This is the landing page for CCEDA’s Advocacy 101 series, centered around public policy advocacy on individual and organizational levels. This series will discuss strategies, resources from finding upcoming legislation to contacting your state-level Representative, and more.
Individual Advocacy 101: Long Term Strategizing
Excerpt: Advocacy is more than just “calling your Rep.” It’s sustained effort to shape policy into what you and/or the populations you serve will benefit from. But with the prevalence of social media and current media cycles, we instead are faced with a lot of noise and misinformation. In a system designed to overwhelm and force feelings of helplessness, it is more important than ever to remain focused.