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Advocacy & Networking

Connect and Commit People to your work. Advocacy & Networking. Efforts to influence decision makers: To increase peoples knowledge To influence peoples definition To influence peoples behavior. What is advocacy?. Know your counterpart Know your product & yourself

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Advocacy & Networking

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  1. Connect and Commit People to your work Advocacy & Networking

  2. Efforts to influence decision makers: To increase peoples knowledge To influence peoples definition To influence peoples behavior What is advocacy?

  3. Know your counterpart Know your product & yourself Know what you are asking for Be courteous and maintain a friendly attitude How to advocate?

  4. Communication strategy and materials are key: Media Campaigns Events Publication of reports Internet Letters to relevant people Strategies to use for advocacy

  5. Networking is to create a relevant base of stakeholders that can contribute to your cause What is networking?

  6. Networking ensures that your organization: Is better embedded with other organizations Is able to exchange and share information, strategies and knowledge Is able to develop partnerships to realize your objectives Is able to apply the learnings to your own policy and practice Why networking?

  7. Anyone who can be a stakeholder to your organization: Beneficiary Donor Ambassador Colleague organization Politicians etcetera Who do you network with?

  8. Stay in touch with people you like and respect even if they can’t help you immediately Talk to people you don’t know everywhere you go Become a better listener, ask questions Practice your presentation skills Keep your brochures, business card ready Follow up on any lead, no matter how minor Remember people’s names and what they do How to network?

  9. Presentation Present yourself well (within 1 minute) Target group Know who you have in front of you Objective Know what you want to get out of this meeting Legitimacy, Credibility and Accountability Make sure you have right to speak, proven expertise & are well organized Guiding principles

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