Nominate Candidates for NAA's Advocacy Academy!

Nominate a Candidate

(Nomination Deadline: July 11, 2025)

What is the Advocacy Academy?

NAA's 'Advocacy Academy is NAA's most significant investment in the rental industry's most promising advocates.

Advocacy Academies deliver 8-10 hours of education and interactive training exercises to develop and reinforce participants’ abilities to form and sustain influential relationships with their government representatives. Advocacy Academy participants will be required to attend ALL Advocacy Academy sessions.

There are TWO Advocacy Academy opportunities this year.

The application deadline for BOTH is Monday, July 28, 2025

NAA Academy

• Location: Arlington, Virginia
• Dates – September 15-17, 2025

Western Regional Academy (AZ, CA, ID, NV, OR, WA)

• Location: Anaheim, California
• Dates – October 20-21, 2025

NAA's Investment

• Registration Fees: There is no registration fee for this event.
• Hotel Fees: NAA or host affiliates will provide hotel accommodations (four nights)
• Travel Expenses: NAA or host affiliates will directly pay for selected participants' air fare through NAA's travel service. Vouchers will be provided to cover transportation costs to and from airports servicing the DC Metropolitan and Southern California areas.

Requirements and Expectations

• Attendance: Participants are required to attend ALL virtual and in-person Advocacy Academy training sessions.
• Engagement: Participants are expected to complete pre- and post-program surveys, actively engage in facilitated discussions, ask questions, participate in interactive group exercises, and satisfactorily complete independent training exercises
• Commitment: Advocacy Academy “graduates” commit to regularly participate in NAA advocacy activities, campaigns and programs that aim to facilitate building strong relationships with government representatives with the power to influence policy decisions that affect the rental housing industry.

Training Curriculum

Training will be interactive and will cover topics such as the following:

• Effective strategies for building influential relationships with policymakers
• Information policymakers want constituents to provide
• Developing and leveraging legislator profiles to increase your influence with policymakers
• Building a local advocacy network and prioritizing your legislative agenda
• Crafting effective advocacy stories that will resonate with policymakers
• Interactive activities including roll-playing activities for participants to practice using new skills and concepts
• Meetings with Members of Congress and/or staff on the program's final day