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ADVOCACY
Leaders come from all levels
of an organization.
Being a Good Leader
Means Being an Advocate
By Asia Simms and Dan McCarthy
J
ohn C. Maxwell said that " leadership is influence, nothing more,
nothing less. " To be an effective leader, either as an external-facing
head of an agency or an internal force for good, one must learn how
to advocate on behalf of their interests and win people's support.
NRPA's signature grassroots advocacy
training, the Park Champions™
Initiative (PCI), empowers
members to be effective advocates
for parks and recreation. The eightTo
be an effective leader,
either as an external-facing
head of an agency or an
internal force for good, one
must learn how to advocate on
behalf of their interests and
win people's support.
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week series of trainings, webinars,
group exercises and learning modules
provides the information,
skills and experience needed to
mobilize local park and recreation
movements sustainably.
" As a longtime recreation and
parks professional, and now the
executive director for the Maine
Recreation and Park Association, I
understand the importance of helping
my peers to build influential
relationships between constituents
and government officials at all levels, "
says Deb Smith, graduate of
the PCI pilot cohort.
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The PCI engages and educates
members about the importance
of actively advocating for
their
agency and communities, cultivating
future industry leaders that
will build influential relationships
between constituents and government
officials at the local, state
and federal level.
Another graduate, Steven Maxwell,
deputy director of parks, recreation
and cultural affairs for the
city of South Fulton, Georgia, says
he " joined the Park Champions
Initiative to become a better advocate
for the community and increase
[his] understanding of local
and state government operations. "
Maxwell believes that " to create
effective change, we have to champion
our efforts and strengthen our

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