Advocacy Academy
Informed by over a decade of proven experience, we’ve trained hundreds of students, professionals, academics, and activists around the world.
At ICAAD, we’re committed to offering human rights education that is responsive to the needs of our local partners. We bring together the latest innovations in data, legal advocacy, campaigning, and research enriched with grounded insights from our local partners to provide accessible and practical resources for creating social change. We offer online human rights advocacy training and tailored programming for individuals and organizations.
“This course helped me to become more resourceful and open-minded. It gave me an understanding of how we move towards a better future through solidarity, and it has made my passion of being an advocate burn.”
Advocacy Essentials Certificate Program
Earn an Advocacy Essentials Certificate with ICAAD by completing the four online courses from anywhere in the world.
Choose from one of the following three tracks for activists, artists, and non-profit professionals. Each certificate program features cutting edge theory, grounded case studies, and practical applications that will sharpen your ability to make a meaningful impact in the world.
Are you an activist, advocate, organizer, student, or community leader working towards social, environmental, or economic justice?
Advocacy Essentials Certificate for Activists
Calling all activists, advocates, organizers, and community leaders in movements for social, environmental, and economic justice.
Enroll in our online course series built for advocates, and complete all four courses in any order to earn your Advocacy Essentials Certificate.
- Foundations of Effective Advocacy: The Art of re:flexing
- Human Rights in Practice: History, Power, and Impact
- How Change Happens: Advocacy Strategy and Tools
- Towards Just Futures: Defending Human Rights and Dignity
Starting in 2025, each of the four courses will be offered once per year and are facilitated with live sessions to build our movements for change. There are no courses open for enrollment at the moment, but you can join the waitlist here and be notified when the next courses open.
If your group or organization is interested in a bespoke program, please reach out to us so we can explore what’s possible.
Are you a nonprofit, civil society professional, or social worker interested in refining your theories of change, connecting more effectively with other change makers, and growing your measurable impact in the world?
Advocacy Essentials Certificate for Non-Profit Professionals
Calling all nonprofit, civil society professional, or social worker interested in refining your theories of change, connecting more effectively with other change makers, and growing your measurable impact in the world.
Enroll in our online course series built for advocates, and complete all four courses in any order to earn your Advocacy Essentials Certificate.
- Foundations of Social Change: The Art of re:flexing
- Human Rights and Impact: History, Power, and Practice
- Tools for Making Change: A Practical Guide to Advocacy
- Delivering Just Futures: Safeguarding Human Rights and Dignity
Starting in 2025, each of the four courses will be offered once per year and are facilitated with live sessions to build our movements for change. There are no courses open for enrollment at the moment, but you can join the waitlist here and be notified when the next courses open.
If your group or organization is interested in a bespoke program, please reach out to us so we can explore what’s possible.
Are you a creative, artist, or cultural worker interested in deepening your abilities to contribute to effective, transformative change?
Advocacy Essentials Certificate for Artists
Calling all creatives, artists, and cultural workers interested in deepening their abilities to contribute to effective, transformative change.
Enroll in our online course series built for advocates, and complete all four courses in any order to earn your Advocacy Essentials Certificate.
- Strong Foundations for Creative Practice: The Art of re:flexing
- Human Rights in Practice: History, Power, and Impact
- Crafting Change: Advocacy Strategies and Tools for Creatives
- Designing Just Futures: Centering Human Rights and Dignity
Starting in 2025, each of the four courses will be offered once per year and are facilitated with live sessions to build our movements for change. There are no courses open for enrollment at the moment, but you can join the waitlist here and be notified when the next courses open.
If your group or organization is interested in a bespoke program, please reach out to us so we can explore what’s possible.
Embark on a one-of-a-kind learning experience with ICAAD’s Advocacy Essentials Certificate Program, and become a more effective leader with the tools, analysis, and relationships to make impactful change.
Enrollment for the next course will open soon.
Sponsor the Next Generation of Change Makers
Human rights education helps people develop the skills and knowledge to protect their rights and the rights of others.
ICAAD’s Advocacy Academy directly strengthens the capacity of community change makers.
Your support can unlock even more of these vital educational opportunities, ushering in more just and equitable futures, hand-in-hand with high impact change makers.
Group Trainings & Workshops
We support individuals and organizations around the world with practical tools and resources to bring about social change. All of our support can be tailored to your needs.
Are you looking to upskill your staff? Create a unique offering for your students? Or build your organization’s capacity?
We work with law firms, universities, government agencies, and private and non-profit organizations to help teams grow to new heights and create transformative impact.
Anti-Discrimination & Sexual Harassment Policy Expertise
- All workplaces should have anti-discrimination policies to include sexual harassment policies in line with global best practices.
- Our experience in co-designing policies with clients to suit specific cultural contexts and workplaces can support your work in cultivating a safe and welcoming environment for your teams.
Dynamic Data Insights
- Are you looking to better collect, analyze, and integrate data into your projects, reports, or campaigns?
- Our data training provides practical tools and resources to help you understand how to determine what your data needs are, how to build compelling dashboards and visualizations, and how to integrate data into your initiatives.
Advocacy Strategy
- Building effective advocacy campaigns can leverage data, law, research, the arts and more. We provide multidisciplinary training for individuals and organizations looking to bring about social change in their communities.
- Whether looking to impact a particular audience, change a law or policy, or build a local movement, we’re here to help you identify and develop the tools you need to have a lasting impact.
Media & Communications
- Are you looking to improve your communications strategy and engage in more effective media campaigns to support your advocacy goals? Do you need help identifying the best media outlets to engage with, preparing for interviews, developing key messaging, or drafting press releases?
- We can provide you with communications training and support tailored to your needs.
Human Rights Support & Education
- Our human rights lawyers and researchers are here to help provide you with the information you need to integrate human rights considerations into your project or organization.
- We can help strengthen corporate initiatives to improve equity in the workplace, illuminate potential harms from transformational technologies, provide insights on integrating human rights and sustainability criteria to improve human rights impact assessments and support both policy and legal research.
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