advocacy support

thirty years of u.s. and global experience

training activists and planning winning campaigns.

If you want your advocacy to make a difference it needs to be strategic. The Democracy Center can help get you there. From immigrant activists in California to the global leadership of UNICEF, we have helped thousands of activists in the U.S. and around the world to up their game to make a real difference.

"We have worked with the Democracy Center for years in many parts of the world. Their strategic advice, deep knowledge, and decades of experience in effective advocacy have been invaluable." Flora Alexander, Chief of Advocacy, UNICEF

We offer a wide range of advocacy workshops and individual support on:

  • Strategy Development

  • Advocacy Messaging

  • Coalition Building

  • Dealing with Public Officials

  • And More

Our workshops and consultations can last from an hour to a week, tailored to the needs of each group. We can do these either in-person or virtually. We have a variety of workshop models that can be dropped into an existing meeting or conference. For more information, drop us an email at: contact@democracyctr.org.

Sample Workshop Agendas:

Immigrant Rights in Western New York (one day workshop)

UNICEF in the Philippines (three day workshop)

find out more

For more information about our advocacy counseling, workshops, and other support options, email us at contact@democracyctr.org.

Some of the groups we have worked with and what they about their collaboration with the democracy center

  • UNICEF

  • UNDP

  • New York Civil Liberties Union

  • The International Budget Partnership

  • Institute for Policy Studies

  • Transnational Institute

  • Council of Canadians

  • New York Immigrant Coalition

  • South African public health activists

  • Climate activists in Latin America, Europe, and the U.S.

  • Indiginous communities in South America

  • The right to health care movement in California

  • Globalization with justice movements across the world

Gamileh Jamil, Director of Upstate Advocacy, New York Immigration Coalition – “The Democracy Center provided a highly energized community advocacy workshop that inspired participants to find their collective voice and have an impact on the immigrant narrative in NY. Truly inspiring!”

Jeff Unsicker, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, SIT Graduate Institute and author of Confronting Power: The Practice of Policy Advocacy – “As both a professor and activist, I have regularly relied on the Democracy Center for knowledge, new ideas and inspiration”