Application Guide

How to Apply for Advocacy Manager

at Share Our Strength

🏢 About Share Our Strength

Share Our Strength is unique for its singular focus on ending childhood hunger through the No Kid Hungry campaign, combining nearly 40 years of advocacy with innovative, data-driven solutions. Working here means joining a mission-driven organization that has directly connected millions of children to meals and operates with the urgency of knowing 1 in 8 American kids face hunger.

About This Role

As Advocacy Manager, you'll lead digital grassroots campaigns that mobilize supporters around critical legislative moments to advance anti-hunger policies. This role directly impacts Share Our Strength's ability to influence policymakers by converting public support into concrete political action through email, text, and action pages.

💡 A Day in the Life

A typical day might involve analyzing legislative calendars to identify upcoming advocacy opportunities, drafting action alerts for a state-level school breakfast bill, and collaborating with the communications team on paid social strategy to boost campaign engagement. You'll likely spend time optimizing action pages in EveryAction and reviewing metrics from recent campaigns to improve conversion rates.

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🎯 Who Share Our Strength Is Looking For

  • Has 3-5 years hands-on experience with digital advocacy platforms like EveryAction or Luminate, specifically for building and launching campaigns (not just maintenance)
  • Demonstrates ability to identify timely advocacy opportunities by tracking legislative calendars and political developments related to hunger/poverty issues
  • Shows proven skill in crafting compelling advocacy copy that converts readers to action, with metrics to back up engagement rates
  • Combines technical platform expertise with genuine passion for anti-hunger work, understanding the unique challenges of food insecurity advocacy

📝 Tips for Applying to Share Our Strength

1

Quantify your advocacy campaign results - include specific metrics like open rates, action completion percentages, or legislative wins influenced by your digital campaigns

2

Mention specific Share Our Strength campaigns you admire, such as their Summer Meals advocacy or school breakfast expansion work, showing you've researched their approach

3

Highlight experience with the exact tools mentioned (EveryAction, CiviClick, Luminate) - if you don't have all, emphasize transferable skills from similar advocacy CRMs

4

Include examples of how you've partnered with communications teams on paid/organic strategies, not just standalone advocacy work

5

Demonstrate knowledge of current childhood hunger legislation (like Child Nutrition Reauthorization) to show you can 'hit the ground running'

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

["Specific examples of digital advocacy campaigns you've built from scratch, emphasizing legislative outcomes", "How your experience aligns with Share Our Strength's bipartisan approach to anti-hunger advocacy", 'Demonstrated ability to identify advocacy opportunities proactively (not just executing predetermined plans)', 'Passion for ending childhood hunger specifically, not just general nonprofit experience']

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → Study Share Our Strength's recent advocacy wins, particularly their state-level school breakfast legislation campaigns
  • → Review their 'No Kid Hungry' campaign materials to understand their messaging framework and bipartisan approach
  • → Research current federal childhood hunger legislation (like summer EBT programs) to discuss knowledgeably
  • → Explore their digital advocacy presence - sign up for their alerts and analyze their current action pages
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💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 Walk us through how you would build a digital campaign around an upcoming Child Nutrition Reauthorization vote
2 How do you measure success for grassroots advocacy campaigns beyond action counts?
3 Describe a time you identified an unexpected advocacy opportunity and mobilized supporters quickly
4 How would you partner with our communications team to amplify advocacy messages through paid social?
5 What's your approach to crafting advocacy copy that works for both longtime activists and new supporters?
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Generic advocacy experience without specific examples related to hunger, poverty, or similar issue areas
  • Focusing only on social media activism without demonstrating experience with dedicated advocacy platforms (EveryAction, etc.)
  • Applying with a generic nonprofit cover letter that doesn't mention Share Our Strength's specific mission or campaigns

📅 Application Timeline

This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.

Typical hiring timeline:

1

Application Review

1-2 weeks

2

Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

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