NAMI Smarts

NAMI Smarts for Advocacy is a hands-on advocacy training program that helps people living with mental illness, friends and family transform their passion and lived experience into skillful grassroots advocacy.

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NAMI Smarts for Advocacy is designed as a series of three 1-2 hour workshops or modules or as a single full-day training that develop the following skills:

• Telling a compelling story that is inspiring and makes an “ask” in 90 seconds

• Writing an effective email, making an elevator speech and making an impactful phone call

• Orchestrating a successful meeting with an elected official

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The unique step-by-step, skill-building design of NAMI Smarts for Advocacy is effective with a wide range of participants, including those who are new to advocacy as well as individuals with years of experience.

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Participants routinely share that they’ve never been able to condense their story or made a clear “ask," but with NAMI Smarts for Advocacy, they are now able.

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Lobbyists who represent NAMI San Antonio or mental health coalitions also love this program—they see participants come out confident and able to share their story in a way that moves policymakers.

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Module 1: Telling Your Story

ONLINE - Saturday, April 1 (10:00am-12:00pm CST)

Registration closes March 30 or once class reaches capacity.

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