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Voices Leadership Training Michigan's Children
Advocacy in Public Policy Making
Role and Function of Advocacy Organizations Strategies to Impact Policy
Change Coalition Building for Advocacy
Connecting Fellows’ Work to Advocacy
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Public Policy Change Elected Officials Implementers of Public Policy Lobbyists Advocacy=Constituency Voice
Turning Concerns into Action Using Influence for Change
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Why Advocacy? We Can
Not a specialized skill It doesn’t take that many of us
We Should There are things we want changed Democracy=Responsibility Decision-makers REALLY need our
help
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How do advocates make change?
Get the attention of the people who can make the change we want
Talk to Decision-Makers A concern that we have about our lives A concern that we have about their work
Talk to Other People About an issue About policy-maker’s views or positions About how to act to make policy change
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Michigan’s Children
Works Directly With Policy Makers Guided by Legislative Priorities Individually and in Partnership
Provides Tools for Other Advocates Information Training Opportunity
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Structure of MC Advocacy 501 (c) 3 Organization Governed by Board of Directors Part of National Network Funded Privately
Foundations Corporations Individuals
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Lobbying Is… Governed by Federal and State
Regulations Direct Contact With Public Officials Encouraging Others to Directly
Contact Public Officials To Influence A Specific Action
Vote Yes on HB 4378
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Ways to Lobby In House
Staff register as lobbyists Hire It Out
Multi-client lobbying firms
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Advocacy Is… Everything Else! Education on Issues vs. Legislation Building Relationships With Policy
Makers Providing Resources for Policy
Makers Information on Geography or Issues Site Visits to Programs Opportunities to Talk With Constituents
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Advocating for What? Seriousness of the Need Relevance to Mission and
Goals Resource Capacity for Action Potential for Making Change Potential for Joint Action
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How Do You Move An Issue Who can make the change What influences them Who Do We Know Who Do We Need
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What Influences Decision Makers
Friends Title or position Information Numbers Constituents Money
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“When you need a friend, it’s too late to make one.”
Mark Twain
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Who Do We Need? Relationships Information Partners
Researchers, Evaluators Titled Partners
Experts, Professionals Constituent Partners
Based on Geography and Experience
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Framing Our Resources We use mental shortcuts to
make sense of the world Based on our life experiences,
including the media We use “frames” to filter new
information
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Cat Frame
Cat
FurAffection
Costliness
Sneezing
Shedding
Kitty Litter
Cleanliness
Cat Food
VetsScan
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Why Do Frames Matter?
When the facts don’t fit the frame, it is the FACTS that are rejected, not the frame.
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Successful Advocacy
Effective Policy MakerCommunication
InformationPartners
Titled Partners Constituent
Partners
AdvocacyStrategy
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Who Is Out There Advocating?
So Many People for So Many Things…
National Partners State-Level Partnerships
Shared Youth Vision Partnership Michigan Coalition for Children and
Families Coalitions and Associations for Every
Issue
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Working it Through Prioritizing an Issue Building Relationships Providing Information and
Education Calling On or Developing Partners Lobby Directly and Encourage
Grassroots Networks to Lobby
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Advocacy In Your Work
As you think about your own work…
Who do you think that you could or should connect with around the issues that you see or experience?
Where can what you know be useful in advocacy work?
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Michele CoreyMichigan’s Children
428 W. LenaweeLansing, MI 48933
517/485-3500; 800/330-8674FAX: 517/485-3650
www.michiganschildren.org