405 - Research Methods for Evidence-Based Advocacy

In an increasingly data-driven world, civil society organizations need to engage in more evidence-based advocacy to understand and evaluate their work, the communities they engage with, and the relevant policies, as well as to create social change and influence policies.
405 - Research Methods for Evidence-Based Advocacy aims to help us understand the multifaceted and critical roles of data in strong advocacy processes and guide us through reliable data collection and analysis methods. It also explains how to use data effectively in our advocacy efforts.

• The various and important roles that data plays at different stages of advocacy;
• The steps of research design and how to adapt these steps to different issues and frameworks;
• How to formulate a research question that aligns with the needs of civil society;
• How to choose feasible methods in terms of budget, time, and human resources that fit the research question;
• How to manage the data collection process and understand that the analysis stage is essential for both qualitative and quantitative data;
• The principles of research ethics;
• How to report research findings in a creative and persuasive way that aligns with your research design and advocacy goals.

If you decide to join the 405 - Research Methods for Evidence-Based Advocacy online program, here’s the good news! There are no set start or end dates. You can begin at your own pace and complete it at your own speed. We recommend dedicating 1 hour per day, and completing the entire program in 2 days. The video content in the 405 - Research Methods for Evidence-Based Advocacy module takes 1 hour, and the reading materials take another hour. So, the total duration is 2 hours.