March 2021

Topic: Advocacy & Communications

Workshop materials:

• Recording
• Slides

Tools & resources:

• Communications Planning worksheet (used during workshop)
• 6 Steps for Nonprofits to be Effective Advocates of Community-Supporting Policy, Nonprofit Quarterly
• Tools from Alliance for Justice’s Bolder Advocacy program:
  • Coalition Advocacy Checklist
  • What is and isn’t allowed in nonprofit advocacy
  • Stand for Your Mission: Constructive discussions with boards, trustees and others about the importance advocating for long lasting change
• Frameworks for Narrative Change: Language and messaging to shift the narrative around vital issues, organized by issue area, from FrameWorks
• Insights on Community Values: Deep research into peoples’ values and the kind of world they want to live in from Hattaway Communications
• “Smart Chart 3.0”®: Comprehensive online communications planner from Spitfire Strategies