Advocacy Roundtable Schedule

Following are more complete descriptions of upcoming Advocacy Roundtable webinars. We hope to "see" you online!

March 16 : Work Smarter to Achieve Advocacy Success

March 24 : Assessing Your Advocacy Efforts

March 16 at 4:00pm EST: Work Smarter to Achieve Advocacy Success

One of the most difficult tasks for advocacy professionals and citizen advocates alike is to develop a system for managing a project with many, many (many!) moving parts. In fact, sometimes your advocacy success will depend on how well you're organized. Join us for this Advocacy Roundtable session on how to set up systems and processes that will allow you to work smarter, not harder for advocacy success. Participants will learn:

* Which moving parts an advocate leader needs to manage
* Free and low-cost tools for keeping track of the key elements
* Systems for building follow-up in to your advocacy routine

If you haven't attended a webinar in the past year, you can join this one for free by clicking the "register here" link	Register here
If you have attended a webinar in the past year, and you do not have an unlimited subscription, the fee is $75 for this event.	Cost $75
If you aren't sure, just e-mail us at info@advocacyassociates.com and ask!

March 24, 2010 at 4:00pm EST: Assessing your Advocacy Efforts

Do you ever feel like you're advocating in to an endless void? Are your efforts working? Is there anything you need to change? And how do you set goals when so much of the policy process is out of your control? In this Advocacy Roundtable session we'll look at options for setting goals at the beginning ot the advocacy process so that you'll be able to determine what's working and what isn't -- even when dealing with recalcitrant legislative bodies. Participants will learn:

* How to set meaningful and realistic goals at the beginning of the process
* Sample goals and a "S.M.A.R.T." goals template
* Managing expectations for what CAN be achieved given the nature of our legislative process

If you haven't attended a webinar in the past year, you can join this one for free by clicking the "register here" link	Register here
If you have attended a webinar in the past year, and you do not have an unlimited subscription, the fee is $75 for this event.	Cost $75
If you aren't sure, just e-mail us at info@advocacyassociates.com and ask!

April 14 , 2010 at 4:00pm EST: Messaging in Chaos (Or, How to be Heard in an Election Year)

Members of Congress and their staff will be focused on three things in the coming months: elections, election and elections. How can you be heard through the election year chaos? In this Advocacy Roundtable session we'll look at analyzing the "hot topics" in your legislative environment and how to develop messages that resonate, even in the face of campaign concerns. Participants will learn:

* Where to find out what issues matter most to elected officials
* What advocates can do to connect policy issues with election concerns (without going to join or looking sleezy)
* Options for developing and delivering messages that resonates

If you haven't attended a webinar in the past year, you can join this one for free by clicking the "register here" link	Register here
If you have attended a webinar in the past year, and you do not have an unlimited subscription, the fee is $75 for this event.	Cost $75
If you aren't sure, just e-mail us at info@advocacyassociates.com and ask!

April 27 , 2010 at 4:00pm EST: Advocacy 101

In this Advocacy Roundtable session, we'll look at the basics of advocacy and its application to policy-making at the local, state and federal levels. If you're wondering how to be more effective at making the case to elected officials and their staff, join this one hour session on the very basics of effective advocacy. Knowing what you want, who you're talking to, how to talk to them and how to follow-up are the basic rules. Learn how to apply them for the benefit of your issue!

If you haven't attended a webinar in the past year, you can join this one for free by clicking the "register here" link	Register here
If you have attended a webinar in the past year, and you do not have an unlimited subscription, the fee is $75 for this event.	Cost $75
If you aren't sure, just e-mail us at info@advocacyassociates.com and ask!