Organizing a Regional Grassroots Literacy Advocacy Network
June 16, 2010
1:30 – 3:00 pm Eastern
Webinar Series on Public Policy Advocacy
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Join Jackie Taylor and Marsha Tait from the National Coalition for Literacy to learn how you can organize and influence public policies for lifelong learning in the Piedmont Triad region. Whether or not you attended Piedmont Triad Partnership’s Lifelong Learning Summit in April, join us to learn effective strategies for grassroots organizing, share what you think will work best for your region, and strategically organize a grassroots literacy advocacy network in the Piedmont Triad.
—This Webinar is brought to you by Reading Connections and the National Coalition for Literacy, with generous support from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation. It is in follow up to the Lifelong Learning Summit and offered as a part of the Piedmont Triad Literacy Advocacy Initiative.
Marsha Tait (bio), National Coalition for Literacy Public Policy Co-Chair
Jackie Taylor (bio), National Coalition for Literacy Public Policy Co-Chair and Advocacy Network Coordinator, Tennessee Association for Adult and Community Education (TAACE)
Goal: Organize a seamless grassroots literacy advocacy network in the Piedmont Triad region.
Participants will explore questions, like:
- Why organize? Why me?
- What do we want to say to policymakers about literacy?
- What literacy advocacy networks have been most effective in getting the message across?
- What network models could we replicate or adapt?
- What will work best for the Piedmont Triad region?
- How do we get others involved?
- What are our next steps?
IRS Lobby Law Form 5768, Includes Permitted Lobbying Expenses
—IRS lobby form plus chart that illustrates permitted lobbying expenses.
Advocacy Network Comparison Chart
—Examines four advocacy networks through the lens of seven key elements of effective networks.
District and Local Contact Role Descriptions
—Tool for recruiting district and local contacts for advocacy networking.