Workshop Hours
- Tuesday, June 8: 1-3:30 p.m. ET
- Thursday, June 10: 1-3:30 p.m. ET
- Wednesday, June 16: 1-3:30 p.m. ET
Government policies and programs, at the federal, state, and local level, affect almost every aspect of our lives, from housing, healthcare and the environment to education, transportation, and safety. For foundations striving to create equitable, inclusive, and widely prosperous communities, it is necessary to focus on strengthening and reimagining policies and systems.
Participation in advocacy is an essential strategy to advance the mission of community foundations. Yet a lack of understanding of the rules of advocacy and lobbying, confusion about the appropriate governance and risk management, as well as a dearth of tools and internal capacity needed to be successful prevents many community foundations from engaging in public policy.
This learning opportunity is intended for staff from community foundations of all sizes that are committed to getting more involved in policy and advocacy work.
This training will provide community foundations across geographies and of all sizes with:
- Increased understanding of the importance of public policy to improve outcomes
- Improved policy practice
- Increased advocacy action
In this training, participants will:
- Understand a comprehensive picture of community foundation strategies to engage in effective public policy advocacy at the local, state, and federal levels, that advances the greater good
- Understand the complex dynamics around foundation staff’s relationships with policy advocacy organizations and explore the optimal relationship for your foundation
- Learn how to build support for advocacy among your foundation’s staff and board
- Learn how to improve your foundation’s grantmaking to more effectively participate in policy advocacy
Group Rate
Trainings are designed to be taken individually at a personal workstation, not in a group setting. Registration rates are per person. The Pair Registration rate is available if sending 2+ people from one organization, each person must be registered individually to attend. Email educate@cof.org to register a group.
Cancellation Policy
All registration cancellations must be submitted in writing to educate@cof.org. All cancellation refunds before May 8, will incur a 25% administrative fee per registration. No refunds will be provided after May 8, 2027.
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