Joe Geiger from the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations provided an insightful advocacy training to members of the Greater Pittsburgh Nonprofit Partnership at our 2011 Semi-Annual Membership Meeting.
Slate of Dem Candidates Nov. 6, 2018 Peters Township, PACarolee Ketelaar
This informative slate of candidates presents an overview of the candidates who are running for office in the mid-term election as well as a description of each office. Important dates and voting information is also included.
Slate of Dem Candidates Nov. 6, 2018 Peters Township, PACarolee Ketelaar
This informative slate of candidates presents an overview of the candidates who are running for office in the mid-term election as well as a description of each office. Important dates and voting information is also included.
This is a sample presentation created during an internship with the National MS Society, Michigan Chapter. This particular presentation is tailored to those living with MS in Saginaw, MI and aims to increase knowledge of what advocacy is and how to start being an advocate.
The presentation has accompanying instructional handouts.
In this training, we will educate and prepare business leaders to be effective advocates for your issues. Here's what you will learn:
Plan an in-person meeting with policy makers
How to prepare and research for in-person meetings
Execute a successful meeting with policy makers
Post-meeting outreach
Get your message to policy makers when you can't meet in person (outside-in approach)
An overview of water policy where business advocacy can be effective
Speakers:
Melanie Smith - Executive Director of the Delaware Sustainable Business Council, CEO of Sustainable World Strategies, former member of the Delaware House of Representatives
Frank Knapp - CEO of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce, Owner of the Knapp Agency
Colton Fagundes - Policy Associate at American Sustainable Business Council
Open Primaries conducted a statewide phone survey of voters in Illinois from 11 Aug 2015- 11 Nov 2015. Our list consisted of an equal number of registered voters who are self-identified as Democrats, Republicans, and Independents. Open Primaries wanted to gauge voters’ opinion on the political environment in Illinois and provide voter education about nonpartisan reform.
This is a sample presentation created during an internship with the National MS Society, Michigan Chapter. This particular presentation is tailored to those living with MS in Saginaw, MI and aims to increase knowledge of what advocacy is and how to start being an advocate.
The presentation has accompanying instructional handouts.
In this training, we will educate and prepare business leaders to be effective advocates for your issues. Here's what you will learn:
Plan an in-person meeting with policy makers
How to prepare and research for in-person meetings
Execute a successful meeting with policy makers
Post-meeting outreach
Get your message to policy makers when you can't meet in person (outside-in approach)
An overview of water policy where business advocacy can be effective
Speakers:
Melanie Smith - Executive Director of the Delaware Sustainable Business Council, CEO of Sustainable World Strategies, former member of the Delaware House of Representatives
Frank Knapp - CEO of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce, Owner of the Knapp Agency
Colton Fagundes - Policy Associate at American Sustainable Business Council
Open Primaries conducted a statewide phone survey of voters in Illinois from 11 Aug 2015- 11 Nov 2015. Our list consisted of an equal number of registered voters who are self-identified as Democrats, Republicans, and Independents. Open Primaries wanted to gauge voters’ opinion on the political environment in Illinois and provide voter education about nonpartisan reform.
The Forbes Funds Soundings Breakfast Session on the Wage and Compensation of ...GPNP
The Forbes Funds launched its first volume of the Soundings Report – a flash report that provides timely information, measures the “pulse” of the nonprofit sector, and provides quick and efficient data points to tell the story of a particular issue. This first issue looks at the Wage and Compensation of the Nonprofit Sector. In this study, we sought to answer a few questions: 1) are nonprofits contributing to the issue of escalating poverty by providing low wages with limited benefits; 2) are nonprofit employees able to retire with the type of wages and benefits they are receiving; and 3) are nonprofits still able to provide competitive compensation packages given the escalating cost of health care. Of the human services and community development organizations surveyed in this report, we found that over 50% of their employees are paid at or below 300% of the poverty level. On the positive note, 76% of agencies provide retirement benefits and 88% provide health coverage of some sort. What does this mean for your workplace and for the nonprofit community?
