Advocacy shouldn’t feel like a four-letter word, but for many nonprofits it still does. Between “we can’t lobby,” “our grants won’t allow it,” and “who has time for one more thing?”, many organizations end up sitting on the sidelines - right when their communities need their voices the most.

Join One Table QC and the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) – Quad Cities for a practical, myth-busting morning with nonprofit advocacy strategist Bethany Snyder, MPP. Bethany will walk us through the basics of nonprofit advocacy, why our sector is perfectly positioned to lead it, and how advocacy actually strengthens fundraising and donor relationships instead of competing with them.

Sponsored by Humility Homes & Services, this event will dig into...

• Why nonprofits can (and absolutely should) be engaging in policy advocacy

• How to talk with donors, board members, and grant funders about advocacy without scaring them

• Simple, realistic steps even small and overstretched organizations can take

• How to use stories and lived experience to move both hearts and policy

You’ll leave with concrete tools, worksheets, and language you can put to work immediately—not just a pep talk.

This event is intended for Executive Directors, Nonprofit Leaders and Board Members.

Agenda:
8:30am Registration + Networking

9:15am Advocacy 101: Yes, Your Nonprofit Can Do This

10:30am Inside the Process: Panel with a Lobbyist & Congressional Staffer

11:15am: Storytelling as a Powerful Advocacy Tool

Cost is $10/person. Should cost be a barrier, scholarships are available. Please reach out to onetableqc@gmail.com for more information.

OneTable QC extends sincere thanks to Humility Homes & Services for serving as the event sponsor and to the many community partners and supporters who continue to make OneTable QC conversations and trainings possible, including the Regional Development Authority, Doris & Victor Day Foundation, Quad Cities Community Foundation, Feeding America and River Bend Food Bank."