Leadership & Advocacy Academy [TEST]

From Cause to Impact

The Academy is made possible with the support of

Tuition Fees

The fee is carefully tailored to the realities of each sector - ensuring the access and representation on which the Academy is built, with the support of the Lachezar Tsotsorkov Foundation and SiteGround.

Tuition Fees

The fee is carefully tailored to the realities of each sector - ensuring the access and representation on which the Academy is built, with the support of the Lachezar Tsotsorkov Foundation and SiteGround.

Our Alumni Community Shares...

First-hand feedback on the Academy.

  • Trendafil Meretev

    Projects and Advocacy Manager, “For Our Children” Foundation

    “I am very grateful to the organizers for the opportunity to participate in the academy. I learned a lot from the speakers, but also a lot from the amazing participants, who I also thank. In the process of the course I realized that the most important advocacy should be about developing people's knowledge and skills, to increase competencies to be used for prosperity.”

  • Ivaylo Madzharov

    Founder and CEO of Association “Active Politics”

    “This program put me in the place where I understand more about essential skills, fostering a more engaged civil society in Bulgaria. Now I am more secure on how to plan and evaluate campaigns that hold the government accountable, enhancing democratic processes and ensuring policies better reflect public needs.”

  • Stefanie Aleksandrova

    Co-Founder and Board Member of Sustainable Regional Development

    "The Advocacy Academy training was a game-changer for me. As someone experienced in EU-level advocacy, the role-playing exercises were a revelation. While it's hard to pinpoint a single transformative moment, the combination of role games and real-life simulations was especially impactful. Moreover, the informal interactions with other participants were eye-opening.”

  • Yuliana Nascova

    Employment and Entrepreneurship Programme Lead , Trust for Social Achievement Foundation

    “My personal story from the training program that significantly shifted or changed my perspective about advocacy was during lecture given by BESCO - The Business case in Bulgarian advocacy that aimed to provide clear-cut, useful and specific tools and case studies related to advocacy, operations, governance and sustainability. I realized how important it is for an organization to have good, aligned governance and stable, like-minded and effective governing bodies to support, when needed, the organization's efforts and strategies for change in laws and overall business / other environment."

  • Aglaya Samokovliyska

    Attorney at Law, President Consumer Legal Clinic

    “As an attorney, I thought I understood advocacy. My work involved defending clients, building cases, and presenting arguments. However, joining the Advocacy Academy revealed a broader, more dynamic form of advocacy - championing social causes, influencing public policy, and mobilizing community support. The academy's workshops opened my eyes to new approaches highlighting the importance of teamwork, a clear vision, and persistence. By the end of the academic program, my perspective had profoundly changed.”