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 ails subject to change. ---\nhttps://www.rialliance.org/events/848/\n\nEve
 nt Title: Encouraging Board Involvement to Strengthen Strategic Advocacy\n
 Start Date / Time: Oct 14, 2026 13:00 PM US/Eastern\nLocation: \nSpeaker: 
 Blair Abelle-Kiser, PhD, Abigail Levine, MSW\nPresented by social current.
 \n \nStrategic planning and training for board members can help bridge var
 ying levels of formal advocacy experience and clarify how advocacy can str
 engthen the organization&rsquo\;s mission and values. This session will pr
 ovide human service organizations with practical strategies to strengthen 
 engagement among their board of directors and embed advocacy within their 
 culture.\n \nParticipants will gain strategies to discuss advocacy and lob
 bying restrictions for nonprofits, as well as how to grow sustainable, imp
 actful advocacy efforts. This session will also discuss strategies for ass
 essing the board&rsquo\;s readiness, engaging board members with varying l
 evels of comfort and expertise, and developing opportunities for board par
 ticipation that align with organizational priorities and capacity. Through
  collaborative discussions and dedicated resources, this session aims to e
 ncourage meaningful and sustained engagement in advocacy efforts.\n \nTake
 aways\n\nOpportunities to incorporate advocacy throughout board members&rs
 quo\; terms, including recruitment, orientation, committee involvement, st
 rategic planning, and ongoing development practices\nOpportunities to inte
 grate advocacy responsibilities into board governance and organizational p
 lanning\nHow to align engagement with organizational capacity, mission, an
 d central concerns\nHow to prepare board members to confidently communicat
 e the organization&rsquo\;s mission and policy priorities to policymakers 
 and community stakeholders\n\n \nWho Should Attend\n\nMembers of the Socia
 l Current Grassroots Advocacy Network: Join online\nExecutive Directors an
 d Senior Management: Leaders responsible for setting organizational strate
 gy and engaging with policymakers and stakeholders\nAdvocacy and Policy Di
 rectors: Individuals who develop and implement advocacy strategies and eng
 age in policy analysis and outreach\nCommunications and Public Relations M
 anagers: Professionals focused on crafting and disseminating the organizat
 ion&rsquo\;s message to the public and media\nProgram Managers and Coordin
 ators: Staff who oversee program implementation and need to align program 
 goals with advocacy efforts\n\n \nRegister Here\n\n--- This iCal file does
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SUMMARY:Encouraging Board Involvement to Strengthen Strategic Advocacy
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div>--- This iCal file does *NOT* confirm re
 gistration.Event details subject to change. ---</div><h1>Event Title: Enco
 uraging Board Involvement to Strengthen Strategic Advocacy</h1><div>https:
 //www.rialliance.org/events/848/</div><br /><div>When: Oct 14, 2026 13:00 
 PM US/Eastern</div><div>Speaker: Blair Abelle-Kiser, PhD, Abigail Levine, 
 MSW</div><br /><div><p><em>Presented by social current.</em></p> <p>&nbsp\
 ;</p> <p>Strategic planning and training for board members can help bridge
  varying levels of formal advocacy experience and clarify how advocacy can
  strengthen the organization&rsquo\;s mission and values. This session wil
 l provide human service organizations with practical strategies to strengt
 hen engagement among their board of directors and embed advocacy within th
 eir culture.</p> <p>&nbsp\;</p> <p>Participants will gain strategies to di
 scuss advocacy and lobbying restrictions for nonprofits, as well as how to
  grow sustainable, impactful advocacy efforts. This session will also disc
 uss strategies for assessing the board&rsquo\;s readiness, engaging board 
 members with varying levels of comfort and expertise, and developing oppor
 tunities for board participation that align with organizational priorities
  and capacity. Through collaborative discussions and dedicated resources, 
 this session aims to encourage meaningful and sustained engagement in advo
 cacy efforts.</p> <p>&nbsp\;</p> <h2>Takeaways</h2> <ul> <li>Opportunities
  to incorporate advocacy throughout board members&rsquo\; terms, including
  recruitment, orientation, committee involvement, strategic planning, and 
 ongoing development practices</li> <li>Opportunities to integrate advocacy
  responsibilities into board governance and organizational planning</li> <
 li>How to align engagement with organizational capacity, mission, and cent
 ral concerns</li> <li>How to prepare board members to confidently communic
 ate the organization&rsquo\;s mission and policy priorities to policymaker
 s and community stakeholders</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp\;</p> <h2>Who Should Atte
 nd</h2> <ul> <li><strong>Members of the Social Current Grassroots Advocacy
  Network</strong>: <a href="https://www.social-current.org/grassroots-advo
 cacy-network/">Join online</a></li> <li><strong>Executive Directors and Se
 nior Management</strong>: Leaders responsible for setting organizational s
 trategy and engaging with policymakers and stakeholders</li> <li><strong>A
 dvocacy and Policy Directors</strong>: Individuals who develop and impleme
 nt advocacy strategies and engage in policy analysis and outreach</li> <li
 ><strong>Communications and Public Relations Managers</strong>: Profession
 als focused on crafting and disseminating the organization&rsquo\;s messag
 e to the public and media</li> <li><strong>Program Managers and Coordinato
 rs</strong>: Staff who oversee program implementation and need to align pr
 ogram goals with advocacy efforts</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp\;</p> <p style="text
 -align: center\;"><a class="btn btn-primary" href="https://www.social-curr
 ent.org/event/encouraging-board-involvement-to-strengthen-strategic-advoca
 cy/?utm_source=Real%20Magnet&amp\;utm_medium=Email&amp\;utm_campaign=Polic
 y%20Radar%209%2E21%2E26" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Register Here</a><
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