The Art of Advocacy: Advocacy Handbook

This handbook was very effective. The handbook gives positive and helpful tips on what steps to take when advocating. In social work it is important to advocate for clients but it is also important to know exactly what to do in order to get the message across. With the guidelines of advocating, organizations are able to make the public aware of issues, build relationships with policy makers, and amend policies. An advocate stands for those who cannot stand for themselves. It is important to have the tools and insights to make a change. With advocating, it is important to know who is in government positions and who can benefit the mission. It is important to gather information about the mission so that policy makers are able to understand the work of the program. Organization should unite with other organizations with the same mission. It is essential for organizations to have a goal of the issue, target, message, messengers, partners who share the same mission, tactics, and action to advocate. Writing letters is another useful way of advocating. Emailing is become a major useful tool in advocacy, however some individuals still prefer phone calls.