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WHO WE ARE

The Democracy Center works globally to advance social justice through investigation and reporting, training citizens in public advocacy, and leading international citizen campaigns.

Who We Are
The Democracy Center works globally to advance social justice through investigation and reporting, training citizens in public advocacy, and leading international citizen campaigns.
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WORLDWIDE ADVOCACY TRAINING AND COUNSELING

We had the Democracy Center develop and conduct a comprehensive advocacy trainingfor public healthprofessionals in the countries of the former Soviet Union.With a mix of solid expertise and skilled training, the Center successfully crossed the lines of culture and language to help make advocacy understandable and enjoyable and to strategically strengthen our advocacy efforts in the region.

  • Roxana Bonnell
  • Open Society Institute

In a down-to-earth and easily understood manner, The Democracy Center helped us to see that we are all advocates. The Democracy Center really helped us to formulate a vision, to believe in our own abilities and 'expertise' and gave us the tools to be able to help others to believe in themselves and to advocate for their rights in turn.

Sue Ellis
International Relief and Development
Montenegro (The Balkans)

Since 1992 The Democracy Center has trained and counseled thousands of citizen advocates on five continents. We have worked with:

  • Immigrant leaders in California.
  • Health care workers in apartheid South Africa.
  • Community organizers in the Balkans.
  • Citizen budget groups in Mexico.
  • Public health professionals in the former Soviet Union.
  • Women's groups in Tanzania.
  • Youth groups in Paraguay.
  • Economic justice groups in Thailand.
  • Pro-democracy activists in Peru.
  • Social justice advocates in Bolivia.
  • And many, many others.

The Center has been sought out to provide training by The Ford Foundation, the Open Society Institute, Women's Campaign International, The National Democratic Institute and others.

Our training programs, which can range from a half day to a week, cover a wide range of possible topics. Based on The Democracy Center's award-winning advocacy guide, The Democracy Owners' Manual we offer participatory and comprehensive workshops on topics such as:

  • How To Analyze Public Policy
  • Developing Effective Advocacy Strategy
  • Citizen Budget Advocacy
  • Organizing and Coalition Building
  • Message Development and Media Advocacy
  • Lobbying and Influencing Public Officials
  • Ballot Initiative Politics and Strategy
  • Using the Internet for Effective Advocacy

Our workshops are carefully designed to meet the needs of the specific groups we work with and can be provided in either English or Spanish. They can either be provided as trainings or as actual campaign planning sessions in each area. We have also done extensive training of trainers work as well. Each workshop includes a comprehensive set of written materials for use by the participants.

For more information on our advocacy training and support work contact us at: info@democracyctr.org