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🌟 It’s Advocacy Awareness Week 2023 🗣️ and this year's theme is going back to basics and exploring ‘All About Advocacy’. This week we'll be sharing advocacy stories from service users and staff, and sharing more about Advocacy, including: 🫂 What Advocacy is 🫂 What Advocacy isn’t 🫂 What Advocates do, and 🫂 How Advocacy can help people Advocacy is important because it’s independent of the organisations that make decisions about people such as Social Care and the NHS 🏥 Because of that independence, an Advocate can work alongside a person to help them understand processes, terminology, their options and their rights and the person can be assured that the Advocate is working only for them. 💙 n-compass deliver several advocacy services across the north of England, you can visit each of our six hub pages here https://lnkd.in/dt66Q-9 #AAW23 #WhatIsAdvocacy #AdvocateForChange #AdvocacyInAction #RaiseYourVoice

The biggest step in advocacy is your first one! Developed with United for Libraries, the Advocacy Action Plan Workbook is designed to help you create an action plan for library advocacy on any issue. It will help you focus on what you need to do, how you intend to get it done, and how to ensure that the timing is maximized for the best results. Join United for Libraries Tuesday at 2pm ET to learn how to tailor this workbook to your specific library advocacy needs. https://bit.ly/3ySBV4r

Communication and Advocacy is one of the key initiatives of early childhood development (ECD). This initiative raises awareness among the public, garners support, and drive positive change in policies and practices.  Effective communication and advocacy plays a vital role in driving action to prioritize and invest in early childhood development, ultimately contributing to the holistic well-being and future success of children #ecdprogramme #addisababa #adanechabibie

Heading to the 2024 SCAA Education & Advocacy Conference? There's an app for that! Download the app to get the conference agenda, speaker bios and more. #SCAATogether2024

Heading to the 2024 SCAA Education & Advocacy Conference? There's an app for that! Download the app to get the conference agenda, speaker bios and more. #SCAATogether2024

Public interest advocacy involves using personal cancer experiences to influence national policy and raise awareness. Long-term survivors often become professional advocates, shaping policies and educating the public and media. Learn how you can get involved in public interest advocacy and make a difference: https://lnkd.in/gxcWRZ_5 #CancerSurvivorship #CancerAdvocacy #PublicAdvocacy #PolicyAdvocacy

How do you prepare for your child's IEP meetings? Share your strategies and tips for effective advocacy. Your insights can help other parents in our community. Join today. https://lnkd.in/e4hp_zpj #IEPAdvocacy #ParentPreparation #AutismAwareness

Knowledge is Power!

In our annual Community Listening Sessions, we heard requests for more frequent updates on regional progress and advocacy. As a direct response, we have introduced a monthly blog series, led by Ricky Abilez, Director of Policy & Advocacy, where they will review key highlights in state and local policy, our advocacy efforts, and calls to action. Click the link below to read our first update and stay tuned for an official progress report later this month! https://lnkd.in/gGYtKXzf #arts4la #arts #advocacy #losangeles #blog #updates #progress #action

⌚ We're less than 2 weeks out from our Advocacy Training! 📣 There's still time to register: https://lnkd.in/eSkW_JsH You'll learn everything you need to know about how to engage elected officials in supporting issues that greatly impact older Coloradans. Register today! #aging #agingpolicy #policy #policymaking #advocacy