“Methods and Training for Regional NGOs to Run Public Lobbying Campaigns” project ends

On 30 June, a final roundtable was held under the “Methodological and Training Support for Regional NGOs in Preparing and Running Public Lobbying Campaigns” project, to discuss issues related to running public lobbying campaigns at the local level.

During the roundtable, NGOs presented the results of conducting lobbying campaigns under the International Renaissance Foundation program called “Policy: Implementing Our Interests” and the lessons learned. Participants discussed the advantages and drawbacks of the public lobbying tools they used, various approaches to organizing work with stakeholders and the media, and the role of analytical briefs in lobbying campaigns. NGO representatives also agreed that there was a wide range of lobbying tools at the disposal of community organizations that could be effective solving local problems. However, the capacity of most organizations to effectively use these tools is still quite low.

The goal of this two-year project undertaken by ICPS has been to provide methodological support and training to public organizations so that they can organize and run public campaigns to lobby proposals regarding state and municipal policy .