Public Advocacy Groups

Worksheet Description

This worksheet is centered on understanding and identifying public advocacy groups within a student’s local area. At the start, it offers a brief description of what public advocacy means, emphasizing its goal of promoting ideas or changes for the public’s benefit. The worksheet highlights that public advocacy can take many forms and describes the primary objectives and methods, such as “grassroots” advocacy and national-level advocacy. Students are then given directives to identify a specific public advocacy group in their vicinity and answer a series of questions related to that group’s mission, cause, and methods.

The objective of this worksheet is to bridge theoretical understanding with real-world application. By identifying and researching a local advocacy group, students can gain a tangible sense of how public advocacy functions in their own communities. The exercise prompts them to critically assess the goals, motivations, and strategies of these organizations, thereby deepening their understanding of the role and impact of public advocacy. Furthermore, by connecting abstract concepts to concrete examples, the worksheet fosters a more engaged and informed perspective on civic activities and the mechanisms of social change.