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WHAT'S NEW!!

The Advocacy Institute is now accepting applications for the 2001 Leadership Fellows Program.

The Leadership Fellows Program is an in-residence leadership development and capacity building retreat for tobacco control professionals and volunteers. Designed for experienced advocates, the Program deepens the participants' understanding of their own advocacy experience and allows them to build supportive relationships with their colleagues. The Leadership Fellows Program is not a traditional skills training. Through facilitated exchange, the Program explores topics such as leadership roles, strategic analysis and planning, organizational development, strategic communication, alliance and coalition building, conflict resolution, and policy advocacy.

Two classes of 15 Leadership Fellows each will be selected for the 2001
Program, which will be held in Washington, DC. Class 1 will meet September 30 - October 5, 2001 and Class 2 will meet October 21-26, 2001.

The Leadership Fellows Program is designed for tobacco control leaders who:
* Are directly involved in tobacco control advocacy;
* Have attended basic advocacy skills trainings (e.g. the
Centers for Disease Control Tobacco Use Prevention Institute, the SmokeLess States Annual Meeting, National Conference on Tobacco and Health, or other similar trainings);
* Seek advanced capacity building opportunities;
* Have a deep commitment to tobacco control; and
* Have support from their organization to engage in advocacy
and to transfer what they learn in the Program to others.

The Program will be of particular interest to SmokeLess States grantees,
professionals who work at voluntary health agencies, including the American Cancer Society, American Heart Association and American Lung Association, and leaders of national, state and local tobacco control coalitions and programs.

The Leadership Fellows Program is funded by a grant from the National
Training and Technical Assistance Consortium. All expenses related to
participation will be covered, including transportation, hotel and meals.

The deadline for submitting applications is Friday, April 20, 2001.

For more information about the Leadership Fellows Program, contact Laura
Wyshynski at (202) 777-7555 or lwyshynski@advocacy.org

To obtain the application on-line, please visit http://www.advocacy.org

Please feel free to forward this message to interested colleagues and
appropriate electronic listservs.
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Laura Munley Wyshynski
Program Associate, Tobacco Control Project
Advocacy Institute
1629 K Street, NW, Suite 200
Washington, DC 20006-1629
Tel: (202) 777-7555
Fax: (202) 777-7577
http://www.advocacy.org