Citizen Advocacy Board Member Manual

Citizen Advocacy - An Association of Relationships

 

Prepared by Citizen Advocacy NSW Association Inc.

July 1999


Contents

 

1. Introduction and Aim of the Manual

 

2. What is Citizen Advocacy?

Definition of Citizen Advocacy

Some of Our Beliefs

The Strengths, Limitations and Challenges of Citizen Advocacy

Various Role Choices for a Citizen Advocate

Social Advocacy

Citizen Advocacy Stories

Quotes about Citizen Advocacy

 

3. History of the Citizen Advocacy Movement

North America and Australia

Citizen Advocacy NSW Association

 

4. The Citizen Advocacy Board

An Overview of the Roles and Responsibilities of a Citizen Advocacy Board

More Detail on the Roles and Responsibilities of the Board

Points to Consider for Individual Board Members

Some ways for Board Members to Learn

Recruiting New Board Members

 

5. Citizen Advocacy Principles: a brief overview

 

6. Citizen Advocacy Office Effectiveness

An Overview of the Key Activities of Citizen Advocacy

 

7. Programme Information

(Details of Information that Programmes should collect)

 

8. Citizen Advocacy Program Evaluation

 

9. Terms Used in Citizen Advocacy

Some Useful Acronyms

 

10. Resources

Further reading, Newsletters and Videos

An Exercise for Reflection

Suggestions for a Coordinator Report Format

Board Recruitment

Management Checklist