YNPNkc Lunch & Learn: Low Time, High Impact Advocacy
Regardless of which party is in power, policy decisions can have a huge impact on a nonprofit’s mission, persons served, and our entire community. With an election coming up, take the first (or next) step in advocating for issues that matter to you.
Whether you are newly responsible for your organization’s advocacy efforts, want to convince your organization to start playing a more active role, or just have a passion for getting involved, join us for lunch and a session on low time, high impact advocacy. Gain information on:
- The definition of advocacy
- How to stay on top of issues important to you
- Strategies for advocacy in just a few hours a week
Presenter
Melinda Lewis is an Associate Professor of Practice in the School of Social Welfare at the University of Kansas. In her faculty role, Ms. Lewis provides advising and mentorship to students and field education agencies to support their capacities related to community organizing, policy analysis, and advocacy. She is also the Associate Director of the School’s Office of Community Engagement and Collaboration, with responsibility in the areas of agency capacity-building and evaluation. This role builds on Melinda’s decade of work with nonprofit organizations to enhance their strategic communications, advocacy strategy development and execution, and evaluation of social change efforts. Before joining the KU faculty, Ms. Lewis spent more than a decade in policy advocacy, community organizing, and strategic communications, working on economic justice and human rights at the local, state, and federal levels.
A YNPNkc Program
YNPNkc provides diverse opportunities for networking around Kansas City and partners with Nonprofit Connect to offer professional development programming. Learn more about YNPNkc here.
We welcome people of all ages and professions, although most of our members are in their 20s and 30s and working in the nonprofit sector.
Sponsor:
More Programs for Young Professionals:
YNPNkc Coffee Talk: Leaders of Color in Nonprofits - November 13
All-Access Tour at the Folly Theater - November 14
Date and Time
Tuesday Oct 23, 2018
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM CDT
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM
Location
Nonprofit Connect
125 East 31st Street
Kansas City, MO 64108
in the Community Room, KCPT Building
(Located under the big red tower)
Please park in one of the two lots directly north and across 31st Street from the station, leaving the main lot for KCPT staff and visitors with disabilities. Use caution when crossing the street.
Fees/Admission
$10.00
Lunch is included in registration.
No refunds will be given after October 19, 2018.
No-shows will be billed.