The Connector - Advocacy
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This page was updated as of February 10, 2009
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Advocacy
NMI 116--The Press, Power and Politics
Date: Friday and Saturday, Feb. 27 & 28
Time: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Location: ASU Downtown, 502 E. Monroe
Fee: $195
Presented by: ASU Lodestar Center for Philanthropy & Nonprofit Innovation
Register at: http://www.asu.edu/copp/nonprofit/edu/nmi_reg.htm#spring
This course develops the knowledge and skills for nonprofit cause centered advocacy, how to build a campaign, mobilize citizens/constituents for effective action, how to organize public messaging, and provides some ideas and skills for how nonprofits can make their "message" known to external groups and provides techniques for practitioners to use when working with elected officials and media. It will cover the basic legal requirements for lobbying as well as provide simple techniques for communicating effectively to outside groups. Guest lecturers will provide real world suggestions on how to work with external constituencies and students will practice these techniques in mock-scenarios.