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Hometown Advocates in Action

   

Resources for Association volunteers: sharing our Advocacy priorities and accomplishments, and inspiring new advocates in your community.

The following resources are available to assist you in your advocacy efforts:

Messaging Tools:

Recruiting and Engaging Advocates:

  • Petition Form: Federal Funding — For use at Association events. Focus: Urge congress to expand funding for diabetes research and prevention programs.
  • Petition Form: Safe at School — For use at Association events. Focus: Urge elected officials that children with diabetes should be medically safe at school and have equal educational opportunity.

Local Market Planning Tools:

  • Advocacy Engagement Ideas — Designed to support local staff and volunteers in including advocacy messages, materials and activities at all association events.
  • Elected Officials at Events — American Diabetes Association policy and tips for including elected officials at Association events.
  • 2012 Advocates in Action Calendar — The roadmap for guiding local advocacy efforts in 2012. It lists both leadership and grassroots tactics for each month. Tactics denoted as most closely aligned with the goals of the Associaiton's Strategic Plan should be included in the strategic plan of every market.

Presentation Tools and Resources:

Training Webinars:

  • 2012 Government Affairs and Advocacy Update and Priorities — January, 2012. Covers the Association's GA&A 2012 priorities, highlights of 2011 accomplishments and our roadmap for engaging "Advocates in Action" for the coming year.
  • Hometown Advocacy: Sharing our Stories, Inspiring Support — February, 2012. Covers strategies and resources for advocacy messaging and engagement at association events, as well as for outreach to community clubs and organizations.
  • April Advocates in Action Webinar:  Spotlight on Legal Advocacy — April 26, 2012. Learn about the American Diabetes Association efforts to fight for fairness for people with diabetes; and about how you can help extend our legal advocacy reach by raising awareness and support in your hometown! Hear ideas from other markets about how they've included legal advocacy messages, personal stories, print resources, and activities in their hometown events.

Advocacy Handouts:

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