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Fostering a Culture of Advocacy: Building Policy Competence Across Your Organization
September 23, 2025 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm EDT
Sustainable, transformative advocacy requires policy engagement to be woven into the culture of an organization—not just housed in one department. This webinar will explore how to build advocacy knowledge and readiness at all levels of your organization, from front–line staff to executive leadership. Through practical examples and implementation tips, we’ll help you transform policy fluency from a siloed skill into a shared value.
Takeaways
- What policy competence looks like at all organizational levels
- Strategies for embedding advocacy into daily operations
- Models of organization-wide training and internal communication
- Leadership’s role in advocacy culture
- How to distribute advocacy capacity and readiness
Who Should Attend
- Members of the Social Current Grassroots Advocacy Network: Join online
- Executive Directors and Senior Management: Leaders responsible for setting organizational strategy and engaging with policymakers and stakeholders
- Advocacy and Policy Directors: Individuals who develop and implement advocacy strategies and engage in policy analysis and outreach
- Communications and Public Relations Managers: Professionals focused on crafting and disseminating the organization’s message to the public and media
- Program Managers and Coordinators: Staff who oversee program implementation and need to align program goals with advocacy efforts

Blair Abelle-Kiser, PhD
Senior Director of Government Affairs
Social Current

