Your Commitment

Actively participate in one-day orientation and all eight two-day sessions.

Complete homework assignments.

Complete one major assignment to be conducted during the training program.

Participate in effectiveness evaluations.

Maintain records of advocacy efforts.

Participate in post-training follow-up surveys.

Partners in Policymaking
Ethical Obligations
for Advocates

• Fidelity: Stay faithful; keep promises; do not promise what cannot be delivered; maintain values; keep high standards; keep private matters private; maintain integrity; hold self and other advocates accountable for ethical obligations.
• Benevolence: Improve the condition of others; act kindly; be charitable; be patient; respect differences; treat other advocates with respect and work as a team.
• Non-maleficence: Do not injure others; “first do no harm”; understand and prevent unintended negative consequences of advocacy actions.
• Reparation: Compensate others when you harm them; make amends for actual and perceived wrongs.
• Gratitude: Notice and thank those who help you; do not accept personal credit.
• Justice: Facilitate due process and fairness; recognize merit and rights.
• Lawfulness: Do not violate the law; do not misuse or misstate the law; no unauthorized practice of law.
• Self-improvement: Improve your abilities, standards, virtue and intelligence; practice self-care.
• Honesty: Do not deceive others about facts or issues; be truthful; do not deceive others about your training, background or credentials.

Adapted from W. D. Ross; amended and adopted by Partners in Policymaking Graduate Institute on June 12, 2004.