PPT-ALA Public Policy Advocacy

Partners in progress Your business is our business Support of ALA these days is not optionalit is necessary part of your business and an investment that returns many fold in many ways Dynamic environment calls for energized partnership. Washington Campus Program. Fruzsina M. Harsanyi, Ph.D.. March 19, 2010. Goals of this Session. To familiarize you with the role of lobbying and advocacy in supporting business strategy. To persuade you that lobbying and advocacy have an essential role in the development of sound public policy. How can . i. t . h. elp . u. s . a. chieve . o. ur . g. oal?. . What is . advocacy. ? . The act of supporting . a cause, idea or policy and convincing the right people of its importance . and the need to act on it. ALA is full partner in protecting benefit. Educate major public policy makers on importance of benefit. Industry has huge stake in commissary viability. Meetings, June 15. th. forum—Capitol Hill. Authorizing and appropriations committees. Advocacy. Representing common interests. Preserving the benefit. Advancing member issues. Work with White House/OMB, Defense, Homeland Security, Transportation, HASC, SASC, HFSC, HAC-D, SAC-D, SFC, GRO, HSGAC, W & M, Banking. Your business is our business. Participation in ALA these days is not optional….it is necessary part of your business and an investment that returns many fold in many ways.. Y. our investment in ALA proved its worth in 2014. How to Be Heard by Lawmakers. Guiding Thoughts…. “More things in politics happen by accident or exhaustion than happen by conspiracy.” . ~Jeff Greenfield, Journalist . “A well-informed constituent with a specific request is the most effective lobbyist alive.”. Building Effective Relationships With Policy Makers. 2013 Affiliate Leadership Workshop & Forum. Denver, Colorado . June 2013. Presenter. Julie M. Strandlie, Esq.. Legislative & Public Policy Director. vermontearlychildhoodalliance.org * 802-229-4281 * a program of the VT Community Loan . Fund. Kelly Ault, Public Engagement Director. The . Vermont . Early Childhood . Alliance. is a statewide, independent, advocacy coalition formed in 2000 to bring together the early childhood community on policy priorities in the areas of health, safety, food, economic security and early care and education.. How can . i. t . h. elp . u. s . a. chieve . o. ur . g. oal?. . What is . advocacy. ? . The act of supporting . a cause, idea or policy and convincing the right people of its importance . and the need to act on it. GOAL 1: Defining Our Identity. Focus Group Plans. Focus Group Goals. Problems We Are Trying To Solve. Focus Group Structure. 2017 Annual Conference Plan. Invite-only, with 10-15 participants, 45-60 minutes. Effective Communications. Presented by: S A Hasan Al Farooque. . ASPBAE-CSEF. With Inputs from UNESCO-UNICEF, OSI and RWS Policy Team . What is Policy. Policy is a set of principles that . Marcela Sarmiento Mellinger, . MSW. , Ph.D. . University of Maryland at Baltimore County. School of Social Work. 1. Should human service leaders be involved in advocacy?. 2. Advocacy? . Why?. When?. How?. Objectives for Module 4. Our . Mission(s) . Today:. Review a Brief . history of HIV/AIDS policy advocacy. Understand basic tactics for policy advocacy and how it differs from other kinds of advocacy. Professionals. Teri Lyn Hinds. Director, Policy Research and Advocacy. Diana Ali. Policy Analyst. Welcome!. Just a few technical notes before we begin…. PLEASE MINIMIZE ALL OTHER APPLICATIONS AT THIS TIME.