Content Plan

PolicyOption.org will gather, organize, and analyze information in the following content categories:

• Policy & Program News, including funding, legislation, regulations, reports, meetings
• Research & Policy Analysis that frames a policy discussion by providing information on Scope of the Problem, Past Policy, Current Policy, Proposed Solutions, Glossary, and Sources.
• Non-Profit Resources, including links to resource and funding organizations, training opportunities, websites, and publications.

Below you'll find more detail on what information we'll be gathering, how we'll be gathering it, how it will be used, and some articles that address our content plan.

Information Gathered by PolicyOptions.org Think Tanks
• News, Research & Resources
• PolicyOption Issue Briefs Template

How will the information be collected?
• Overview of Publishing Process
• Data Entry Process
• Guide for researching PolicyOptions Issue Briefs

How will the information be published?
• PolicyOptions.org Website (local, state, national)
• PolicyOptions Issue Briefs (local, state, national, global)
• PolicyOptions.org Weekly E-Update
• PolicyOption.org RSS Feeds

How will the information be used?
• Keeping Up with Latest News & Resources
• Planning & Decision-Making
• Issue Forums, Study Circles, and other forms of Delibertive Democracy
• Leadership Training
• How will you measure & evaluate your impact on contributors & community? (100 words)

Related Articles & Publications
• Article: "Social Science Shops and Policy Formation"
• Article: "Process Change in Action"
• Article: "Lessons Lost"

other PolicyOptions.org websites

• PolicyOptions Wiki
• PolicyOptions Hub

other websites

• National CBR Networking Initiative
• Connect Richmond
• Content Bank
• OneWorld
• Public Agenda
• Pew Partnerships for Civic Change
• Science Shops
• Stateline.org

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