In-depth EU Advocacy Training - humanBOOST

In-depth EU Advocacy Training

TAILOR-MADE TRAINING

ADVOCACY WITH THE EUROPEAN UNION

HOW CAN NON-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS FIND THEIR WAY IN THE LABYRINTH OF THE EU DECISION-MAKING PROCESS
AND GET THE EU TO SUPPORT THEIR CAUSE AND GOALS?

This in-depth training course concentrates specifically on how to do successful advocacy and lobbying with EU Institutions.

It is at all times a tailored course. Based on an initial discussion and assessment of your needs and expectations, and of the level of experience of the participants, indicative core contents below are adapted for the group. Each session includes theory and practical exercises linked to the advocacy field(s) of the participants.

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Check also our key advocacy tools & steps training

Learning objectives

Participants will:

Understand the functioning of the EU Institutions and the EU decision-making process
Be able to find their way within the EU system, know who to address and when
Know how to get the information they need from the EU
Acquire knowledge of the necessary steps for a successful advocacy
Learn key tools to impact decision-makers
Share experience and make use of best practice to maximise advocacy success at EU level
Build self-confidence and develop personal impact

Core content

This indicative content will vary according to your needs.

How to find you ways within the EU labyrinth: competences and decision-making process

Role of each EU Institution and interactions between them
Who does what in each main EU Institution
The EU decision-making process
Actions which the EU can undertake
The link between EU and national advocacy

How to develop a successful EU advocacy strategy: main tools and steps

The ingredients for maximum impact of your advocacy
Exchange of best practices
Practical cases on how to develop a successful EU advocacy strategy

Methodology

Our added value:

A collaborative, participatory, active, serious but playful approach
Involvement of each participant and ownership of the learnings
A mix of theory and practice in an active way

Participants

Representatives of Non-Profit Organisations, such as NGOs, Foundations, Trade Unions or Associations

Length and time

Usually 2 days – to be adapted to the needs of the organisation
In Brussels or anywhere else