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Indicator’s Purpose
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Count the number of strategic advocacy and influencing opportunities with decision makers and opinion formers utilised. In the narrative, briefly describe each of these strategic advocacy and influencing opportunities with decision makers or opinion formers. Where possible, explain why the opportunity was significant and what the outcome was - for example, did the decision maker or opinion former take a step forward on the policy issue being raised? You can count the strategic opportunity even if no positive outcome has resulted yet. In that case, it may be helpful to state that in the narrative too.
A ‘decision maker’ is someone who is able to approve and/or implement the public policy or practice change you are seeking to influence. This could be a politician or policy maker, or someone with a formal position in a business or institution, such as the World Bank or United Nations.
An ‘opinion former’ is an influential stakeholder who is able to shape or have a significant influence on the policy, practice, research agenda, public opinion or discourse around the issues you are advocating on in your context, for example through their position in politics, the media, the church, business, third sector.
A ‘step forward’ is a shift in the position or actions of a decision maker or opinion former, that helps increase the political space for the actions we want, as a result of our influence. For example, a government consults on whether to adopt a particular policy, or an opinion former publicly supports our advocacy position. Our advocacy work has not yet resulted in a public policy or practice change, but the step forward indicates that we have made progress.
Sólo debe contabilizar las oportunidades "estratégicas" utilizadas. Por "estratégicas" entendemos las oportunidades que tienen el potencial de dar lugar a un avance significativo hacia la consecución de sus objetivos en incidencia . No es necesario que cuente todas y cada una de las reuniones o intercambios de correos electrónicos que hayan tenido lugar.
In some cases, the 'strategic opportunity' may consist of a series of smaller engagements that together have the potential to result in progress towards a particular policy or practice change. For example, a series of roundtable discussions with a decision maker or opinion former about a particular policy issue. You should generally count this as one single advocacy and influencing opportunity, unless each separate discussion resulted in a significant step forward by the decision maker or opinion former.
Cuando sea posible, indique en la breve descripción narrativa de cada "oportunidad estratégica" a cuál de las prioridades corporativas de Tearfund de "Sostenibilidad medioambiental y económica", "Transformación de la iglesia y la comunidad", "Sociedades reconciliadas y llenas de paz" y/o "De la crisis a la resiliencia" contribuye.
Examples of influencing strategic decision makers’ and important opinion formers’ activities could include:
Lobbying:
- Influir en los cambios de las políticas y prácticas de los gobiernos nacionales o locales.
- Apoyar a socios, colegas, iglesias y comunidades para influir en los cambios de las políticas y prácticas gubernamentales nacionales o locales.
- Amplificar las voces de socios, colegas, iglesias y comunidades llevando sus causas y problemas ante los responsables de la toma de decisiones a escala mundial y regional.
- Amplificar las voces de los socios, los colegas, las iglesias y las comunidades, que sufren el impacto de las crisis humanitarias, ante el gobierno del Reino Unido u otro gobierno extranjero que tenga la posibilidad de tomar decisiones que beneficien positivamente su contexto local o nacional.
Relationship Building:
- Abogar como parte de coaliciones estratégicas, incluso en funciones de liderazgo estratégico.
- Construir e influir en las relaciones con las partes interesadas estratégicas de incidencia , los donantes gubernamentales y los organismos homólogos.
- Strengthening new and existing relationships with like minded coalitions, partners and allies.
Convocatoria de espacios para incidencia:
- Permitir que las denominaciones eclesiásticas, los organismos madre de las iglesias y las agencias homólogas colaboren en una página web nacional conjunta incidencia.
- Permitir que los responsables de las políticas públicas se reúnan con socios y colegas.
- Facilitar foros para que las denominaciones eclesiásticas elaboren declaraciones conjuntas de posición política pública sobre cuestiones de interés nacional.
Conference Platforms:
- Attend and speak at strategic conferences being attended by influential decision makers and opinion formers.
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This indicator does not tend to be disaggregated. You may wish to disaggregate by 'new' and 'existing' contacts, or by the type of decision makers and opinion formers (for example, their position or level of seniority), the type of engagement, and other criteria relevant to the context and focus of the intervention, but only if this is useful for your own monitoring, evaluation and learning purposes.
Comentarios importantes
This indicator seeks to capture a broad range of advocacy and influencing opportunities, provided they are 'strategic', that is, have the potential for meaningful steps forward by the decision maker or opinion former. Do not count every single engagement with a decision maker, only the ones that are ‘strategic’.
An advocacy and influencing opportunity can be in the form of, for example, a meeting, an event you have hosted or attended where you were able to use your voice / influence, an email exchange, or a written submission such as a report / briefing / letter.