Resources

 Articles and reports 

Think tanks across the policy ecosystem

• • Think tank state of the sector report 2024 
  • Think tanks and political uncertainty 
  • What is a think tank? Defining the boundaries label.

Good governance & people management

• • Think tank leadership: Functions and challenges of executive directors 
  • Exit interviews: a look at an important but seldom discussed human resources responsibility

Finance and fundraising

• • Non-profit finance mind shift: from cost recovery to mission delivery 
  • Funding and supporting think tanks

Communications for Impact

• • Careful communications and government engagement 
  • Embedding communications staff in research teams to increase policy impact 

Policy influence and partnerships for change

• • An Insider’s Perspective into Equitable Think Tank Partnerships: Time for a Real Change 

Future-proofing think tanks

• • The future of think tanks
  • AI for Think Tanks – Learnings from the first cohort 
  • AI use in think tanks: six key survey findings

Guides and databases 

• • Build a think tank guide
  • Open Think Tank Directory
  • Communications monitoring, evaluating and learning toolkit (click on Download, not View)
  • A toolkit for promoting gender equality in think tanks and international affairs
  • Think Tanks Stress Test: a Forecasting Tool
  • Organisational Advocacy Tools
  • Best practice series

Videos

Interviews

• Interviews with think tanks leaders from around the world