My name is John
Tassone, Coordinator of the Resource Center
for Disability Advocates (RCDA). RCDA as we refer to it, because it is
easier to say, is a Developmental Disabilities Council funded grant
program. This program is designed specifically for grassroots groups
and organizations that need help with getting their advocates trained
to advocate for themselves. This program was designed, because groups
around the state were asking for help to get their groups more
functional and ready for the task at hand. Please call me and we can
get your group the training you need to be better prepared for your
striving effort towards equallity.
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Advocacy Trainer's thoughts about RCDA
George Taylor (standing)
 I provided advocacy and
educational opportunities in Altoona,
Pittsburgh, Harrisburg,
Bucks County, Morton, and Hazleton
for the Resource
Center for
Disability Advocates program. These educational opportunities were
focused on helping local grassroots groups and organizations select
and effectively implement advocacy approaches that will most likely
be successful. The specific advocacy topics that were presented and
discussed with each group included: Putting a Plan Together,
Getting and Keeping Your Group Organized, Networking, and Deciding
Which Advocacy Actions to Take. The representatives of the groups
and organizations who participated in the advocacy educational
opportunities did an excellent job sharing their experiences and
recommendations with each other regarding different advocacy
components. The Resource
Center for
Disability Advocates also did an excellent job organizing the
educational opportunities. I have conducted advocacy educational
opportunities in Pennsylvania
for eleven years and very much appreciate having the opportunity to
help groups and organizations plan and implement strategies for
advocating their self- determined goals!
Find out how your group can get FREE
training!
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Article 2. Trainers Thoughts (continued)
Michael A. Sand
 Michael A. Sand heads SAND
ASSOCIATES, a nationwide Management Consultant firm in Harrisburg
that he founded in 1982. Mike leads workshops on management topics
for nonprofit groups. He is the author of How to Manage an
Excellent Nonprofit Organization. (Career Press 2005). Mike has
provided consulting and training for CIL boards and staff
throughout the state. Topics have included board development, grant
writing, fundraising, and strategic planning. When asked how long
he has been working with CILs, Mike thought it was twenty years,
but stated that he remembered doing board training for the Center
for Independent Living of Central PA “when he and Theo Braddy
were young guys,” Mike also did a training most recently for
the new founded Center for Independent Living of Bucks County.
If you are a grassroots group or grassroots
organization and would like to have a training for your group
(FREE) call John Tassone @ 1-800-323- 6060. Hurry, because time is
running out.
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The Resource Center for Disability
Advocates is seeking consultants across Pennsylvania to train groups
and organizations in the areas of networking, advocacy with government
and schools, cultural awareness, history of the disability movement,
history of the right to education, problem solving, strategic
planning, leadership, fundraising, grant writing, establishing a
501(c)(3), and organizational management. If you are a consultant
with experience in the listed areas and interested in more
information, please contact John Tassone
at 717-731-1900. Consultants are compensated at an established rate
The Resource
Center for
Disability Advocates
John Tassone
Resource Center for Disability Advocates
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