Networking for Policy Change: An Advocacy Training Manual by POLICY (January, 1999) Requires Adobe Acrobat 4.0 It is through advocacy?a set of targeted actions in support of a specific cause?that a supportive and self-sustaining environment for family planning and reproductive health goals can be created. This training manual was prepared to help representatives of NGOs and other formal groups of civil society form and maintain advocacy networks and develop effective family planning/reproductive health advocacy skills. The manual's tools and approaches can be used to affect FP/RH policy decisions at the international, national, regional, and local levels. The manual is based on the principle that advocacy strategies and methods can be learned. The building blocks of advocacy are the formation of networks, the identification of political opportunities, and the organization of campaigns. The manual includes a section on each of these building blocks, with specific subjects presented in individual units. Units within each section contain background notes, learning objectives, and handouts. While the manual can be used in its entirety, it is designed to be used in sections depending on the particular needs of the network. The manual promises to be a useful and practical tool for NGOs and other organizations committed to improving the quality of family planning and reproductive health programs. Click here for the entire document in English, Spanish or French English Version Introduction Section 1. The Power of Numbers: Networking for Impact Unit 1. What Are Advocacy Networks? Unit 2. Effective Communication: Understanding One Another Unit 3. Cooperation Not Competition: Building a Team Unit 4. Decision Making: Reaching Group Consensus Unit 5. Mission Statements: Creating a Common Purpose Unit 6. Putting It All Together: Managing the Network Section 2. Actors, Issues, and Opportunities: Assessing the Policy Environment Unit 1. The Policy Process: Government in Action Unit 2. Decision Making for Reproductive Health: Analyzing the Policy Climate Unit 3. Prioritizing Policy Issues: Making the Best Matches Section 3. The Advocacy Strategy: Mobilizing for Action Unit 1. What Is Advocacy? Unit 2. Issues, Goals, and Objectives: Building the Foundation Unit 3. Target Audiences: Identifying Support and Opposition Unit 4. Messages: Informing, Persuading, and Moving to Action Unit 5. Data Collection: Bridging the Gap between Communities and Policymakers Unit 6. Fundraising: Mobilizing Resources Unit 7. Implementation: Developing an Action Plan Unit 8. Monitoring and Evaluation Additional Resources Spanish Version Introducción Sección I. El poder de los números: Formar redes para lograr impacto Unidad 1. ¿Qué son las redes de defensa y promoción? Unidad 2. Comunicación efectiva dentro de la red: Entendiéndonos unos a otros Unidad 3 Cooperación, no competencia: Formando un equipo Unidad 4. La toma de decisiones: Obteniendo consenso Unidad 5. Declaración de la misión: Definiendo el propósito Unidad 6. Haciéndola funcionar: Gestión de la red Sección II. Protagonistas, temas y oportunidades: Evaluación del ambiente político Unidad 1. El proceso de políticas: El gobierno en acción Unidad 2. Toma de decisiones para la salud reproductiva: Analizando el ambiente político Unidad 3. Priorizando los temas de políticas: Haciendo las mejores selecciones Sección III. La estrategia de defensa y promoción: Hacia la acción Unidad 1. ¿Qué es la defensa y promoción? Unidad 2. Temas, metas y objetivos: Construyendo una base Unidad 3. Audiencias objetivo: Apoyo y oposición Unidad 4. Mensajes: Informar, persuadir y movilizar a la acción Unidad 5. Recolección de datos: Llenando el vacío entre las comunidades y los formuladores de políticas Unidad 6. Captación de fondos Unidad 7. Implementación: Elaborando un plan de acción Unidad 8. Monitoreo y evaluación French Version Introduction Section I Le pouvoir du nombre : former des réseaux efficaces Unité 1 Que sont les réseaux de plaidoyer? Unité 2 Communication efficace : se comprendre mutuellement Unité 3 Coopération et non-compétition : renforcement d'équipe Unité 4 Prise de décision : arriver à un consensus du groupe Unité 5 Enoncés de mission : se donner une direction commune Unité 6 Faire en sorte que ça marche : gérer le réseau Section II Intervenants, thèmes et possibilités : évaluer l'environnement politique Unité 1 Le processus de formulation des politiques : le gouvernement passe à l'action Unité 2 Prise de décision pour la santé reproductive : analyser l'environnement politique Unité 3 Classer par ordre prioritaire les thèmes des stratégies politiques : arriver aux meilleures correspondances Section III La stratégie de plaidoyer : Se mobiliser pour l'action Unité 1 Qu'est-ce que le plaidoyer? Unité 2 Thèmes, buts et objectifs : poser les fondements Unité 3 Publics cibles : identifier le soutien et l'opposition Unité 4 Messages : informer, persuader et passer à l'action Unité 5 Collecte de données : combler l'écart entre les populations et les décideurs Unité 6 Appels de fonds : mobiliser des ressources Unité 7 Entrer en action : développer un plan Unité 8 Suivi et evaluation

Maternal Health Supplement (August, 2003) Click here for the entire document Introduction Overview Section 1. The Power of Numbers: Networking for Impact Unit 1. What Are Advocacy Networks? Unit 2. Effective Communication: Understanding One Another Unit 3. Cooperation Not Competition: Building a Team Unit 4. Decision Making: Reaching Group Consensus Unit 5. Mission Statements: Creating a Common Purpose Unit 6. Putting It All Together: Managing the Network Section 2. Actors, Issues, and Opportunities: Assessing the Policy Environment Unit 1. The Policy Process: Government in Action Unit 2. Decision Making for Reproductive Health: Analyzing the Policy Climate Unit 3. Prioritizing Policy Issues: Making the Best Matches Section 3. The Advocacy Strategy: Mobilizing for Action Unit 1. What Is Advocacy? Unit 2. Issues, Goals, and Objectives: Building the Foundation Unit 3. Target Audiences: Identifying Support and Opposition Unit 4. Messages: Informing, Persuading, and Moving to Action Unit 5. Data Collection: Bridging the Gap between Communities and Policymakers Unit 6. Fundraising: Mobilizing Resources Unit 7. Implementation: Developing an Action Plan Unit 8. Monitoring and Evaluation Additional Resources