Advocacy 101: A Committed, Caring, and Balanced Approach

Thursday, October 17, 2024

2:00 PM – 5:00 PM PDT

Room/Location: Ballroom A

Paul Signorelli

Writer-Trainer/Facilitator/Presenter-Consultant
Paul Signorelli & Associates
San Francisco, CA
Deborah Doyle

Library advocate, fundraiser, community organizer
ALA/United for Libraries
Windsor, CA
Essraa Nawar

Assistant Dean for Library DEI Initiatives and Development
Chapman University
LAKE FOREST, CA
Beth Wrenn-Estes

Executive Director
California Library Association
El Cajon
Amreet Sandhu

Librarian
Sacramento County Public Law Library
Sacramento, CA
Lessa Kanani’opua Pelayo-Lozada

Assistant Director
Glendale Library, Arts & Culture

Advocating on behalf of libraries and the communities they serve can be an overwhelming task--but it doesn't have to be. It begins with creating communities of support where individual advocates support each other through their shared commitment to the positive goals they seek. It continues with an ability to identify tasks to be completed and matching those tasks with available resources--including other dedicated advocates. And it produces magnificent results through effective storytelling, fundraising, marketing, social media, and the use of first-rate collaboration skills. Join us for a highly-interactive session exploring these themes and concluding with an exercise designed to help you develop a first-draft action plan you can use in your current advocacy efforts.