PPT-How to plan your local advocacy: District Meetings

MECFS Advocacy Week Wednes day April 19 2017 1PM ET 10 A M P T Emily Taylor Gail Cooper SMCI MEAction All rights reserved by the Solve MECFS Initiative and . How can . i. t . h. elp . u. s . a. chieve . o. ur . g. oal?. . What is . advocacy. ? . The act of supporting . a cause, idea or policy and convincing the right people of its importance . and the need to act on it. Steve Oliver. English UK South West Conference. Saturday October 24. th. 2015. = Helping our students to be more . effective. when taking part in . meetings. run in English. Priorities of our Students (% of students choosing these topics). - . tools of advocacy. Speaker: . Temitope. . Adeosun. Dictionary Definition of advocacy. “the act of pleading for, supporting, or recommending; active espousal (an act of adopting or supporting a cause, belief, or way of . “Where the Rubber Hits the Cornfield!”. Heartland Self Advocacy Resource Network – . May 6, 2016. Webinar brought to you by: . Where the Rubber Hits the Cornfield. Presenters. Dawn Francis . – Iowa Statewide Independent Living . Evoking the Students Voice. Warm up Activity . Closed Fist. Thanks to MINT member's Rik Bes and Coleen Marshall. Pair Up. Instructions. . Person 1. Person 2. Debrief . Why did you open your fist?. Why did you not open your fist?. leaders. You make the difference. NACD ADVOCACY TRAINING. Made possible through the generous support of the Walton Family Foundation. What does it mean to be an. “advocate”?. AdVOCACY. NACD ADVOCACY TRAINING. Donata. . Szabo. Points to consider. What is advocacy?. “. Advocatus. ”. Who are advocates?. What is the difference between a solicitor and a barrister?. What do think are the ingredients of good advocacy?. ,. . Statutory Advocacy always involves a 1 to 1 relationship where an independent advocate provides support to a person on a specific issue. This is mostly referred to as issue based advocacy – because the focus is usually given to supporting a person achieve specific outcomes (or represent them through a specific decision like in IMCA).. Community Connections: Aligning Domestic Violence and Homeless Services . 10/25/17. Outline. What is advocacy?. What do we mean by client/survivor driven?. How does it work?. What do you see as the barriers?. Fourth District Advocacy Training September 15, 2017. Vivien Moreno, VP Advocacy and Kathleen Fay, Sacramento Safari . PTA advocacy speaks up for all children. “Let us have no more croaking as to what cannot be done; let us see what can be done, and above all, see that it is done.”. Appropriate Use of Public . Funds. Sabrina . Freewynn. January 22 and 23, 2015. Housekeeping . Please mute your phone. Questions. Slides will be available on HPCDP Connection. Objectives. At the end of this webinar, you will be able to:. Introduction and background: . www.ccwales.org.uk/getting-in-on-the-act-hub/. Learning outcomes. By the end of this session learners will be able to:. Give an overview of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act (‘the Act’) and its key principles. Self-Determination and Self-Advocacy An Introduction to Self-Determination and Self-Advocacy for Students with Disabilities This training is intended to introduce educators and staff to the basics of evidence-based strategies for developing self-determination Study Overview. These findings and recommended actions are based on a nationwide study of tourism advocacy . planning. efforts.. In-depth interviews . with 26 state-level destination and advocacy association leaders and an .