:
A 15 year systematic review
Presented at the EES Conference,
Helsinki, Finland, 4 October 2012,
Glenn O’Neil
June 2012
G.A.O'Neil@lse.ac.uk
2. Introduction
The systematic review described in this
presentation is the first component of a four
component PhD
The review set out to determine how inter-
governmental organisations (IOs) and non-
governmental organisations (INGOs) have
evaluated their communication activities and
to what extent they adhere to principles of
evaluation methodology from1995-2010
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3. What is a systematic review?
Synthesizes findings from multiple
studies/reports in a balanced and impartial
way
Uses a rigorous peer-review protocol
Often focuses on effectiveness questions
“what works” but can go beyond this
A review is ideally conducted by two persons
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4. Development of Process
review question(s)
Creation of review
protocol
Comprehensive
search for
studies/reports
Application of
inclusion criteria
Assessment against
review protocol
Synthesis of findings
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5. Process
Question: how have IOs/INGOs evaluated
their communication activities and to what
extent have they adhere to principles of
evaluation methodology ?
Protocol: criteria based on six evaluation
principles, evaluation design and coverage
Search: contact with all eligible IOs/INGOs
(230)
Inclusion criteria: IOs/INGOs status;
evaluation reports with communications
focus; regional or global; time period
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6. Review protocol (extract)
Code Organ- Type Year Title Coverage Evaluation 1 2 3 4 5 6
isation design
A1 Care INGO 2002 Lessons learned from CARE’s Global post-only No Yes No No Yes No
Communications in the
Afghanistan Crisis, Fall 2001
A2 EU IO 2007 Evaluation of Communication, Global post-only Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Information and Visibility Actions
in Humanitarian Aid
A3 EU IO 2006 Evaluation of the Information EU post-only No Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Policy on the Common
Agricultural Policy
A23 ILO IO 2002 Evaluation of the InFocus Global post-only Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Programme on Promoting the (some
Declaration of Fundamental during data)
Principles and Rights at Work
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7. Description of “body”
46 eligible reports represented evaluation of 46
distinct communication activities of 22 organisations
and four coalitions
Most organisations were represented once or twice
with the exception being the European Union
Majority of activities were at the global level (63%)
with remaining 37% at the regional level (mainly
Europe and to a lesser extent Asia).
The dominant sectors were social (employment,
culture and welfare), humanitarian aid and
agriculture.
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8. General findings
Overall compliance of 46 evaluations to the six methodology principles
1.Defining 2.Combination 3.Rigorous 4.Focus on 5.Continued 6.Link to
communication of evaluation design outcomes improvement organisational
objectives methods goals
80% 91% 54% 71% 96% 63%
Prevalence of communications evaluation is low in
IOs/INGOs – estimated at13-30%
Intercoder reliability was calculated for each principle
coded; percentage agreement ranged from 73% to
100% with a mean of 85%; Cohen’s Kappa (chance
categorisation) ranged from 0.23 to 1.0 with a mean
of 0.64
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10. General findings
Most compliant: a precise set of communication
activities and/or effects desired; all were conducted
externally and most used research designs other
than post-only
Least compliant: difficulties to show link to
organisational goals; used less rigorous research
designs and most used only one evaluation method
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11. General findings
Most compliant: a precise set of communication
activities and/or effects desired; all were conducted
externally and most used research designs other
than post-only
Least compliant: difficulties to show link to
organisational goals; used less rigorous research
designs and most used only one evaluation method
G.A.O'Neil@lse.ac.uk
12. View these slides on my blog
www.intelligentmeasurement.wordpress.com
G.A.O'Neil@lse.ac.uk
@glenn_oneil
glennoneil
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