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Policy Basics

This document is a quick overview of policy. 

  • What is policy? 

  • How can you craft policies within your organization? 

  • What policies affect the public, and how can you affect them? 

Fed Up - How to Make Your School Cafeteria the Freshest

DoSomething.org has a project called "Fed Up!" where you submt pictures of your school lunch with a creative caption. They're using the pictures to make a school lunch map across the states that school districts and school lunch advocates can use to make a case for better food served in the cafeterias. 

 

This guide outlines the steps you can take to advocate for better food in your cafeteria, including: 

  • how, what, and where to research

  • how to build a team (and who to ask)

  • how to lead a brainstorming session

  • how to create an action plan

  • how to follow through

 

Learn more at: http://fedup.dosomething.org/fedup 

Stories that Matter Toolkit

This toolkit, put together by Kiran Singh Sirah, Director of the International Storytelling Center, is a very comprehensive guide to storytelling as advocacy. It includes: 

  • tips for interviews

  • photography tips

  • Project ideas based on your collected information

  • Examples of interviews and case study stories

  • A further resource guide

StoryCorps DIY Guide

StoryCorps is a national project to instruct and inspire people to record each others' stories in sound. This DIY guide, prepared by StoryCorps, includes: 

  • How to ask for an interview

  • A list of interview questions

  • How and where to share your recording

 

Learn more about StoryCorps at www.storycorps.org

Interviews 101

This resource is an overview of interviews and the process of planning and carrying out an interview. Use this resource as a starting point to plan and think about your interview process. It includes information on: 

  • Introducing yourself and your project

  • Background Research

  • Question Guides

  • Making the interview comfortable and smooth

  • Follow-up steps

 

This guide was developed by Alexander Stephens for an FYI Workshop in Oral History and Audio, July 2013. 
 

Interview Checklist

This resource is a checklist to step you through the interview process. It includes a checklist for: 

  • Materials to bring to the interview

  • Before you begin the interview

  • During your interview

  • After your interview

 

This guide was developed by Alexander Stephens for an FYI Workshop in Oral History and Audio, July 2013. 
 

Audio Editing and Mixing 101

This guide steps you through how to turn your raw recorded audio into a fully produced audio piece. It includes: 

  • How to keep your audio recordings organized

  • How to mix your audio to create a high-quality recording

  • Questions to ask yourself when editing audio 

 

This guide was developed by Alexander Stephens for an FYI Workshop in Oral History and Audio, July 2013. 

Storytelling Resource List

A resource list for those interested in audio production and oral history. Resources include: 

  • Oral History Resources

  • Resources for radio production

  • Audio software -with both free and inexpensive options

 

This guide was developed by Alexander Stephens for an FYI Workshop in Oral History and Audio, July 2013. 
 

Quick Guide to PhotoVoice

PhotoVoice is a tool that combines a picture with a short statement or statistic, used as an advocacy and education tool. This guide includes: 

  • What is PhotoVoice? 

  • How to create and distribute a PhotoVoice project

  • Examples of PhotoVoice

DIY Video 101

Knowing how to record and edit video of professional quality is a skill that can be used alongside other advocacy tools - you can make videos about your organization to educate others, fundraise for a cause, or document an event. Sharing these videos online is a quick and effective outreach tool. This guide includes a step-through of how to: 

  • plan out a storyboard of your video for an efficient and organized process

  • record a professional-looking video, with quick pro tips on camera angles and framing

  • Resources for free and/or inexpensive video editing tools 

Quick Guide to Spoken Word

Spoken Word/Slam Poetry is an expressive art form that can be used as a way of telling your story in advocacy work. This guide includes: 

  • What is Spoken Word?

  • How to write and perform your own Spoken Word piece

  • Examples of Spoken Word performances

 

This guide is based on an FYI Workshop led by the Sacrificial Poets, www.sacrificialpoets.org

Quick Guide to Public Service Announcements (PSA)

A Public Service Announcement (PSA) is a common and useful tool for educating others. This guide includes: 

  • What is a PSA? 

  • How to create your own PSA

  • Examples of effective PSAs

Quick Guide to Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor are a useful tool to voice your opinion, respond to a current situation, or advertize an event in the most-read section of the newspaper. This guide includes: 

  • What is a Letter to the Editor? 

  • How to write a Letter to the Editor

  • Examples of effective Letters to the Editor

Quick Guide to Guerilla Theatre

Guerilla Theatre is the use of a flash performance (think flash mobs that educate about an issue or event) as a form of advocacy. This guide steps you through: 

  • How can guerilla theatre be used as a tool for advocacy?

  • Examples of performances

  • How to put together your own performance

Quick Guide to Comics and Graphic Narratives

Comics and Graphic Narratives are a creative way to display information, tell a story, or educate others. This guide steps you through: 

 

  • How can comics be used as a tool for advocacy? 

  • How to create your own comics

  • Examples such as recipe comics and history comics

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