Call for Tenders – Research, Evaluation and Strategic Input for Events on Organising and Technology

• Call Title: Research, Evaluation and Strategic Input for Events on Organising and Technology
• Scope of Work: Survey data analysis, event evaluation, strategic input for programming
• Location: Remote; in-person attendance at Malmö, Sweden event required (Autumn 2025, exact date tbd)
• Duration: ~4 months (mid-August to mid-December 2025)
• Start Date: Mid-August 2025
• Application Deadline: Monday, 7 July 2025, 9:00 a.m. CEST
• Estimated Workload: Part-time/flexible
• Eligibility: Individuals or small teams with strong experience in qual./quant. data analysis, evaluation, and digital organising
• Budget: Proposals should include a comprehensive budget
• Deliverables: Survey analysis (~4,-6000 words), event evaluation report (~3,000 words), feedback tools

About Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung

The Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung (RLS) is a German political foundation affiliated with Die Linke, promoting democratic socialism through education and critical engagement. Since 1990, it has advanced internationalist, anti-capitalist, and emancipatory ideals rooted in the workers’, women’s, anti-fascist, and anti-racist movements. RLS works globally to foster reflection, analysis, and alternatives for just and transformative social change.

Background

The Brussels Office of the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung has been working with political actors and movements at the intersection of organising and technology for many years. To inform the programming and strategic direction of our ongoing work in this area, we are launching an online survey to explore the practices, challenges, needs, and visions of parties, movements, trade unions, and grassroots initiatives engaged in tech-supported organising.

The growing integration of digital tools into collective organising practices brings new challenges at the intersection of political participation, digital technology, and democratic innovation. Across movements, digital strategy has become a vital component of how we organise, build power, and make democratic decisions. Yet while digital tools offer new possibilities, they also raise strategic, ethical, and organisational questions that require collective reflection.

This project seeks to support that reflection by connecting practical experiences with shared learning across the left. By collecting and analysing data from diverse organising actors across, it aims to generate empirical insights that inform practice-oriented understandings of how digital tools are shaping collective action today.

We now invite proposals from individuals or teams to support us through the following scope of work.

Scope of Work

The successful applicant(s) will be responsible for:

1. Survey Data Analysis

• Carrying out qualitative and quantitative analysis of responses collected through an ongoing online survey.
• Synthesising insights from both closed questions and open-ended responses, including thematic analysis.
• Identifying needs, gaps, and opportunities in current organising practices using technology.

2. Internal Strategic Report

• Producing a comprehensive internal report synthesising the findings of the survey.
• Delivering insights and recommendations to directly inform the design and programming of the autumn event (presentation to event organising team).
• Participating in an online debrief with the organising team following the submission of the report to present and discuss key findings and recommendations.
• Optional: Presenting a paper based on the survey analysis at the autumn event.

3. Autumn 2025 Event Evaluation

• Developing an evaluation framework based on the strategic aims set out in the report.
• Conducting evaluation during the event (potentially with parallel sessions), in-person attendance required.
• Compiling an event evaluation report with findings and recommendations.
• Participating in an online debrief with the organising team after the autumn event to discuss outcomes, evaluation findings, and implications for future planning.

4. Feedback and Quality Management Tools

• Designing feedback collection methods for the event (e.g. surveys, focus groups, interviews).
• Ensuring feedback tools support ongoing quality management and monitoring of long-term project outcomes.
• Optional discussion meeting to support integration of feedback into future planning, if needed. 

Eligibility

• Individuals, duos or teams with strong, demonstrable experience in:
  • Research and data analysis (especially in movement-building, community organising or digital campaigning contexts).
  • Event evaluation and/or participatory research.
  • Strategy development and organisational learning.
• Tandem applications are encouraged, especially to enable comprehensive evaluation coverage during sessions happening in parallel.

Deliverables

The selected applicant(s) will be expected to deliver:

1. Survey analysis & report (August–September 2025)
2. Interim internal presentation of report (September 2025)
3. Feedback and quality management tools (October 2025)
4. Autumn 2025 event evaluation report (December 2025)
5. Internal presentation of report (December 2025)

Timeline

Task	Timeline
Project brief & Start of assignment	Mid-August 2025
Survey data delivered	August 2025
Interim check-in with organising team	Early September 2025
Internal report due	Mid-September 2025
Debrief meeting on internal report	Within 1 week after submission
Autumn event	October 2025 (exact date tbc)
Autumn event evaluation report due	Early December 2025
Debrief meeting on autumn event evaluation	Within 1 week after submission

Event details

• Autumn 2025: exact date to be determined, Friday evening to Sunday afternoon, 50–70 participants.

Survey details

The online survey targets 80–100 organisations engaged in community organising, digital mobilisation, and political action. It explores their practices, challenges, and visions related to technology-supported organising.

• Expected response rate: ~40% (with a possibility for higher engagement through open participation and follow-up).
• Estimated responses: 40–60.
• Estimated completion time for respondents: 15–25 minutes.
• Survey format: A mix of multiple choice, Likert-scale, and open-ended questions covering areas such as digital tool usage, organisational needs, and political strategy.
• Analytical scope: Both quantitative and qualitative analysis will be required, including thematic coding of open responses.

Budget

Please include a proposed budget (inclusive of all fees, taxes, and expenses).

Selection criteria:

• Cost-effectiveness/price (50%)
• Suitability of the proposal (25%)
• Relevant experience (25%).

Application Instructions

Please submit:

• A short proposal (max 2 pages) outlining:
  • Your/the team’s approach to the work
  • Relevant experience
  • Preliminary thoughts on evaluation and feedback methods
• CV(s) of the applicant(s)
• At least one sample of relevant past work (e.g. research report, evaluation, or analysis)
• Budget (separately)

Submission deadline

The deadline for submission is 07 July 2025, 9:00 am CEST.

Applications and questions should be sent to both Ada Regelmann at nqn.ertryznaa@ebfnyhk.bet AND vasb.oehrffry@ebfnyhk.bet subject line: “[your name] – application Organize! Research&Evaluation”.

NB A renewal of the contract is not currently envisaged; however, depending on funding availability and project needs, there may be opportunities for follow-up work, such as evaluating additional events related to this project or supporting the publication of a public-facing article based on the survey findings.

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