EPIP/NCRP Webinar | Supersized Imbalance: Post-2014 Election, What Foundation...EPIPNational
Philanthropy cannot work in a silo or vacuum; philanthropy and the communities it serves are influenced by policy and elections. At the start of 2015, state legislatures will be in full swing with plenty of interesting policy issues on the table. For this webinar, we were joined by experts who demonstrated effective tools for understanding contemporary policy issues. We also heared from a foundation that is using data-centric tools to bolster their agenda.
Speakers:
- Christine Reeves, Senior Field Associate, National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy & Board Member, EPIP (Moderator)
- Edwin Bender, Executive Director, National Institute on Money in State Politics
- Bert Brandenberg, Executive Director, Justice at Stake
- Tara Malloy, Senior Counsel, Campaign Legal Center
- Daniel Stid, Director of the Madison Initiative, William & Flora Hewlett Foundation
This webinar, hosted by National Safe Place and facilitated by Tammy Hopper of SouthEastern Network, will cover the basics of advocating for your agency and the clients that you serve.
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Presented at the annual Health Center Board Member Training, this presentation focuses on the core principles of legislative advocacy as it relates to MPCA and CHCs in Michigan.
David Heinen, director of public policy and advocacy, N.C. Center for Nonprofits
In a March 25 webinar, David Heinen shared information about the variety of ways that a nonprofit organization can be an advocate. The webinar highlighted the types of advocacy that are permissible and impermissible for 501(c)(3) nonprofits and what an organization stands to lose if it doesn't speak up for its cause and its community.
Becca Thomas, research officer and media co-ordinator, nfpSynergy
Heather Sturgess, researcher, nfpSynergy
Visit the CharityComms website to view slides from past events, see what events we have coming up and to check out what else we do: www.charitycomms.org.uk
During this webinar, attendees will learn about:
- Grassroots advocacy
- Engaging political representatives in your city or province
- Getting your issues on the agenda
- Current health policy context in Ottawa & the provinces
Contact information for presenters:
Michael Hatch - mhatch@impactcanada.com
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Over 50 applications were submitted to the inaugural federal Social Innovation Fund and 11 agencies were awarded funding. Hear directly from the grantees of the SIF, learn about the re-granting process and find out what is required to compete at these levels. Also, hear the lessons learned from the first round and learn what is being changed for the current round of funding.
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Pittsburgh Nonprofit Summit - Health Care & Health Care Reform - Implications...GPNP
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GPNP Advocacy Training by PANO June 2011
1. Getting to Know Your Legislator -
A Collaboration between PANO & GPNP
Joe Geiger , Executive Director
Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations
777 East Park Drive, Suite 300
,
Harrisburg, PA 17111
(717)-236-8584
joe@pano.org www.pano.org
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2. Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations
Quiz
Q i
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3. Some general th
S l thoughts
ht
There is no such thing as perfect
p
public p y - Feudal times…
policy
This is not rocket science -
relationships
If you are not at the table, who is?
Sticking your head in the sand does
not mean you won’t get hurt - opinion
won t
on NPO
Grassroots lobbying is crucial
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4. Serenity Prayer
S it P
God grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change;
courage to change the things I can;
and wisdom to know the difference.
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5. We are creating more
g
competition for the same dollar
We are fighting within
g g
the nonprofit
community to
y
compete for whose
issue is the most
important – that must
p
stop!
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6. We need to be developing
collaboration within the sector
We must re-educate the public
about the value of the charitable
nonprofit community
We do more than provide
service
We must understand what we
have in common with each other
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7. Three Common Barriers to
Involvement in Public Policy
Legality – Is it legal for 501 (c )(3)
organizations to advocate and lobby?
Legitimacy – Is it legitimate and
appropriate for nonprofits to advocate
and lobby?
Effectiveness – How can nonprofits
advocate effectively?
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8. Three Execs in the countryside
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9. Getting t K
G tti to Know your Legislator
L i l t
When? How? What?
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10. Electioneering
Charities are prohibited
by law from engaging in
electioneering
Neither party has a
monopoly on brains or
ethics
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11. Penalties:
10% excise tax -
organizations
Individuals
Loss of tax
exemption
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13. Allowable political activity:
V t Registration
Voter R i t ti
Transportation to elections
p
Cannot target a p
g particular demographic to
g p
the exclusion of another
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14. Individual Political Activities:
Contributions
Volunteering
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Letters of Support
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15. Meeting ith
M ti with your l i l t
legislator
1. Nervous? You know
more about the subject
2. Advance appointment
important
3. A small delegation is OK
– and may be better
4. Discuss issue from your
legislator s
legislator’s perspective
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16. Meeting with your legislator
(continued)
5.
