Question

How does microeconomics fit into strategic advocacy?

Answer 1

Advocacy Strategy Explained

Your advocacy strategy is essentially: What the advocacy will be like, where and how it will work, and how its results will be measured. The pattern of activities in advocacy strategy include:

Ways of working effectively, given the opportunities and challenges of the environment.

The allocation of a set of available resources by the organization.

Managing the network of relationships between stakeholders.

Using tailored messages to persuade target audiences.

Strategy should look for your competitive advantage or ‘niche’, and provide direction, which helps organizations to achieve their aims

Strategic Advocacy

Strategic Advocacy is defined as “adding value…by cultivating alliances and establishing personal and functional influence through helping to define and respond to the adaptive and generative challenges that confront the organization.” [1] Strategic Advocacy is a three-pronged approach: Strategic Thinking, Political Savvy, and Strategic Learning. All three concepts lay the framework for strategic advocacy and can help guide you in overcoming any challenges that HigherEd may present.