WHY ADVOCATE? A DOCUMENT ON BUILDING INTERDEPENDENT SOCIAL ADVOCATES
Why Advocate?
Getting Involved: How
you can be part of a growing group of nation-wide advocates
1. Host a Trunk show
using iSanctuary jewelry (and receive 1 survivor-made gift as Host)
3. Retweet and share
our messages on Twitter, www.Twitter.com/@thecollectiveA; and Facebook; www.Facebook.com/TcaSCd
4. Share our
educational materials to raise awareness with your professional and social
networks
5. Assist at special
events with the Board and high school student interns in raising social
awareness
6. Become part of our Community
Outreach Team
7. Refer new advocates
to 1 of our Committees
8. Refer people to
support our Curriculum Development by referring them to our online
campaign, www.GoFundMe.com/CurriculumDevelopment
9. Provide a special skill
towards building our programs such as writing or media e.g. photography, video
or blogging
Give & Take: What we offer you by joining us
1. Support in training
and educating you on human trafficking
2. Support in hosting
a Trunk show by supplying the jewelry, receipts, educational information at the
event(s)
3. Assistance in the
community outreach by going out in the community with you to distribute
information
4. Support at
community events to provide experiential training in speaking to people in the
community
5. Opportunities to
develop new skills such as sitting on a Committee
6. Opportunities to
network with people from various industries
7. Free marketing/advertising
of your participation in community awareness activities and events
Our Accomplishments: Here is a brief summary of some of our
accomplishments to date:
1. Human Trafficking
awareness campaign & special events in NY and beyond (photos are available
via the website and Facebook)
2. Development Weekend
2013, an annual all- day training for Board Members and Social Advocates on
community & team building
3. Traveled with
advocates to Washington, D.C. to march to raise awareness about human
trafficking
3. Conducted classroom
screenings of a human trafficking film & discussion at City College, Bronx
Community College, Columbia University, Black & Missing Foundation's 5 K
Run
4. Co-hosted a monthly
segment on Blog Talk Radio
5. Created Health
Awareness Campaigns for prostate and triple negative breast cancer and
collaborated with community organizations on social issues e.g. Social Therapy
and mental health in minority communities
6. Held our 1st annual
fundraiser Monologue Slam
7. Created our 1st
Crowdfunding campaign (available now; www.GoFundMe.com/CurriculumDevel
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