"There are many valuable resources on how to conduct advocacy that provide a detailed, step-by-step approach. These approaches include best practices for identifying stakeholders, developing a message, or planning a timeline. We will not go deeply into these topics, but we do want to provide an intr
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oductory framework to help CSOs think about how to develop an advocacy action plan [...] In Part 1, we present the framework for advocacy planning. In Part 2, the guide provides a tactics toolbox that can be used in restrictive contexts where civil society is under threat. In Part 3, we provide additional resources to assist with your planning. The primary focus of this toolkit is found in Part 2 with detailed case studies illustrating 10 key tactics that can be used in a range of contexts." (Using this guide, page 5)
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"You are about to embark on a journey of discovery. Within this toolkit you will find explanations, tips, examples from Sri Lanka and the world — everything you need to upgrade and enhance your own advocacy campaigns. The content has been adapted from a variety of sources, to illustrate best pract
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ices but tailored to the Sri Lankan context. We hope that you will find valuable insight as you go through this resource; we also hope and expect that you will be able to add to this manual by providing your own lessons learned as you work your way through. We would like to thank PACT and Freedom House for their respective publications, which we used when putting this toolkit together. If you would like to consult the originals, please see: “Politically Smart Advocacy: A guide to Effective Civil Society Advocacy for Sustainable Development” (PACT, 2018) and “Advocacy in restricted spaces: A toolkit for civil society organizations,” (Freedom House, 2020)." (Introduction)
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"Developing and executing a successful advocacy campaign is not always an easy task. Advocacy goals can be hard to quantify and may require a large base of supporters and a relatively long timeframe. But a well developed, flexible advocacy strategy can help you anticipate obstacles and respond more
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swiftly to unexpected surprises. Developing a strong advocacy strategy will also improve your chances of success and help maximize the use of limited resources. So, what are the components of a strong advocacy strategy?" (Introduction)
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"This guide is designed to support civil society organisations, Oxfam teams and partners to develop and deliver ‘influencing strategies’ for social justice that tackle the structural causes of poverty, inequality and environmental crisis - influencing strategies that will shift unequal and unjus
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t power relations, and change policies, practices, attitudes, behaviours and social norms. It describes how to design effective influencing strategies and put them into practice and explains the tactics that you can use to make change happen. The guide is informed by the learning, experiences and courageous influencing and campaigning undertaken by social movements, civil society networks, Oxfam partners, allies and staff over many years, as well as from evaluations and academic research. [...] The guide is split into three parts: Influencing: this part explains some of the context and principles that underpin Oxfam’s approach to influencing; Strategy: this part explains how to develop an influencing strategy to maximize impact. It takes you through the main steps, provides analysis and planning tools and examples of the strategies and tactics you can use; Tactics and tools: this part provides more in-depth guidance and information on the strategies, tactics and skills you can develop to be effective in your influencing and campaigning. Throughout this guide we refer to strategy; strategies, tactics, actions, activities and tools." (Introduction, page 3)
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"The Youth Advocacy Guide has been developed by people of varying ages, with different lived experiences, and a passion for change. It was created through an extensive consultative process, which brought together the voices of young people from various parts of Africa. This guide will take you throu
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gh the processes of fact-finding, planning, engaging with policy, building momentum, and making individual lifestyle choices." (www.voicesofyouth.org)
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"This guide grows out of the research project “Evidence-based Science Communication with Policymakers” conducted by the four authors and sponsored by the National Academy of Sciences and the Rita Allen Foundation. In order to write these recommendations, we spent over a year studying science com
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munication with policymakers from several vantage points. We reviewed hundreds of scholarly works on the topic published in over a dozen fields as well as numerous practical guides written by scientific societies. We interviewed both Democratic and Republican Congressional policymakers, including 22 Members of Congress and 20 staff members." (Introduction, page 4)
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"The guide covers a broad range of topics – from identifying clear policies objectives to concluding a campaign. It has been designed to provide both an overview of a policy advocacy campaign, as well as more specific information and tools on key elements. Depending on your needs and resources, yo
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u may walk through the overview and each tool, or only use specific tools at certain points in the advocacy campaign. Whether you are just beginning to plan an advocacy campaign or are already conducting one, we recommend you start by reading the Campaign Guidelines. The overview provides a snapshot of all the elements of an advocacy campaign; it can also serve as a checklist and provide insights into gaps or areas that need focus in your campaign. Corresponding tools provide additional information and resources on each key element of a campaign." (Introduction)
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"To support national advocacy efforts, we’ve created a toolkit for patient organisations, NGOs and individuals working in the field of viral hepatitis. It will equip supporters with the information and knowledge to get their decision-makers to take this problem seriously and push them to act to me
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et the WHO targets, before we miss our opportunity to eliminate viral hepatitis. The toolkit also aims to introduce supporters to advocacy methods that are working across the world to address viral hepatitis, and to understand when their use is appropriate." (About this toolkit)
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"This guidebook helps Pact field staff and core partners strengthen the capacity of local partners engaged in advocacy efforts. It discusses a wide variety of options for communities to advocate on their own behalf. It was written for the advocate who is passionate about a particular cause or issue,
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but lacks experience in planning, organizing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating advocacy or constructive engagement with government officials and other power-holders. This handbook will teach you, the advocate, the principles and techniques necessary to plan and implement a successful advocacy campaign. The goals of your campaign may be as specific as securing minor alterations to local regulations or as large as demanding an overhaul of a national law or international policy." (Introduction)
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"The overall approach to advocacy in this toolkit is generic, but the toolkit focuses on increasing safety for journalists in Somalia/Somaliland. The order of the different steps follows a logical sequence. However, do keep in mind that advocacy is not necessarily a linear process. Advocacy rarely f
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ollows the same process twice, and there is always an element of unpredictability. This toolkit will give you an insight into: Main advocacy concepts and an advocacy vocabulary; How to develop a strategy to achieve your advocacy goals; How to analyse policies and political context with a focus on stakeholders; How to develop your approach to the target groups and audiences; and finally how to identify and acquire essential skills needed to prepare a strong advocacy strategy." (Introduction)
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"Changing public health policy is one of the most effective ways to improve public health on a population-wide scale. As part of the advocacy campaign to move a public health issue onto the policy agenda and through the policy making process, a strategic and well executed media advocacy campaign is
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critical. The primary components of a media advocacy campaign are the same regardless of the desired policy outcomes, just customized to meet the specific objectives. This guide is designed to help civil society organizations plan and conduct effective media advocacy campaigns that will result in the adoption and implementation of strong, effective public health policies." (About the guide)
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"This brief offers a simple one-page tool for thinking about the theories of change that underlie public policy advocacy strategies. It first presents the tool and then offers six questions that advocates, and funders working with advocates, can work through to better articulate their theories of ch
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ange. The tool—labeled the advocacy strategy framework—has several advantages over more familiar linear box-and-arrow theory-of-change tools: As advocacy is not predictable or linear, the tool does not force linear thinking; it offers a place to start, rather than a blank page; it helps advocates to think more specifically about audiences—who is expected to change and how, and what it will take to get them there; while theories of change often consider advocacy strategies in isolation of other efforts, this tool helps to think about how other advocates (like-minded or in opposition) are positioned; it prompts thinking about useful tactics and meaningful interim outcomes." (Introduction, page 1)
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