Expanding Organizational Advocacy Capacity: Reflections From the Field doi: 10.4087/FOUNDATIONREVIEW-D-10-00038

· Organizational advocacy capacity is an increas-ingly important area of inquiry, raising questions about the opportunities (and limits) for achieving and sustaining policy change. · The California Endowment implemented the Clinic Consortia Policy and Advocacy Program to expand grantee advocacy capacity to support the policy and operational needs of California’s com-munity clinics. · In-person meetings with decision-makers and developing working relationships were among the key advocacy activities undertaken by 19 grantees. Grantees secured several policy wins through a variety of strategies, including mobilizing member clinics to be potent advocates