Transcript Communicating ASLA’s Policy Agenda An Advocacy Webinar from the ASLA Washington Office.

Communicating ASLA’s Policy Agenda
An Advocacy Webinar from the ASLA
Washington Office
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About the Webinar
Welcome from ASLA Washington Office
Factors that Influence
Advocacy Day Logistics and Planning
What to Know Before You Go
Your Action Steps
About the Webinar
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Muting
Questions
Toolbar
Follow-up Materials
Recording
Who’s Speaking?
Welcome from ASLA National
Office
Why do DC Visits Matter?
Let’s go to the poll!
Studies show: In-person visits are
MOST influential!
Recent evidence of this fact…
… record signatures on
the HALS letter!
Advocacy Day Logistics and
Planning
It all starts with
constituency…
How Are District Visits Different from
DC Visits?
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The good news:
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Your flying to DC demonstrates
your commitment
You will have the opportunity to
meet with more members and
staff
The not-so-good news:
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The meeting will often be
shorter and much more
directed
Schedules can change at a
moment’s notice!
What’s Going on With the Meetings?
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We are working with ASLA to get
meetings scheduled for all participants.
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We are working on meetings for everyone
with their one House Rep and two
Senators for the address we have on file
We are requesting for between 10 and 4
on 4/30
We are doing our best to cluster meetings
All meetings have been requested.
Please contact
[email protected]
if you have questions
What’s Going on With the Meetings?
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Full schedules will be available
onsite
Because of the Spring Recess,
many offices are not scheduling
for the week of 4/27 until the week
of 4/20.
Things we need to be sure we know…
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Are you now not sure
whether you will be able to
attend or want to participate
in meetings?
Do you have time
constraints we should be
aware of?
Is the address you
registered with the one you
want us to use?
What to Know Before You Go!
Three Key Questions
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What do you want?
Who are you talking
to?
How should you ask?
What Do You Want?
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You must “Make the
Ask”
Two kinds of asks
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Policy
Relationship Building
Policy Asks (Examples)
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Cosponsor Complete Streets Legislation
Funding for HALS
More details at ASLA’s Advocacy Day site
In addition to Policy Asks, Think About
Relationship Building Asks
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Site visit
Statement in
Congressional Record
Local (District or State)
meeting
Newsletter Article
Website statement /
photos
Who are you talking to?
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Who do they care about?
Why are you relevant?
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What does the elected official
care about?
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Legislation introduced
Committee assignments
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How can you “frame the
message?”
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A Legislator Profile form might
help!
How Should You Ask? Developing
your Message
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Be Specific
Be Personal (and Positive!)
Be Informative
Be Trustworthy (if you don’t know
the answer to a question, what
should you say?)
Be Brief: The Five Minute rule
A Personal Story Worksheet Might Help!
The Five Minute Action Plan
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What three things will
you do next to be
prepared? (Let’s go to
the poll!)
Wrap Up and Q&A