ADVOCACY TOOLS

The internet is a remarkable resource for advocacy activities and it has been enthusiastically embraced by many organisations.

Consequently there is a plethora of excellent resources online. Below we have provided a series of links to a few of the resources that we find particularly useful.

• Information on How to Advocate in General
• Useful Research Tools
• Internet tools to aid your campaigning
• Advocacy Courses
• Unions

• Advocacy - Preparation and Performance by Hugh Selby
  Selby's new book explains the 'what', the 'why' and the 'how' of basic advocacy skills and techniques using four realistic scenarios to illustrate the use of the techniques in practice. Advocacy is a skill that can always be improved, whether the practitioner is renowned or a novice. This is a book for the new comer, an explanation and illustration of the essential first steps along the road to renown.
• PolicyLink
• Centre for Lobbying in the Public Interest
  
• Building Movement
  
• E-Advocacy for Nonprofits: The Law of Lobbying and Election Related Activity on the Net (pdf)
  
• NP Action
• Tips on Good Practice in Campaigning (NCVO guide)

• Australian Policy Online
  
• Australian Bureau of Statistics
  
• Free Speech Movement (FSM) Digital Archives
  
• Activist Rights

Internet Tools to Aid your Campaigning:

• OpenConcept - how to build an effective website
  
• Queensland Parliament Petitions
  
• Survey Monkey - online surveys
• PolicyLink - guide to e-Advocacy
• Solidariti - Australian blog about using the web for social change
• NetSquared - social web tools
• TechSoup - technology services for community groups
• MobileActive.org - how to use mobile phones for activism
• PetitionOnline.com - provides free online hosting of public petitions for responsible public advocacy
• Your Voice in the House - search for and email members of parliament (searchable by name, email address or portfolio)

• RMIT - Advocacy and Social Action in a Global Context
  

• For a list of unions visit the ACTU site at: http://www.directory.actu.asn.au/index.php3?page=unions

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