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Advocacy 101

Advocacy 101 . From the classroom to the legislature NCECA Telephone Seminar Diversity in Leadership Alliance October 19, 2011. What Is Advocacy?- . Definition Purpose What does it mean to advocate for children?. How is our early childhood system structured?.

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Advocacy 101

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  1. Advocacy 101 From the classroom to the legislature NCECA Telephone Seminar Diversity in Leadership Alliance October 19, 2011

  2. What Is Advocacy?- • Definition • Purpose • What does it mean to advocate for children?

  3. How is our early childhood system structured? • How is our early childhood system in NC structured? • Who does what at the Division of Child Development? • Who are the local regulatory agencies?

  4. Steps toward Advocacy • Where does someone start? • What are the different ways to send a message? • Who to ask for help • Eliminating the fear factor

  5. Examples of Advocacy • Special Days/Campaigns to educate and mobilize child care providers • Phone Trees • Parent Tables in Child Care Centers • Get Out the Vote-Centers open early & late; transportation provided

  6. Aligning with a Professional Organization • North Carolina Early Childhood Association (NCECA) www.ncearlychildhoodassoc.com • NC Association for the Education of Young Children www.ncaeyc.org • Black Child Development Institute www.bcdi.org • Local Associations • Strength in numbers! • What is already being done?

  7. Wrap Up • Final thoughts • Questions – please e-mail questions to Kjackson@ccrr.org For more information about the Diversity in Leadership Alliance, please visit our website at www.workfamilyresource.org, click on the Diversity in Leadership Alliance tab.

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