Using your identified area of interest, identify one organizations or coalitions which promote policy change in your area. They may be at the local, state, or national level. In your profile analysis you will need to consider:
a) Agency Description
• Mission and Vision
• Summarize its background, scope, and membership
• Describe the structure of the organization, funding, and financial resources available
• The number and kind of people who are available and committed
b) Key Members and Allies
• Identify other organizations or legislators with whom it collaborates
• Likely allies and what they could bring to the effort
• How allies might be engaged (e.g., what roles, responsibilities, rewards)
c) Legislative and Advocacy Priorities
• Describe the advocacy agenda for the current year
• Specific initiative it is engaged in
d) Advocacy Strategies
• Describe the kinds of advocacy activities the organization engages in
• How it uses social media and web presence to promote its ideas and any recent actions they have taken
• Other assets that can be used to support the effort
• The communications technologies, facilities and other material resources available
• Detail ways you could be involved with the organization
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