Bicycling Advocacy Training in DC, Oct 5-9

[Allen Muchnick]

I highly recommend this excellent training for leaders
and future leaders of bicycling and/or pedestrian
advocacy organizations, including those coordinating
advocacy campaigns with local bike clubs.

Allen Muchnick, president
Virginia Bicycling Federation
PO Box 5621, Arlington VA 22205-5621
vbf at vabike.org
703-271-0895
www.vabike.org

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Thunderhead Alliance "Winning Campaigns"
Training, Washington, DC October 5-7

Plus Complete Streets lobby training October 8th and
Hill visits October 9th (optional)

WHO:
Thunderhead Trainings are for leaders of state and
local bicycle and pedestrian advocacy organizations:
board members, staff and super volunteers. Come as a
team from your organization for the same campaign to
get the most out of this Training and receive
discounts.

WHAT:
Join your fellow bicycle and pedestrian advocacy
leaders to learn from expert coaches and each other
through Thunderhead’s proven curriculum on choosing,
directing, and winning campaigns to promote complete
streets, where walking and bicycling are safe and
commonplace. After three days of fun and inspiring
work with the country’s leading experts in advocacy,
you’ll come away with the tools and confidence to be a
leader in your community--one who knows not just how
to advocate for improvements, but win them!

You’ll learn how to:

* Choose the right issue;
* Set realistic but visionary goals, choose the best
strategies and tactics, and stick to timelines;
* Map out the power structure in your community,
support and leverage allies, neutralize and convert
enemies!
* Communicate effectively, reaching the right audience
with the right message through the right media, and
* Raise money, to strengthen your organization for the
next bigger victory!
* In the end, you’ll have a detailed campaign
blueprint that will assure a victorious campaign and
set up your organization for greater victories in the
future.


REGISTRATION:

Registration is only $300 and includes Friday’s
reception, Saturday’s breakfast, lunch, bicycle tour
and party, and Sunday’s breakfast and lunch. 
Discounts are available for additional representatives
from the same organization.

First registrant: (Full Training Package) $300

Subsequent registrants from the same org: (Full
Training Package) $200

Lobby Training and Hill Visits only (October 8-9th):
$100


MORE INFO: 

See [
http://www.thunderheadalliance.org/trainings.htm] for
more information on this training and feel free to
contact Thunderhead Alliance [
http://www.thunderheadalliance.org/contact.htm ] 


TESTIMONIALS:

"A how-to kit for influencing public policy. I learned
methods and tactics I have used on a regular basis.
It’s now Board policy that at least one Member each
year attend a Thunderhead Training."--Gary Wysocky,
President, Sonoma County Bike Coalition

"Even though I have a Master’s Degree in Public
Administration and many years of experience, the
training was all new information to me, and well worth
the time, travel, and cost!"--Emily Drennen, Acting
Executive Director, Walk San Francisco

"What’s unique about Thunderhead trainings is that it
is custom tailored; everything was applicable to us as
a bicycle advocacy group. It’s one of the best things
I’ve done as the Executive Director of my
organization. This will energize you and return you
home refreshed and ready to do things with a new
perspective."--Adam Fukushima, Exec. Director, San
Luis Obispo County Bicycle Coalition


Kristen Steele
Outreach and Development Manager
Thunderhead Alliance [
http://www.thunderheadalliance.org/ ]
<kristen at thunderheadalliance.org>
Office: 415-513-5281
Cell: 415-971-9576
San Francisco, CA Office


       
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