"The American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research is dedicated to preserving and strengthening the foundations of freedom- government, private enterprise, vital cultural and political institutions, and a strong foreign policy and national defense- scholarly research, open debate, and publications. Founded in 1943 and located in Washington, D.C., AEI is one of America's largest and most respected "think tanks."
"We are an international professional association of evaluators devoted to the application and exploration of program evaluation, personnel evaluation, technology, and many other forms of evaluation. Evaluation involves assessing the strengths and weaknesses of programs, policies, personnel, products, and organizations to improve their effectiveness."
"The American Political Science Association, founded in 1903, is the leading professional organization for the study of political science and serves more than 15,000 members in over 80 countries. With a range of programs and services for individuals, departments and institutions, APSA brings together political scientists from all fields of inquiry, regions, and occupational endeavors within and outside academe in order to expand awareness and understanding of politics."
"The Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving public policy and management by fostering excellence in research, analysis and education. With over 1,500 academic, practitioner, organizational and institutional members, APPAM promotes its mission through the annual Fall Research Conference, with the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management (JPAM), the association's journal, several award programs and various activities including international and national conferences and workshops. "
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"Adapted from the Field Guide to Nonprofit Program Design, Marketing and Evaluation.
This document provides guidance toward planning and implementing an evaluation process for for-profit or nonprofit programs -- there are many kinds of evaluations that can be applied to programs, for example, goals-based, process-based and outcomes-based. Nonprofit organizations are increasingly interested in outcomes-based evaluation. If you are interested in learning more about outcomes-based evaluation, then see the sections Outcomes-Evaluation and Outcomes-Based Evaluations in Nonprofit Organizations."
"The Cato Institute seeks to broaden the parameters of public policy debate to allow consideration of more options that are consistent with the traditional American principles of limited government, individual liberty, and peace. Toward that goal, the Institute strives to achieve greater involvement of the intelligent, concerned lay public in questions of policy and the proper role of government. The Cato Institute undertakes an extensive publications program dealing with the complete spectrum of policy issues. Books, monographs, and shorter studies are commissioned to examine the federal budget, Social Security, monetary policy, natural resource policy, military spending, regulation, NATO, international trade, and myriad other issues. Major policy conferences are held throughout the year, from which papers are published thrice yearly in the Cato Journal. The Institute also publishes the quarterly magazine Regulation."
"Le Centre de recherche et d'information socio-politiques - CRISP - est un organisme indépendant qui a pour objet l'étude de la décision politique en Belgique et dans le cadre européen. Les travaux du CRISP s'attachent à montrer les enjeux de la décision politique, à expliquer les mécanismes par lesquels elle s'opère, et à analyser le rôle des acteurs qui y prennent part, que ces acteurs soient politiques, économiques, sociaux, associatifs… Les sujets étudiés englobent l'ensemble de la vie politique, sociale et économique : à côté des partis politiques, des organisations représentatives d'intérêts sociaux et des divers groupes de pression, le CRISP étudie les groupes d'entreprises, qui sont les structures les plus importantes du pouvoir économique. [...]"
L’objectif de Developers International est d’aider les directeurs, les développeurs, les actionnaires, les consultants, les planificateurs, les gérants et autres intervenants pour des projets liés aux industries du loisir, du tourisme, de la culture et de la construction en mettant en contact ces intervenants avec des leaders de l’industrie, des financiers, des développeurs, des consultants et autres professionnels afin de réaliser les ambitions du projet.
En collaboration avec nos associés, nous offrons un service de financement pour des projets internationaux liés aux industries du loisir, du tourisme, de la culture et de la construction. Nos associés ont financé et développé des projets de loisir et de construction dans près de 60 pays. Ils ont ainsi rassemblé et investi plus de deux milliards de dollars dans le financement de projets internationaux.
Le forum constitue un outil moderne favorisant le débat démocratique sur la performance et le coût des politiques publiques. Il permet de rendre compte aux Français de la façon dont l’État gère l’argent publique et des efforts entrepris pour améliorer cette gestion.
Le forum propose par ailleurs des études comparatives internationales, avec des exemples dans différents domaines de la gestion publique.
"The Independent Institute is a non-profit, non-partisan, scholarly research and educational organization that sponsors in-depth studies of critical social and economic issues.
The mission of the Independent Institute is to boldly advance peaceful, prosperous, and free societies grounded in a commitment to human worth and dignity."
"Created in 1975, the Joint Committee is a coalition of major professional associations concerned with the quality of evaluation. The Joint Committee is housed at the Center for Evaluation and Assessment, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA.
The Joint Committee has published three sets of standards for evaluations that are now widely recognized. The Personnel Evaluation Standards was published in 1988, The Program Evaluation Standards (2nd edition) was published in 1994 by Sage Publications, and The Student Evaluations Standards was published in 2003."
"A news service focusing on developments in monitoring and evaluation methods relevant to development projects with social development objectives."
"The National Institute for Research Advancement (NIRA) was established on the initiative of leading figures from Japan's industrial, academic, labor, and local government communities. The Institute was founded in March 1974 as a semi-governmental organization under the National Institute for Research Advancement Act. Since its establishment, NIRA, as an independent policy research organization, has adopted a comprehensive perspective in addressing a wide range of complexly interrelated issues affecting contemporary society, and has made a large number of proposals with a view towards influencing policy formation. NIRA has conducted projects on more than 1,000 research topics to date. [...]"
"Policy Library is a social, economic and foreign policy resource - updated daily with the latest jobs, research, and events. It's members reach an audience of hundreds of thousands of policy makers, politicians, academics and students. Policy Library was launched in 2001."
"RAND a non profit institution that helps improve policy and decision making through research and analysis
"RAND (a contraction of the term research and development) is the first organization to be called a "think tank." ..." Today, RAND's work is exceptionally diverse. We now assist all branches of the U.S. military community, and we apply our expertise to social and international issues as well"
Stateline provides daily reporting and analysis on trends in state policy. Since its founding in 1998, Stateline has maintained a commitment to the highest standards of nonpartisanship, objectivity, and integrity. Its team of veteran journalists combines original reporting with a roundup of the latest news from sources around the country.
"[...] Elle a pour vocation générale de contribuer au développement de l'évaluation et de promouvoir son utilisation dans les organisations publiques et privées, et, aussi au sein des collectivités en charge de l'élaboration et de la mise en oeuvre des politiques publiques. Elle s'efforce notamment de faire progresser les techniques, les méthodes et de favoriser le respect de règles éthiques et procédurales propres à garantir la qualité des évaluations ainsi qu'un usage approprié de leurs résultats.
C'est un lieu de rassemblement, d'échanges et de formation ouvert à tous les acteurs de l'évaluation -commanditaires, praticiens et utilisateurs- des secteurs tant publics que privés."
"UKES - the UK Evaluation Society - exists to promote and improve the theory, practice, understanding and utilisation of evaluation and its contribution to public knowledge and to promote cross-sector and cross-disciplinary dialogue and debate."
"Ce service, édité par la Documentation française dans le cadre de sa mission générale d'information et de documentation sur l'actualité politique, économique, sociale et internationale, se propose de faciliter l'accès des internautes aux ressources et données utiles pour appréhender les grands sujets qui animent le débat public."