How to influence as an ADVOCATE

How to influence as an ADVOCATE, available at $39.99, has an average rating of 4.3, with 23 lectures, based on 45 reviews, and has 310 subscribers.

You will learn about Influence decision makers to support their cause, issue or initiative Use advocacy techniques to create a social or political movement Choose which types of advocacy are appropriate for given situation Use media to do advocacy Enlist other advocates to support your mission Build effective partnerships Implement institutional change Develop an effective advocacy strategy from beginning to end This course is ideal for individuals who are This course is meant for people who have no background in influencing as an advocate but who have a desire to be an effective agent of change in their workplace or community. It is particularly useful for This course is meant for people who have no background in influencing as an advocate but who have a desire to be an effective agent of change in their workplace or community.

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Summary

Title: How to influence as an ADVOCATE

Price: $39.99

Average Rating: 4.3

Number of Lectures: 23

Number of Published Lectures: 23

Number of Curriculum Items: 23

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 23

Original Price: $19.99

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

Influence decision makers to support their cause, issue or initiative

Use advocacy techniques to create a social or political movement

Choose which types of advocacy are appropriate for given situation

Use media to do advocacy

Enlist other advocates to support your mission

Build effective partnerships

Implement institutional change

Develop an effective advocacy strategy from beginning to end

Who Should Attend

This course is meant for people who have no background in influencing as an advocate but who have a desire to be an effective agent of change in their workplace or community.

Target Audiences

This course is meant for people who have no background in influencing as an advocate but who have a desire to be an effective agent of change in their workplace or community.

Influence is about having the capacity to effect the character, development or behavior of someone or something. We are being influenced and influencing others from the time we are small children. No where is the power of influence more pronounced then in advocacy. Advocacy involves speaking out about a cause, issue or people group with the intention of influencing others to support that cause.

In this course you will learn:

What advocacy is

The types of advocacy

How advocacy can be used to create political or social change

The components of a successful advocacy initiative

How advocacy differs from education

The types of personalities or gifts that are needed to be effective advocates

The different roles advocates play in an advocacy campaign or initiative

How to use social media and traditional media to get your message out to the world

How to develop an effective partnership

Learn about great political movements throughout history and why they were successful

Acquire the skills necessary to be an effectivde advocate in your workplace, family, community or legislature

If you see things in society that need change and you dont know how to get there, this course is for you.

If you work for a nonprofit, campaign, or within a business where you want to be an agent of change, this course is for you.

If you are fascinated with politics and how political or social movements really happen, this course is for you.

This course is done by video with powerpoint slides. It will take a couple hours to complete and can be done at your own pace.

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction to advocacy

Lecture 1: Introduction to the course

Lecture 2: What is advocacy

Lecture 3: Why do we need advocates and Information dynamics

Lecture 4: Change agents

Lecture 5: Types of advocacy

Lecture 6: Advocacy models

Lecture 7: Model for institutional change

Lecture 8: Advocate roles

Lecture 9: Advocacy continuum

Lecture 10: Importance of positioning yourself as an expert

Lecture 11: Advocate hurdles

Chapter 2: Strategy

Lecture 1: Developing an advocacy strategy

Lecture 2: Fundamentals of an effective advocacy strategy

Lecture 3: What activities are advocates involved in

Lecture 4: Data, stories and experiences

Lecture 5: Media as an advocacy tool

Lecture 6: Using diverse media tools

Chapter 3: Partnership

Lecture 1: The process of partnership

Lecture 2: Advantages of partnership

Lecture 3: Working in partnership

Chapter 4: Asking in such a way to move people to action

Lecture 1: How to ask so that people will listen?

Lecture 2: How to ask so that people will listen? (continued)

Chapter 5: Quiz

Lecture 1: Quiz

Instructors

Lisa Gibson
Internationally acclaimed author, attorney, speaker

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5 stars: 15 votes

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