advocacy to your future
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Advocacy to Your Future. Presented by The Advocacy Center 590 South Avenue Rochester NY 14620 585-546-1700 800-650-4967. What is Advocacy?. Advocacy is doing something for another person Advocacy is doing something with another person for that person - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Advocacy to Your Future
Presented by The Advocacy Center
590 South AvenueRochester NY 14620
585-546-1700800-650-4967
What is Advocacy?
Advocacy is doing something for another person
Advocacy is doing something with another person for that person
Self-Advocacy is doing something for yourself
YOU HOLD THE VISION
Steps to Effective Advocacy
1. Identify the current issue or concern
2. Obtain complete information and organize
3. Look at the issue/concern/problem from another’s viewpoint
4. Make contacts5. Make a plan and ask for
help if you need it
Advocacy (cont’d)
6. What are the alternatives?
7. Take action/be persistent and follow through
8. Be courteous and thank everyone
9. You can do it!
Watkins Glen, New York
Group Activity
Watkins Glen is a very busy community during race weekend, making local travel difficult.
You have been nominated by your neighbors to address the City Council to ask for policemen to direct traffic during the busiest times on race weekends.
Outline at least 5 steps you will take to prepare your presentation to City Council.
Based on the Steps to Effective Advocacy, list 5 steps that you will take to meet your vision.
My Vision
Questions?
Thank You and Good Luck!