BUILD YOUR
POLICY LEADERSHIP
& INFLUENCE
The Policy Leadership Program model is recognized as an effective framework for leadership development and advocacy skills training. A combination of in-person professional learning seminars coupled with advocacy events to engage with elected officials at the state and/or federal level create authentic learning experiences for professionals.
CAPSTONE EXPERIENCE
the WASHINGTON LEGISLATIVE SUMMIT
CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE VISITS
Congressional staff meetings are not simply an exercise in exposure. Instead, fellows are armed with a specific policy issue and position they advocate to congressional and committee staffs. Time spent in local monthly meetings are in preparation for real advocacy work at the federal level.
RELATIONSHIP BUILDING WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS
Fellows are encouraged to build relationships with elected officials and their staffs, and to use those relationships to bring officials and staffers back to campus when appropriate.
EXPOSURE TO LARGE-SCALE FEDERAL OPERATIONS
Fellows are exposed to large-scale communications, advocacy, and lobbying operations. Example visits have included the American Enterprise Institute, the Center for American Progress, the Education Trust, Civic Nation, the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), the College Promise program, the Raben Group, the Vera Institute of Justice, the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), Correct the Record (a pro-Hillary Clinton political action committee), ACCT, AACC, and others.
PROGRAM CALENDAR
A typical program calendar runs throughout a school year calendar beginning in September and wrapping up in May. Participants meet in-person for professional learning and networking seminars throughout the year. To put their learning into action, they participate in a state and/or federal legislative summit where they conduct meetings with elected officials and staffers to advocate for their chosen policy or piece of legislation.
IN-PERSON
LEARNING &
NETWORKING
SEMINARS
ON-SITE AUTHENTIC
ADVOCACY
EVENTS
dfdsjfkl
.png)
session
01
FULL-DAY MEETING
september
Networking and relationship building
Program planning information
Goals and outcomes of the program
Activities to understand advocacy
DFD
session
02
FULL-DAY MEETING
october
Expert panel discussion on leadership
State legislative outlook & priorities
Team building activities featuring the program's Fellows
adffs
session
03
FULL-DAY MEETING
november
-
Legislative update with national education policy leader
-
Activities to identify local education policies or pieces of legislation to target for advocacy
-
Team building activities featuring the program's Fellows
asdfsdf
session
04
FULL-DAY MEETING
january
Conversation with a former state legislator
Workshop activities in advance of the State Legislative Summit
Professional learning and practice opportunities for state office visits
STATE
LEGISLATIVE
SUMMIT
.png)
session
05
2-DAY EVENT
FEBRUARY
AA
session
06
FULL-DAY MEETING
MARCH
-
State legislative summit debrief
-
Congressional simulation
-
Workshop on federal-level policy priorities, legislative priorities, and legislative "asks."
-
Identification of corresponding policy teams for Washington, D.C. Legislative Summit
WASHINGTON, D.C.
LEGISLATIVE
SUMMIT
.png)
session
07
4-DAY EVENT
APRIL
afd
.png)
session
08
FULL-DAY MEETING
MAY
Program reflections, insights and feedback
Activities to identify future action
Awards and recognitions
ADVOCACY
Need text here that explains how the program affects this pillar. Couple of sentences.
NETWORKS
Need text here that explains how the program affects this pillar. Couple of sentences.
POLICY
Need text here that explains how the program affects this pillar. Couple of sentences.
leadership
Need text here that explains how the program affects this pillar. Couple of sentences.
The Policy Leadership Program (PFP) leverages the four AdvocacyBuild pillars to grow professionals' federal and state policy leadership knowledge and skills for the benefit of their stakeholders.