Part I of the Genetic Alliance Interactive Guide

Part I: Introduction

Through sections and stories, we'll help you understand what you need to do to found and build your advocacy group. In sections, we'll describe the issues, skills, and elements of advocacy groups and their activities. Interspersed with these sections, we'll share stories from the trenches from the advocates who have come before you. Come and join us in an adventure of advocacy!

Chapters
Defining Our Terms
The Power of Advocacy Groups
Why Go There?
How to Use This Guide

Stories
The Genetic Alliance: A History of Advocacy Organizations
The Kitchen Table Is a Good Place to Start: Klinefelter Syndrome and Associates

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The Interactive Guide to Advocacy Groups was written by Sharon Fontaine Terry and Caitlin Burke, with contributions from Genetic Alliance members. The Interactive Guide to Building Advocacy Groups is made available under a Creative Commons license. You may make and share copies of this work for noncommercial purposes without modifications and with this acknowledgement included in full. More information is available at About the Interactive Guide to Building Advocacy Groups.

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SEPTEMBER 2004: This is a preliminary installation of the Interactive Guide to Advocacy Groups. We need your feedback. Make comments on specific pages (you may see error messages, but comments should still post), or send email. Is something missing? Can we make it easier to navigate? This Guide will change regularly over the next few months as we incorporate changes and fine tune the site. Thank you!

AN INTERACTIVE GUIDE TO BUILDING ADVOCACY GROUPS
Part I
This is Part I: Learn some of the history of advocacy organizations and how to use this guide Part II: Activities for assessing your organization and tips for building it Part III: Resources and contact information for groups and tools that can help you build your organization	Part I: Introduction Through sections and stories, we'll help you understand what you need to do to found and build your advocacy group. In sections, we'll describe the issues, skills, and elements of advocacy groups and their activities. Interspersed with these sections, we'll share stories from the trenches from the advocates who have come before you. Come and join us in an adventure of advocacy! Chapters Defining Our Terms The Power of Advocacy Groups Why Go There? How to Use This Guide Stories The Genetic Alliance: A History of Advocacy Organizations The Kitchen Table Is a Good Place to Start: Klinefelter Syndrome and Associates Privacy Policy - Disclaimer - Funding Maintained by the Genetic Alliance. The Interactive Guide to Advocacy Groups was written by Sharon Fontaine Terry and Caitlin Burke, with contributions from Genetic Alliance members. The Interactive Guide to Building Advocacy Groups is made available under a Creative Commons license. You may make and share copies of this work for noncommercial purposes without modifications and with this acknowledgement included in full. More information is available at About the Interactive Guide to Building Advocacy Groups. Send feedback about the Interactive Guide. SEPTEMBER 2004: This is a preliminary installation of the Interactive Guide to Advocacy Groups. We need your feedback. Make comments on specific pages (you may see error messages, but comments should still post), or send email. Is something missing? Can we make it easier to navigate? This Guide will change regularly over the next few months as we incorporate changes and fine tune the site. Thank you! Powered by Movable Type 2.661	Join the Genetic Alliance MemberForum email list! Learn about Genetic Alliance's Train the Trainer Workshop - and how you can learn to train others in your organization.