Advocacy Toolkit
We know that the work to put everyone in our country on the path to prosperity doesn’t start or end with us. Rather, it requires all of us—working together to advocate for the policies that make it possible for people to get by, and get ahead.
We also know that advocacy can be mystifying. What does it mean to be an advocate? Who is an advocate? What do advocates do? And does it even make a difference?
To address these questions and demystify this “advocacy” thing, we’ve designed this section to be the one-stop shop for content that builds your capacity to advocate. Whether you’re a seasoned veteran or just getting started, this Advocacy Toolkit is designed to give you the quick-and-dirty for taking the next step, no matter what that next step may be. We encourage you to start by reading our guide, Putting Prosperity Within Reach, and then to browse our advocacy toolkit.
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Why We Lend Our Voices
With growing threats from the Administration to defund key wealth-building initiatives and protections for working families, it's critical that we...
Revolutionizing the Way We Talk About Poverty
Overview of research-based messaging strategy used to develop persuasive values-based advocacy messages about poverty, with infographic.
What is Advocacy? Definitions and Examples
Fact sheet on advocacy from Bolder Advocacy/Alliance for Justice. Includes definitions to common advocacy activities and ways to get involved.
How to Get Your Op-Ed Published
Tips for pitching your completed op-ed to newspaper editors.
Putting Prosperity Within Reach: Advocating for Equitable Public Policies
This guide is designed to help long-time advocates and those just getting started understand the “why” and the “how” of advancing public policies.
Advocacy Resources
Financial Inclusion Initiative Builds Economic Opportunity, Stability in the Northwest
This report features outcomes from the Financial Inclusion Policy Action Initiative.
Advocacy Tipsheets
Advocacy tipsheets from Together Oklahoma on how to boost your influence when advocating with your lawmakers, friends, and community.
Tools for Effective Advocacy
Tools for effective advocacy from Bolder Advocacy/Alliance for Justice.
Watch Now
The Legislative Process
Series of 9 short video clips describing each of the common legislative stages from Congress.gov.
7-Year-Old to Senator: Don't Take Away PBS to Build the Wall
Short video and accompanying article about 7-year-old boy advocating at Arkansas town hall.