One of the sources of constant frustration that I hear from Nonprofit leaders is about not having the advocacy results they want. If that's you, you're in good company. A lot of Nonprofit leaders experience this problem.

The other reality is that Nonprofit leaders are really busy. Too busy to spend your time on anything that isn't going to produce a clear, tangible result. So what we all need is to find the fastest, most effective way to get to the advocacy results we want.

What's the shortest distance between where you are now, in terms of influence and results with decision makers that matter to you, and the results you actually want to see from those decisionmakers? A lot of what I do is help Nonprofit leaders create a roadmap that plots the shortest distance between those two points.

But here's the thing. A lot of times, even on that shortest path, there can be stuff in the way. And we can't always see it.

In this episode, we share:

• The four most common obstacles and mistakes that get in the way of great advocacy results
• Why the lack of a dedicated advocacy staff member is not the problem
• How to focus your strategic relationship-building work for maximum results
• The two essential ways to build influence with decisionmakers
• Four key ingredients to making it easy for a decisionmaker to say ‘yes’ to your ask

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