The document emphasizes the importance of engaging decision makers to advocate for children's welfare, outlining steps for effective advocacy such as organization, education, and communication. It highlights creative approaches to influence legislators and encourages building relationships with representatives. Resources for legislative action and further information on advocacy efforts are provided.

1. Educating Decision Makers and Telling Our Story

2. Why Should we get involved? If not now, when? If not you, who?

4. “ ...speak with conviction.”

6. “ ...it’s much easier than changing a diaper.”

7. Staying Up to Date & Taking Action PCA-WV facilitates the Legislative Action Team for Children & Families Weekly meetings during Regular Session Legislative Action Alerts Online legislative action center - CAPWIZ

8. Legislative Action Center http://www.capwiz.com/preventchildabusewv/

10. “ We gotta get creative about who we’re goin’ after... where we’re goin’ after ‘em... and how we’re goin’ after ‘em.”

11. Steps to success... Get organized Get educated Develop an effective message Communicate with your representative Set up a face-to-face meeting Make “the Ask” Keep the momentum going

12. A Winning Team @ the Meeting An “influential” / Board member Program Executive (You) Person with the story

13. Advocacy Lessons from 6 year old Pirates & Princesses... How to “Trick” Legislators Into Giving You What You Want!

14. How to “Trick” Legislators Into Giving You What You Want! From Stephanie Vance, The Advocacy Guru Be adorable Stand out from the crowd Develop an effective message Don’t be greedy - Be thankful Don’t threaten Maintain reputation for having the “Good Stuff” People give more to friends and family

15. A snow flake is one of nature’s most fragile things... But look at what they can do when they stick together!

16. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Jim McKay State Coordinator Prevent Child Abuse WV http://www.preventchildabusewv.org Email: jim@teamwv.org Twitter: @TEAM4WVChildren http://slideshare.net/PCAWV