SUPPORT FOR YOUR ADVOCACY
Helping advocates share personal stories from their lived experiences is at the core of everything we do at Living Proof Advocacy.
Whether building an ongoing team of spokespersons, preparing for a specific campaign or initiative, or readying your advocates to visit the Hill, our coaching services and programs can be adapted to your specific needs. One common program configuration is what we call The LPA Advocate Start-up Series.
THE LPA ADVOCATE START-UP SERIES is ideal if your organization has a small group of advocates who need support sharing their lived experiences powerfully.
Delivered live online, in-person or hybrid
Teaches the LPA fundamentals
Prepares advocates to deliver a short advocacy talk or media role-play
The Process
Goal-setting for your advocacy team
Crafting key advocacy messages
Each advocate receives a copy of Living Proof: Telling Your Story to Make a Difference, completes a brief online survey and is assigned short reading and pre-series work to begin exploring their advocacy and their stories.
The Series
Fundamentals Workshop (90 minutes with Living Proof Advocacy Senior Coaches Tim Cage and/or John Capecci): Advocates learn the Five Qualities of a Well-Told Advocacy Story and, through interactive exercises and discussion, begin applying the qualities to their own stories and advocacy goals. They also are introduced to templates they can use to craft their advocacy talks.
Online Support: As advocates begin crafting their talks, LPA Coaches are available to offer suggestions and review drafts.
Small-Group Workshops: One-hour live workshops provide advocates real-time, personalized coaching and assistance from LPA Coaches, reinforce organizational key messages and prepare for the nuances of diverse audiences.
Final Run-Through: A live, coach-led final practice for advocates in preparation for the…
Showcase/Capstone Event. We’ll work with you to determine how best to provide a 30- to 45-minute session at which all the advocates deliver their crafted advocacy talks. This capstone moment provides an opportunity to celebrate accomplishments!