SESSION 7:

Leading from Your Seat: Advocacy Skill Building

Our final session will provide attendees with tangible skills to advocate and communicate on school finance and the funding reform necessary to create durable change in Alabama.

We’ll offer strategies in communications and messaging, storytelling, and utilizing social media and data to make a compelling case for change.

We’ll also offer strategies for meeting with policymakers and leaders who have the power to change our funding formula in our state.

Agenda

JULY 11, 2024, 3-4 PM CST

Welcome & Introductions

3:00-3:05

Jason Meadows

  • Welcome!
  • Speaker Introductions
  • Objectives & Key Takeaways

Advocacy Skill Building

3:05-3:40

Gini Pupo-Walker, Corinn O’Brien

  • We’ll offer advocacy strategies and resources for communications and messaging, storytelling, and utilizing social media to make a compelling case for change.

Close Out

3:40-3:45

Mark Dixon

  • Thank you & closing from Mark Dixon
  • Survey

Pre-Readings

  1. “School Funding Reform in 5” Talking Points
  2. Follow the Every Child Alabama Coalition on social media:

Download the Deck

Every Dollar Counts Learning Series: Leading from Your Seat: Advocacy Skill Building Intro Slide
Leading from Your Seat: Funding Advocacy Toolkit Intro Slide