Center for Theory of Change Blog
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What we’re reading at the Center
How did nonprofits change because of COVID-19?: Over the past three years, the nonprofit sector has undergone a profound change. A new study, spanning 2020 to 2023, examines the changes nonprofits made in response to COVID-19 and looks at the characteristics of the most adaptive nonprofits.
Heléne Clark asked to join board at World Health Organization
We are pleased to announce that Heléne Clark, Founder and Director of both The Center for Theory of Change (C-ToC) and ActKnowledge, has been asked to join the expert/editorial board for the Evidence to Policy and Impact Unit in the Research for Health...
Center for Theory of Change Welcomes International Interns
The Center was happy to welcome two excellent interns in late May and early June. Anna Alpen and Philippa Drakenberg hail from Stockholm, Sweden; in their short time visiting New York, Anna and Philippa designed a newsletter format for us and constructed a working...
Center for Theory of Change travels to the Philippines to partner with the United Nations Population Fund
The Center’s most recent training and facilitation engagement was in the Philippines, for the UN Population Fund. Advisory Board Chair Eric Glunt and Executive Director Peter Metsopoulos did a one week training and then co-created a convening of stakeholders with...
A return to building toward change in our post-pandemic era
A possibly apocryphal anecdote about Albert Einstein: he received a letter from a student who said she dreamed of becoming a mathematician but worried she didn’t know enough and never would. In response, Einstein is rumored to have told her not to worry–he himself was...
Episode 24: The middle Road interviews Dr. Helene Clark Founder and Director of ActKnowledge, and Board Chair of The Center for Theory of Change
Click here to listen to the episode. Welcome to another smashing episode from The middle Road. In this episode, Nishant Malhotra welcomes Dr. Helene Clark for the thought leadership podcast series. In today’s podcast, Nishant chats with a leading global expert and...
New ERASMUS / EU project
The Erasmus Program of the European Commission has funded ActKnowledge to serve as the external evaluator of a two year program in five countries to reach artists in sparsely populated areas to find peer opportunities, jobs and an environment with enough cultural and...
The fourth annual Sustainable Development Transition Forum
The fourth annual Sustainable Development Transition Forum (SDTF), hosted by the United Nations Office for Sustainable Development, welcomed 100 representatives and experts of country governments, the United Nations system, policy think tanks and academic institutions...
Kieran Rose, A Member of the Center’s advisory board, Article on Outlining Legislative Change for Ireland
"Article by Kieran Rose, a member of the Center's advisory board outlining legislative change he has been involved with in Ireland to increase supply of housing, a major issue in Ireland at present. Kieran is a senior planner in Dublin City Council and an Irish Human...
ActKnowledge continues its work with Building Bright Futures
ActKnowledge is working with Building Bright Futures, the Vermont Early Childhood Advisory Council and 501 (c) 3 statewide network, aligning local solutions of 12 regional Councils with policy at the state level in order to make improvements in access, quality, and...
Human Rights, Equality and Social Justice
ActKnowledge Senior Staff members Eoin Collins, David Colby and Director Heléne Clark led a 2 Day Workshop with U.N. Women from around the world as they establish their global mission. http://www.unwomen.org/en