Government or Private Sector commitments made
Indicator Phrasing
English: # of commitments made by government or private sector
What is its purpose?
Because policy change or system strengthening is difficult to attribute to individual organizations/NGOs, CSOs, it is useful to capture incremental shifts in government action, accountability and commitment. This indicator's purpose is to record explicit commitments made either verbally or in-writing by government or private sector actors which speak to the CSO's advocacy objective. This indicator is useful if a CSO is trying to increase government or private sector engagement or commitment, strengthen government or private sector policy/ practise. A commitment may be a sign that advocacy activities are influencing changes sought or may highlight where an organisation already has support and where they can push/refocus efforts.
How to Collect and Analyse the Required Data
Calculation Method:
Count total number of commitments made.
Data Collection:
Minutes of meetings and/or events, speeches, records of parlimentary discussions, or statements made online of at public events can be used to contribute to this indicator.
Examples of commitments:
- Agreeing to an action
- Agreeing to further investigation or discussion
- Agreeing to or raising the issue in future meetings
- Connecting CSO members with other relevant individuals / organisations
- Raising a policy to vote
- Agreeing to financial commitment
Disaggregate by
- Activity
- Title of actor making commitment
- Type of action/objective
- Date / timeframe
- Objective
- Formal vs informal commitment
Important Comments
Definitions:
A commitment is a stated agreement, promise or firm decision to give time and energy to an action. This can be verbal or written statement, for example a promise to persuade further action within a committee or an agreement to publicly support a policy. Further examples of commitments are included below
Limitations:
This is just one indicator that captures influence. Indicators such as counting meetings or events, participation in meetings, and others can help build a larger picture of the influence an organisation is having on the private sector or government.