3. Advocacy
Advocacy is a political process by an individual or a large group
which normally aims to influence public-policy and resource
allocation decisions within political, economic, and social
systems and institutions
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advocacy)
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4. About ECF
Advocacy is a political process by an individual or a large group
which normally aims to influence public-policy and resource
allocation decisions within political, economic, and social
systems and institutions
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advocacy)
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11. About ECF
2020 Aims
• Cycling at least doubled to in Europe
• The rate of ‘cyclists killed or seriously injured’ decreased by 50%
• To achieve this
• Cycling in all policies
• Investment in cycling >10% of transport budgets
• Investment in recreational cycling and tourism
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23. What do successful advocacy
actions have in common?
•Problem: A recognized, shared, public issue that
public bodies should address
•Policy solution: proposals/actions that can be
delivered, affordable, deliverable, timely
•Political will: key influencers, political intentions,
implicit political desire, personal endorsement
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28. Conclusions/lessons
• Advocacy is our sport
• We train, learn, practice and coach
• We focus on the success factors
• We plan and prepare
• We celebrate success
When the window opens, be ready to jump
through!