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Take Action!

Often, it’s difficult to find a starting off point for taking action. Here you’ll find a host of tools and guides that will help you contact the media, raise funds for your initiative or pressure government officials to tackle a cause that you care about.

As much as these resources (see below) can help you with your campaigns, they may also help you decide exactly what action path is best for you.

Good Luck!

Up to $1,000 Grants for Participants
The Staying Alive Foundation with support from DIFFA (Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS) is providing Staying Alive Award grants up to $1,000 to select conference participants in each country who demonstrate a commitment to stopping the spread of HIV and AIDS and have the potential to become future leaders. Participants, download the application (MS Word).

Fundraising Guide: Here you will find step-by-step procedures on how to run a multitude of fundraisers.

Media Relations Guide: This guide will give you tips on contacting the media as well as writing op-eds, letters to the editors, and press releases. Everything you need for media relations, whether it is advocacy related or related to your event, is included in this guide.

Advocacy Guide: This is a comprehensive handbook for getting in touch with local government agencies to ensure your community and its officials’ involvement in the issues that you care about.

Spreading the Word: Spreading awareness about an issue is just as crucial as raising money for that issue. This guide will help you get the word out about your initiative(s).

You can also download all of the above in one single ACTION GUIDE.