Kids Hope Alliance: Building Powerful Advocacy

More and more, nonprofit staff and board members are invited — sometimes expected! — to become advocates for their organization. Building Powerful Advocacy helps participants understand why advocacy is a critical piece of nonprofit work and how nonprofit staff and boards can become stronger advocates for their organization’s mission. Participants will deepen their understanding of the legal parameters for nonprofit advocacy and strengthen their ability to develop and implement their own advocacy platform.

This training is open at no cost to any organization serving children, youth, and families. Thank you to the Kids Hope Alliance for sponsoring this event.

Issis Alvarez, Program Director of the Nonprofit Center of Northeast Florida, will lead this informative session.

Issis Alvarez is the Program Director at the Nonprofit Center of Northeast Florida where she manages a portfolio of programming and capacity building initiatives. Her role encompasses program management, curriculum development, evaluation, and equity-based research.

With a background in community organizing, Issis volunteers for many equity-based organizations including serving as the Vice Chair of the Board of Directors for JASMYN. Prior to her work as Program Director she acted as the Jessie Ball duPont Center Animator where she developed and managed collaborative initiatives between 20+ nonprofit organizations.

Born in Caracas, Venezuela, she was raised in Tampa, Florida and later attended The Florida State University where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Interdisciplinary Social Sciences. In her free time, Issis enjoys traveling and live music. She resides in Jacksonville with her husband, Arthur, along with their three children and two fur-babies.

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The Nonprofit Center believes that External Awareness and Advocacy is one of the four key elements of an effective, sustainable and adaptable organization. To learn more about The Nonprofit Center’s Stronger Nonprofits Framework, click here.