I just heard about this site from a Health Promotion list that I am on.  It
looks very helpful for advocates.

"A major training resource designed to help those working in the
not-for-profit sector hone their writing skills in order to influence,
persuade and bring about positive social change has been made available free
of charge on the internet.

http://www.fahamu.org.uk/WFCEng/index.html

This site also has other resources e.g. Leadership and Management for
Change, Proposals that Make a Difference, and Working for Civil Society.
You might want to have a look though this interesting site, as they have a
large number of resources available on-line."

Writing for Change, originally published as an interactive CDROM by Fahamu
and Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC), is designed
primarily for people working in the not-for-profit sector, including
researchers, scientists, project managers, team members, campaigners,
fundraisers, social activists and writers. Available in English, French and
Spanish from Fahamu's web site (http://www.fahamu.org) the resource is
thought to be one of the most comprehensive available, running at about 900
pages per language.

Writing for Change is unique as a training resource because it contains
major sections devoted not only to the core skills of writing, but also to
the two crucial specialised areas of writing - scientific papers for
publication in journals and documents to help campaign or persuade.

People working in research and advocacy organisations need to do lots of
writing in the form of project documents, articles for magazines, papers for
publication in scientific journals, proposals and newsletters - the list can
seem endless. Many able and committed people find writing time-consuming,
boring and difficult. Rather than sitting at a desk, they would prefer to be
doing the real work of setting up the next experiment, conducting the field
research, lobbying politicians or engaging with communities. Yet the world
will only know about the quality and significance of their work through the
documents that explain or promote it. Success depends on the ability to
communicate ideas to others - often on paper. Writing for Change can help
achieve that success.


Janice Reynolds
Moms For Milk Breastfeeding Network

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