Research to Advocacy

GFI Partner DayMay 25 2011

• Session objectives• Partners share medium-term vision• Presentations by TAI and EGI• Team Brainstorming• Roundtable to share brainstorming ideas• Group Discussion

Structure of the Session

• Pilots are almost done in Brazil, Indonesia, and Cameroon

• Need to develop specific advocacy strategies• What does this session hope to achieve?– Share other advocacy strategies– Present examples of successes– Create a preliminary strategy for an advocacy goal– Get feedback from other partners & projects– Consider new advocacy methods in strategy

Session Objectives

• How do you create a country advocacy strategy?

• How do you decide on advocacy goals that are both ambitious and attainable?

• How do you engage government? Other decision-makers? The public?

• How do you incorporate a communications strategy in your advocacy efforts?

Questions to consider

• What are your advocacy goals?• How do you plan on achieving those goals?• What methods/strategies have you found

successful in the past?• What has not been effective?• Are there any other goals that are not

included in your current goals that you would like to incorporate?

What is your medium-term vision for GFI in your country?

• Based on initial research, identify• one gap • one clear entry point to address that gap

• Who are the audiences?• How do you reach those audiences?• Possible Strategies

Team Brainstorming

• Are these strategies feasible? • Have we covered the all the target audiences? • What support is needed to do these strategies

(financial, strategic help by WRI, other allies, etc.)? • How do you create better

communications/sharing of opportunities within GFI so that we can monopolize on the expertise and use our staff resources effectively?

Group Discussion

Thank you!