Navigating Legal Challenges
September 24 or September 30
Hosted by ChangeLab Solutions
Laws and policies are powerful tools for advancing community goals. This training will help you develop the knowledge and skills to craft laws and policies that can withstand legal challenges, identify who has authority to act in your jurisdiction, address legal risks, and strengthen policy solutions.
Register by August 19 for a 10% early bird discount.
This 2-hour training will include:
- An overview of legal authority — what it is, how to find it, and how to use it
- A description of the types of laws that different branches of government can create and what laws may work best to achieve your goals
- An introduction to common legal challenges to laws
- Hands-on, skill-building activities for navigating and partnering with attorneys on authority, preemption, constitutional, and other legal issues
- Resources for continued learning and long-term skill development
Our live virtual trainings are designed to improve your legal and policy skills; build authentic, real-time connections between peers that spark insight and growth; and provide practical resources from seasoned facilitators. You also get access to a one-hour follow-up session with ChangeLab attorneys to help you apply learnings to your work.
Fundamentals of Local Policy Change
October 8 or October 28
Hosted by ChangeLab Solutions
Local programs are essential for improving the lives of community members, and transforming a program into policy is the most effective way to ensure its sustainability. This training will help you build the knowledge and skills to navigate the policy change process with confidence and contribute to community-driven solutions.
Register by August 19 for a 10% early bird discount.
This 2-hour training will include:
- Information on local and institutional policy change mechanisms
- How to move program success into codified policy
- Strategies for integrating meaningful community engagement into the policy process
- Information on the difference between law and policy and when to use them
- Tools for discerning the types of policies a local jurisdiction holds authority over
- An overview of regulations distinguishing between lobbying, education, and advocacy
- A review of key roles for government, non-profit, private sector, and community members
Our live virtual trainings are designed to improve your legal and policy skills; build authentic, real-time connections between peers that spark insight and growth; and provide practical resources from seasoned facilitators. You also get access to a one-hour follow-up session with ChangeLab attorneys to help you apply learnings to your work.