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Youth Policy Action CenterTools and Techniques for Collaboration on
AdvocacySeptember 9, 2005
Youth Policy Action Center © 2005www.youthpolicyactioncenter.org
David B SmithFounder and Executive Director,Mobilizing America’s Youth
Executive Committee Vice-Chair,Youth Policy Action Center
www.youthpolicyactioncenter.org
David@mobilize.org(202) 736-5703
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The Need
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The Need
Young people need a single place to
• Learn about issues they care about
• Find public policy affecting their lives
• Take action immediately
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Summary of Needs• Better organized, more vocal constituency
that contacts elected officials
• A way for young people to connect, be involved,and participate in democracy
How Far Could we Get by Aligning Efforts?
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The Potential from Working Together
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• Create a collective website to feature action alerts in one place
• Brand the site neutrally• All-partisan approach so all
youth and advocates can feel included
• Governance is collaborative• Jointly populate/publicize site• Power with Capwiz
(powerful online advocacy solution)
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Our Solution
Our History
• Fall 2004, Capital Advantage’sYouth Civic Engagement Award
• Coalition Meeting to Talk aboutCollaborative Uses of Technology
• Launched on April 18, 2005 with aRenewed Year of Pro-bono Capwiz
• 37 National Organizational Members
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www.youthpolicyactioncenter.org Youth Policy Action Center © 2005
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Our SuccessesIn the first 100 days• 375,000 hits• 30,000 visitors• Thousands of
messages sent to Congress
Featured in• PoliticsOnline (Hotsite)• Philadelphia Inquirer
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Our Expansion Plans
• Local/State Outreach– Launching October 15,
2005• American Activist
Competition– Partnering with APPLE
• Additional Resources– Clearinghouses– Blog/Discussion Board– Featured In-depth Alerts
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www.youthpolicyactioncenter.org Youth Policy Action Center © 2005
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How to get involved
• Apply to be a Member
• Link from Your Website
• Visit YPAC and Take Action
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866.MOBILIZEinfo@youthpolicyactioncenter.org
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Membership Benefits
• Free access toCapwiz XC software
• Free publicity from partnering organizations’ networks
• Join a non-competitive, collaborative effort
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Connecting the Beltway, Grasstops and Grassroots
• Connects national “inside-the-beltway” organizations
• Opens door for “grasstop” orgs to join as state/local members
• Provides “grassroots” youth advocates opportunity to take action and be heard (American Activist Competition)
• Integrates all of these critical levels of perspective and action with each other so dialogue and action can intermingle and barriers can be removed
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Tools and Techniques for Collaboration on Advocacy
Youth Policy Action Center © 2005www.youthpolicyactioncenter.org
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