In this folder you will find examples of how to define advocacy and basic information on how to start a bicycle advocacy organization. 

 

What is Advocacy? 

What: This fact sheet offers a look at how advocacy is defined, what kinds of activities comprise advocacy work, and what kinds of advocacy projects several tax-exempt groups are currently leading. 

Year: 2012

What is Advocacy (Dropbox, PDF)

 

 

How to Start a Bicycle Club or Advocacy Organization

What: This 30-page guide from the League of American Bicyclists is a detailed outline to starting a successful bicycle club or advocacy organization., including a number of sample documents like draft by-laws, a sample cue sheet for rides, and a Safe Road Riding handout. 

How to Start a Bicycle Club or Advocacy Organization (Dropbox, PDF)

 

 

Guide to Bicycle Advocacy

What:  This guide from the Bikes Belong Coalition (BBC) includes chapters on Making Your Community Bicycle-Friendly, TEA-21 --What It is and What It Provides, What Needs to Be Done, How to Get What You Want, Tools and Tactics for Advocacy, and Resources.

Note: This resourse is slightly outdated on issues of federal policy. However, there are many helpful tips and the advocacy information still holds true.  

Guide to Bicycle Advocacy (Dropbox, PDF)