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| How to Apply to the Advocacy Learning Center
Class I application now open!
 Praxis International and Manavi, in partnership with the Office on Violence Against Women, are pleased to invite advocacy programs to apply to the Advocacy Learning Center, an 18-month course created to examine the vision, identify the principles and knowledge, and practice the skills and qualities that make advocacy a powerful force in the movement to end violence against women.
Participation is by application. If your advocacy organization is enthusiastic about improving advocacy for women/survivors, we encourage you to apply.
Who is eligible
Criteria for selection
Application timeline
About applying online
Apply now or view application
Who is eligible
We welcome the participation of OVW-funded, independent advocacy organizations, and tribal advocacy programs, providing direct advocacy to victims of sexual assault, domestic assault, stalking, dating violence and those harmed by prostitution and trafficking, as well as OVW-funded tribal, state, and national coalitions and groups that play a critical role in supporting local advocacy organizations.
Application to the Advocacy Learning Center is open to grantees of all Office on Violence Against Women grant programs, e.g. Abuse in Later Life, Arrest, Campus, Children and Youth, Culturally and Linguistically Specific Services, Disability, Engaging Men and Youth, Legal Assistance, Rural, Services to Youth, Sexual Assault, State Coalitions, Supervised Visitation, Supporting Teens through Education and Protection Act of 2005 (STEP), Technical Assistance, Transitional Housing, Tribal Coalitions, and Tribal Governments.
Applications from a limited number of non-grantee advocacy programs will also be considered.
Questions about eligibility: advocacy@praxisinternational.org or call 651-699-8000 ext. 16.
Criteria for selection
Our goal is to include a diverse representation of advocacy programs in each class. We are looking for programs that demonstrate:
- A desire to strengthen your advocacy
- The capacity and commitment to complete the 18-month course
- The ability to send a team that includes both program decision-makers and front-line staff
Application timeline
The application is now open and due by Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 5 pm Central.
Important ALC Course Events
a. August 6 & 7, 2013 from 2:00-3:30 PM Central time Introductory Webinar Sessions;
b. August 13-16, Four-day in-person advocacy Immersion, Chaska, MN;
c. March 4-6, 2014 Three-day in-person Institute, Bloomington, MN; d. August 12-13, 2014 Two-day Community Advocacy in-person training, Bloomington, MN;
e. Monthly webinar/audio conference calls;
f. Quarterly keynote lectures via webinar;
g. On-line independent study course and required reading;
h. One in-person site visit;
i. Complete evaluations after every event;
j. Provide regular updates to ALC staff regarding your team’s participation, reflection, and adaptation; and,
k. January 15, 2015 from 1:00-2:00 PM Central time Graduation webinar to celebrate the completion of your coursework.
About applying online
You will be asked to tell us about your:
- Program
- Advocacy
- Team
Select your team members before completing an application. Each team member will need to answer advocacy and work-related questions as part of a personal statement.
Review the online application form and prepare the information you will need BEFORE you begin to fill it in. The application form does not have a “save” feature so you must complete the form and submit it at one time. You may save a copy of the Application Worksheet to your computer, prepare your answers, and then copy the prepared text into the online form. In some sections, for ease, you may wish to paste text from an existing document.
Your main contact will receive email confirmation of your submission, and we will also ask you to submit an electronic copy of your organizational chart, indicating the role of each team member in your organization.
Organization and Team Commitment Statements
Each applicant organization and team member must
make a commitment to fully support participation in the course and will remain
with the organization for the duration of the 18-month course. Please complete
the Commitment
Statement PDF with the specified signatures, scan it and send it to advocacy@praxisinternational.org
at the time of your application submission.
Application Applications are submitted through SurveyMonkey. If you have questions about the application or process, contact advocacy@praxisinternational.org or if you would like to be added to our mailing list.
Extended Placement ApplicationExtended Placement Applications are also being accepted. If you are a former or current ALC participant organization, you have a chance to engage additional staff in a future ALC class.
Application requirements:
Electronically
submit the following three application components to advocacy@praxisinternational.org
no later than May 22nd at 5:00 PM Central time:
- The completed application.
- A copy of
your organizational chart, identifying where each team member fits within
your organization.
- Your completed Organizational and Team Member Commitment Statement for Extended Placement Applications form.
Application Information Session
 Listen to the April 18, 2013 recording for Q&A about how to apply.
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