Student Advocacy Day

Step-By-Step Guide to Planning a Successful Event

Advocacy gives you the means to have a key role in creating or changing laws that affect you, your profession, and the individuals you serve. ASHA has developed this step-by-step guide to help you plan, organize, and implement a state association-sponsored advocacy day at your state capital.

Planning Your Advocacy Day

• Develop a work plan.
• Follow the checklist and timeline chart [XLS].
• Submit learner outcomes for ASHA CEUs.
• Read The ASHA Leader article on Model State Advocacy Days.

Preparing Your Attendees

• Schedule a briefing.
• Review the tips for visits.
• Share the FAQs with your participants.

Reporting the Results

• Print and distribute the legislative visits report form [PDF] for attendees to take with them to their meetings.
• For grant recipients: Complete the Student Advocacy Day Activities Final Report and Expenses Form.

Contacts

People to contact if you have questions or need advice.

For more information, see Grassroots Advocacy.