[Editor’s note: The role of CSOs has been overlooked in the evidence-informed policymaking field. However, these stakeholders have proven to be very important evidence producers as well as consumers of evidence generated by other actors. Their knowledge and experience can help make more informed policy decisions. This article reflects the lessons learned by the authors throughout a research study on the role and contribution of the civil society organizations in Latin America

[Editor’s note: This post originally appeared at Practising Development, managed by the International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP). It is part of a series produced by Vanesa Weyrauch and Leandro Echt from Politics&Ideas to share what we learn through the development and conduction of an online course aimed at building the capacity of Latin American policy makers to promote the use of knowledge in policy making.] Selecting a promising group o