Advocacy Forum CAS 394

The goal of this forum is to identify examples of legislative and media advocacy strategies used by professional organizations. Make sure to include in-text citations with page numbers. Please write and explain enough, not just answer the question

Legislative Advocacy (Efforts to influence the introduction, enactment, or modification of legislation.)Example:

a.       Professional Organization Name (e.g., APA, NAEYC, Save the Children)

b.      Organization link:

c.       Using the Advocacy Strategy CAS 2-19 handout, which specific legislative advocacy strategy has this organization used (e.g., lobbying)?  I attached below

d.      What is the problem they are trying to solve?

e.       What is the purpose of the of the legislative advocacy effort/strategy (i.e., what are they advocating for)? That is, how does the legislation they are trying to influence addresses the problem? Do not copy and paste, summarize and describe in your own words. 

f.       Citing the readings on legislative advocacy, explain why this is a good example of a legislative advocacy effort. 

Media Advocacy(Strategic use of news making through TV, radio, newspapers, and social media to promote public debate, and generate community support for changes in community norms and policies. ) Example

a.      Professional Organization Name:

b.      Organization link:

c.       What is the problem they are trying to fill? 

d.       Using the Advocacy Strategy CAS 2-19 handout, which specific media advocacy strategy has this organization used (e.g., letter to the editor of the L.A. Times)?   I attached below

e.       Describe the purpose of the of the media advocacy effort/strategy (i.e., what is the solution to the issue they are advocating for)? Do not copy and paste, summarize and describe in your own words. 

f.       Using the readings on preparing materials, explain why this is a good example of a media advocacy effort. Include in your response the type of appeal(s) they made with the corresponding example(s).