Continuing Education & Professional Development
Advocacy and Lobbying for Mission Driven Nonprofits
These two days will be dedicated to understanding and practicing on-the-ground tactics for successfully advocating for change at the legislative, administrative and policy arenas in all three levels of government (City, State and Federal). The core topics will span the range from lobbying for government funds for specific agency programs through to grass- roots organizing and coalition building focused on issues of social and economic justice. Legal issues regarding lobbying for nonprofits will also be examined.
Date(s): Friday, February 15, 2008 (9:00am–5:00pm)
and Saturday, February 16, 2008 (9:00am–4:00pm)
Location: 3815 Walnut St, Seminar Room B, School of Social Policy & Practice Annex
Instructor(s): Tom McKenna
Thomas McKenna currently serves as the Director of the Certificate Program in Nonprofit Administration at the Fels Institute of Government. Mr. McKenna formerly served as National Chief Executive Officer of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. He received his MSW from Columbia University.