About this course

Proficiency Area: Learning.

The capacity for advocacy success is an organization’s ability to develop, assess, and improve its policy and advocacy efforts specifically related to moving its mission forward.

In the first lesson toward your bronze Merit badge, you'll explore:

  • What advocacy is, and is not.

  • Advocacy actions that move you beyond politics and protest.

  • Myths that may be keeping your nonprofit from advocacy success.

  • Small-, medium-, and large-scale impacts of effective advocacy work.

Course curriculum

    1. What you can expect in this lesson

    2. Before we begin...

    3. Start Your Workbook

    1. What is nonprofit advocacy?

    2. Why does nonprofit advocacy matter?

    3. Check your learning

    1. Check Out Workbook

About this course

  • Free
  • 7 lessons
  • 0 hours of video content

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