The Nine Rights
Effective advocacy boils down to getting the right message framed in the right way from the right messenger to the right actor delivered through the right channel at the right time. To do that, advocates need the right team with the right approach and, to know if they are effective, the right metrics.
Easily said, but if it were easily done, every advocate and organization would have already accomplished their purpose.
Our framework equips advocates to ensure their advocacy accounts for all nine rights:
Right Framing
What lens are you using to view the issue you want to change? Are you seeing the full context or, as we discuss in our cohorts, will "hippos eat your tomatoes?"
Right Message
What story are you telling? What words are you using to tell it? Does your language resonate with those who hear it? Will the message reach hearts and minds? Is it backed up by data and research? Will it heal our current divides instead of playing into them, or worse, deepening them?
Right Messenger
Who is trusted and credible? Are they persuasive? Should your organization be in the lead or should you be amplifying someone else's voice?
Right Audience/Actor
Who has the power to solve the challenge you’ve identified? What are their priorities? To whom will they listen? Are you clear about to whom you are communicating and why?
Right Platform
Where can you cut through the noise and reach those who can take action?
Right Time
When does your actor need to act, and when do you need to reach them to ensure they do?
Right Team
Is everyone singing their part from the same choir sheet? Or are you working across silos? When it comes to communications, are you coordinating every step of the way?
Right Approach
When there are 50 possibilities but only time, capacity, and funding for 5, are you selecting the right 5? Are you, whether a new professional or seasoned leader, finding joy in making a difference along your professional journey?
Right Metrics
Are you measuring what really matters? Are you collecting data, and what does it tell you? What should you do as a result? How have your team’s work and your funder’s investments translated into positive change?
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