The Art of Advocacy- Advocacy Handbook

This handbook is great for those who are interested in advocacy tactics and offers precise guidelines on the concept of advocacy. The first part of the handbook consists of guidelines for registered charity advocacy. This handbook gives us an overview of the types of political activities prohibited by charities, how much charities can spend on permitted political activities, and the different aspects which separate charitable and political activities. The next section discusses six things you must do before you start an advocacy campaign. The article then discusses seven steps to creating an effective legislative strategy. There are different tools that can be used when advocating such as writing letters for a certain cause and so forth. It is also important to participate in government consultations as well as work alongside the media to gain more exposure.

Economic Security Book

This article is composed of many different policy briefs. This article is presented to us by the NASW. It breaks down different social policies such as Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, SSI, and many more programs. The article offers a description of the program, policy challenges that that policy may face, and the potential direction in which the policy is going. The article starts off by giving us a brief description of Medicare and the three parts associated with this policy. The three parts are hospital insurance, supplementary medical insurance, and part C which is the Medicare+Choice Program. The information in this article can be used by advocacy efforts at the national, state, and local levels. The article also goes on to give us a brief over of Medicaid and it's function within the low income communities. Medicaid is the U.S's major financial provider for long term care services.

Humane Society Article: Attending Town Meetings

As a homework assignment, I was asked to read an article from Humane Society.org. The article I chose to read was about attending town meetings. The article focused mainly on the importance of attending town meetings and the positive effect it can have on an issue you are supporting. Town meetings may allow you to engage with your congressmen, legislators, media and the people in your community. The article also offers tips and strategies you can use before attending a town meeting. One of the strategies is to inquire about the Legislator's schedule and keep note of it. This is so you will be able to get your message across and hopefully gain more support for your cause. The article was informing and interesting. The tips which were offered throughout my reading were insightful and good to use if you were ever interested in engaging in a town meeting.