Novice to Know-How: Advocacy

This course introduces a practical approach to advocating for digital preservation. It explores how to define clear goals, understand your audience, and communicate the value of your work in a way that resonates. You’ll also consider how to build momentum, respond to feedback, and sustain your efforts over time. Throughout the course, you’ll develop a Personal Advocacy Action Plan to help guide your next steps.
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10 Hours

Estimated time required to complete the course

5 Modules

To Introduce and help you get started with advocating for digital preservation

Templates 

Downloadable templates to help you draft your own Advocacy Action Plan

Keep Resources

Full text available to download and keep

Learning Objectives

After completing the course learners will be able to:
1. Approach advocacy as a series of manageable steps
2. Use simple storytelling techniques to explain the value and impact of your work
3. Engage in advocacy more confidently and sustainably, recognizing limits on time, energy, and capacity
4. Select and apply practical advocacy tools to support your next action
5. Acknowledge and manage the emotional challenges of advocacy, recognizing that these feelings are normal and widely shared

Course Lessons



This course was developed by the Digital Preservation Coalition and was conceived of and funded by The National Archives (UK).