BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20261006T143000Z DTEND:20261006T160000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Partner Program: Advocacy 101: Foundations of Advocacy DESCRIPTION:NOTE: This is a partner program through the National Council of Nonprofits\, not hosted by Nonprofit Connect. \n\nPolicymakers need public input to develop good ideas into good policy\, and nonprofits are valued experts in our areas of specialty. Nonprofits of all shapes and sizes must partner with our governmental partners through advocacy and lobbying to cultivate strong\, thriving\, joyful communities. \n\nAre you ready to dip your toe into advocacy? Maybe your toe is already in the advocacy waters and you are looking for opportunities to keep honing your skills. Wherever you are on your advocacy journey\, join us and learn about how advocacy can further your organization's mission and the nonprofit sector as a whole. \n\nYou'll learn about: \n\n\n Why advocacy matters \n Advocacy vs. lobbying \n Understanding power and influence \n Building relationships with decision-makers \n Getting started as an advocate \n\n\nAfter completing Advocacy 101: Foundations of Advocacy\, join us for the next step in your Advocacy Academy journey for Advocacy 201: Strategic Advocacy on November 24\, 2026.\n\nThis event is part of the Minnesota Council of Nonprofit's Advocacy Academy\, which seeks to support nonprofit advocates and those who want to become nonprofit advocates! \n\n\n\n Register Here. \n\n \n\n \n\nSpeaker Information\n\n \n\n \n\n\n\n\nBethany Snyder\, MPP\, is an Advocacy Strategist\, Enthusiast\, Optimist and the founder of Snyder Strategies\, LLC\, a boutique consulting firm she formed to share and leverage her deep understanding of the advocacy world with nonprofit and membership-based organizations. \n\nWith nearly 25 years of experience in communications\, advocacy\, and public affairs\, Bethany is a seasoned professional and a nonprofit advocacy expert. She has been on all sides of the advocacy desk as a grassroots advocacy director\, a lobbyist\, a consultant\, a comms director\, and a US Senate staffer. She helps turn nonprofit supporters into lifelong advocates- and donors. \n\nBethany received her Bachelor of Arts in sociology and women's studies from the University of Iowa and has a Masters in Public Policy from the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
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NOTE: This is a partner program through the National Council of Nonprofits\, not hosted by Nonprofit Connect. \;

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Policymakers need public input to develop \;good ideas \;into good policy\, and nonprofits are valued experts in our areas of specialty. Nonprofits of all shapes and sizes must partner with our governmental partners through advocacy and lobbying to cultivate strong\, thriving\, joyful communities. \; \;

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Are you ready to dip your toe into advocacy? \;Maybe your \;toe is already in the advocacy \;waters \;and you are looking for opportunities to keep honing your skills. Wherever you are on your advocacy journey\, join us and learn about how advocacy can further your organization&rsquo\;s mission and the nonprofit \;sector as a whole. \;

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After completing Advocacy 101: Foundations of Advocacy\, join us for the next step in your Advocacy Academy journey for \;Advocacy 201: Strategic Advocacy \;on \;November 24\, 2026.

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This event is part of the Minnesota Council of Nonprofit&rsquo\;s Advocacy Academy\, which \;seeks \;to support nonprofit advocates and those who want to become nonprofit advocates! \;
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Speaker Information

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Bethany Snyder
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Bethany Snyder\, MPP\, is an Advocacy Strategist\, Enthusiast\, Optimist &ndash\; and the founder of Snyder Strategies\, LLC\, a boutique consulting firm she formed to share and \;leverage \;her deep understanding of the advocacy world with nonprofit and membership-based organizations. \;

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With \;nearly 25 \;years of experience in communications\, advocacy\, and public affairs\, Bethany is a seasoned professional and \;a nonprofit \;advocacy expert. She has been on all sides of the advocacy desk &ndash\; as a grassroots advocacy director\, a lobbyist\, a consultant\, a comms director\, and a US Senate staffer. She helps turn nonprofit supporters into lifelong advocates- and donors. \;

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Bethany received her Bachelor of Arts in sociology and women&rsquo\;s studies from the University of Iowa and has a \;Masters \;in Public Policy from the Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota. \;
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\n LOCATION:This virtual event will take place on the Zoom platform. Your access link will be emailed to you the day before the event after 12 p.m. This session will be recorded. The recording will be available to registrants for 14 days after the live event. Register Here. UID:e.9142.11245 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260915T220519Z URL:http://npconnect.memberzone.com/events/details/partner-program-advocacy-101-foundations-of-advocacy-11245 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR