Learn the basics of being an advocate. Invest in you and learn how to tell your personal story.

This guide is full of tips & techniques on how to become an effective advocate. Learn how to craft a compelling, concise argument or “elevator speech” about one of your pressing needs and how to how to frame your project or program as part of a different or larger issue. Includes a short list of targets, tips on working with agencies and elected officials and on coalition building.

Spokespeople are as important – or more important – than the message itself. You are an extension of the campaign. If people see you as innovative, compassionate, strategic, and collaborative, they’ll associate those values with the campaign as a whole. What and how you communicate will determine whether that happens or not. The good news is that those values are a big part of who you are already.

This short video gives you tips on how to canvas door-to-door for community support for your project or program.