Pro-bono lobbying group grows as it fills ‘gap’ for nonprofits

The organization has almost doubled the number of its volunteers and clients in the last year, and has expanded to Toronto.

Board members of the Canadian Advocacy Network say its volunteers act as a sounding board for charities and nonprofits, offering strategic advice to help get their messages to the public and government. From left to right, Patrick Kennedy, Earnscliffe Strategy Group, Katlyn Harrison, Summa Strategies, Philip Cartwright, Global Public Affairs, and Joanne Pitkin of FleishmanHillard. Hill Times photograph by Samantha Wright Allen

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BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

July 5, 2017

Five years ago the Canadian Advocacy Network was just an idea shared over drinks between three Ottawa consultants, aware that a gap existed among nonprofits trying to enter—or missing entirely—from public policy discussions.

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