Lobbying and Advocacy Based on what you have read this week describe the difference between lobbying and advocacy. Discuss an issue that you strongly believe should be advocated for in your field or by your discipline or community. •What data or evidence would you provide to your Congressperson, Senator or Community representative if you were going to lobby or advocate on behalf of that issue? •Analyze the role a human service provider plays in influencing policy decisions on a Federal, State and/or local level. 600 words
Required Text Herzberg, J. T. (2015). Foundations in human services practice: A generalist perspective on individual, agency, and community. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson. Chapter 7: The Essentials of Advocating Chapter 8: Becoming a Community Organizer Chapter 9: Lobbying in the Political Arena Karger, H. J. & Stoesz, D. (2018). American social welfare policy: A pluralist approach (8th ed). Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson. Chapter 1: Social Policy and the American Welfare State Chapter 3: Social Welfare Policy Research: A Framework for Policy Analysis Chapter 8: The Making of Governmental Policy Recommended References Almog-Bar, M., & Schmid, H. (2014). Advocacy Activities of Nonprofit Human Service Organizations: A Critical Review. Nonprofit & Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 43(1), 11-35. doi:10.1177/0899764013483212 Bliss, D. L. (2015). Using the social work advocacy practice model to find our voices in service of advocacy. Human Services Organizations, Management, Leadership & Governance, 39(1), 57. HumanServicesCouncil. (2011, December 15). What is lobbying? [Video File]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncmmmso3FLw (Links to an external site.) Lu, J. (2015). Organizational or social benefits? The progressiveness of policy advocacy in nonprofit human service organizations. Human Services Organizations, Management, Leadership & Governance, 39(5), 509. McCann, K., & Kowalski, C. L. (2015). An analysis of human and community service organization directors’ self-efficacy levels associated with their financial management, advocacy, and marketing skills. Journal Of Nonprofit Education & Leadership, 5(2), 89-100. Ruggiano, N., DeVance Taliaferro, J., Dillon, F. R., Granger, T., & Scher, J. (2014). Networking for policy advocacy: Identifying predictors of advocacy success among human service organizations. Human Service Organizations: Management, Leadership & Governance, 38(1), 89-102. doi:10.1080/03643107.2013.828005
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