Advocacy & Policy Influencing (Online)
Influence decision-makers and communicate the evidence
Why this course?
Understand how you can influence a policy process. From first stages to final implementation. It could be your core business or an intrinsic part of your organisation. Obtain a broad set of tools to plan effective advocacy strategies. Conduct actions with well-framed messages, and create coherent paths with your allies for powerful joint interventions. Learn how to monitor advocacy results.
Course objectives
By the end of this course, you will:
- Understand how to embed advocacy actions in your organisation’s plans
- Use practical tools and methods to plan, prepare, implement and evaluate advocacy initiatives
- Analyse stakeholders and policy context
- Gain insight into building strong coalitions, select your political targets, frame your messages in convincing ways
- Practice how to conduct influential lobby meetings
- Learn how to monitor advocacy results
Who should join?
You are a professional engaged in advocacy, civil society capacity building, governance or transparency programmes. You may represent a network, an alliance, an association or a trade union. You defend the interests of many or promote rights for your target groups.
Meet your trainer
Mr. Koen Toonen
Senior Trainer/Consultant
MDF Training & Consutancy, Vietnam Office
Email: [email protected] [2]
Mr. Toonen is senior trainer of MDF Vietnam office. Koen also has over 20 years of development experience at the UN. He was involved in managing the UNDP-UNEP Poverty Environment Partnership. He is an all-round development expert and trainer in Results-Based Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, Advocacy and Policy Influencing, Network Management, Multi-stakeholder Partnerships, Sustainability Planning, Institutional Development and Organizational Strengthening, notably for poverty alleviation and environmental management.
Ms. Ger Roebeling
Senior Trainer/Consultant
MDF Training & Consultancy, Netherlands Office
Email: [email protected] [3]
Ms. Ger Roebeling has a longstanding career in International Cooperation with experience in the field, and 20 years in different management positions (programme management, programme and general director) in International organisations, ranging from the Netherlands to Africa, Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europa & Caucasus, and MENA region. She is the founder of several policy networks based on Trade, Food Security, WASH up to EU, UN and World Trade Organisation levels and she managed worldwide multi stakeholder partnerships and development programmes. Her policy interventions have led to the elimination of agricultural subsidies stopping the dumping of Food Aid. She joined MDF in 2008 and became one of the first interim and change managers, developed training courses on Advocacy and Policy Influencing, Partnership & Network management, Security and Gender, and Leadership & Coaching.
Ms. Roebeling is an experienced and inspiring advisor, facilitator, coach and trainer. Her creative methods are of a visionary and interactive nature, using mutual exchange of experiences as an important vehicle for co-creation. She applies theoretical concepts and tools in a practical way in workshops and learning events by using a range of different interactive learning methods, such as case studies, focused conversation, individual reflection, group work, feedback, role plays, debates, and simulations. Ms. Roebeling is a certified systemic coach for organisations and networks, for which she horses are playing a role regularly.
Essential Information
- Time: 3 – 6 August 2020
- Course fee: 825 EUR (excluding tax)
- Registration deadline: 27 July 2020
- Registration: visit our course page here [4]
Special offers
- 5% early bird discount to participants who completed their payments by the end of .
- 10% discount to MDF alumni who attended an MDF course within the past 2 years
- 1 free place for a group of 6 registrations from the same organization
Contact us
MDF Asia, Vietnam Office
Add: Room 501, A1 building, Van Phuc Diplomatic Compound,
298 Kim Ma Street, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi, Vietnam
Email: [email protected] [5]
Phone: +84 (0)24 6258 4438