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Advocacy with a capital WHY
09/21/2018
Topics: Advocacy, Advocacy and funding
“People at work are thirsting for context, yearning to know that what they do contributes to the larger whole.”
I’m certain that when Daniel Pink wrote this, he wasn’t thinking specifically of advocacy. Yet this quote helps answer the question as to why one would become…
Partner to amplify advocacy efforts at the highest levels
06/19/2018
Topics: Advocacy and funding
When efforts to streamline teacher licensing in Massachusetts recently took an unexpected turn, a cadre of organizations, led by ISTE affiliate MassCUE, united to support educators. This effort is an amazing example of how partnerships in the education community can have a real and lasting…
Use advocacy, storytelling to grow learning initiatives
06/19/2018
Topics: Advocacy, Advocacy and funding
Advocacy, in education and elsewhere, involves working individually and as a group to influence decisions within political, economic and social systems and institutions. But advocacy involves more than providing testimony to your local, state or federal elected officials to influence…
When it comes to advocacy, don't wait, don't whine work!
10/01/2017
Topics: Advocacy and funding
When it comes to advocacy at the state level, who among us hasn’t been guilty of simply waiting and whining?
Even when combined with sporadic email blasts, occasional legislative visits and Oliver Twist phone calls, it’s a losing strategy. As it turns out, to get any…