Advocacy is the action or process by a person or group to support a particular cause or policy and includes a broad range of activities that attempt to influence a specific policy, legislative, regulatory, or implementation outcome. Arts supporters can play critical roles in the advocacy process including policy analysis, issue development, community education, constituency organizing, legislative visits, lobbying, legal class actions, or creating an entire advocacy campaign. The purpose of this course is to deepen the understanding of advocacy tools, processes, and models that can be used to support the arts.