5 Leave fact sheet
6. Write - say thanks -- remind legislator
of agreements reached
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17. Making the k!
M ki th ask!
1. Do your research – what is the climate,
philosophy,
philosophy record of this elected
2. Approach as precisely and succinctly as
possible
3. To what extent will your request cost tax payer
dollars or save tax payer dollars
4. Put a face on it!
5. Try to make this feel like a win for the legislator
6. Offer your self as a solution or problem solver
7. Can t
7 Can’t answer a question? Don’t bluff, but offer to
Don t bluff
get answer
Role play exercise
p y
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18. How d l i l t
H do legislators make d i i
k decisions?
?
1. What are the convictions/philosophies of the legislator
2. What campaign promises were made
3.
3 Where are you in the life cycle of the issue
life-cycle
4. What are opponents of the issue feeding the legislator
5. What was the quality of your presentation of information
6. What credibility status do you have with your legislator
7. What were the marching orders in caucus
8. What issues are the negotiable and non-negotiable
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19. Telephone Advocacy
T l h Ad
1. Telephone call can be very persuasive.
Tool for both direct and indirect advocacy
2. K
2 Keep it brief and to the point
b i f d t th i t
3. Don’t always need to speak to the legislator
4. Calling legislator’s district office is as important
as calling the capitol office
office.
Depends on the individual legislator, or
relevant staffer
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20. Telephone etiquette
T l h ti tt
Never, e er e er ever
Ne er ever, ever, e er stand in front of a
receptionist that is trying to help you and
get on your cell phone iPhone Blackberry
phone, iPhone, Blackberry,
etc.!
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21. Emails d A i Al
E il and Action Alerts
Q: How many advocacy emails does Congress receive
per year?
?
500 million email sent to Congress in 2009
Increased 200% in 5 years, 300% over 10 years
Q: What percentage actually get through?
Actual numbers vary from 70% - 20%
CapwizXC higher than industry average
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22. Other
Oth ways to communicate:
t i t
Invite legislator to:
g
a. Visit your facility
b. Speak at a meeting sponsored b your group
b S k t ti d by
c. Meet with your board
d.
d Attend breakfast meeting at state capitol
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23. Charity Challenge
Ch it Ch ll
Recognize the importance of
collaboration
Set aside our differences as sub sectors
sub-sectors
– think as one sector
Support enforcing existing laws – 100’s
100 s
of cases
IRS is under-funded – voluntary support
of ethical behaviors
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24. PA Government Offices
Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Campaigns Elections & Legislation
Web: http://www.dos.state.pa.us/
Email: ra-lobbydisclosure@state.pa.us
Phone: (717) 787-5280, Fax (717)787-2854
787 5280 (717)787 2854
Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission, Legal Division
Web: http://www.ethics.state.pa.us/
Email: ra lobbydisclosure@state pa us
ra-lobbydisclosure@state.pa.us
(for technical questions)
Phone: (717) 783-1610 or Toll Free at 1(800) 932-0936
Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General
Web: http://www.attorneygeneral.gov/theoffice.aspx?id=2099
Email: lobbyingdisclosure@attorneygeneral.gov
Phone: (717) 787-3391
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25. Formal vs. Informal Inquiries
F l I f lI ii
UNOFFICIAL ANSWERS:
For Answers to questions on Forms and filings, contact the
Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Campaigns Elections
State
and Legislation (the Bureau)
at ra-lobbydisclosure@state.pa.us or (717) 787-5280.
OFFICIAL ADVISORIES:
For Official Advisories regarding compliance with the Act, contact the
Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission, Legal Division (the
Commission
Commission) at ra-lobbydisclosure@state.pa.us, (717) 783-1610 or
Toll Free at 1(800) 932-0936 or go to
http://www.ethics.state.pa.us/ethics/cwp/view.asp?a=3&Q=81588
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26. For more information
Contact PANO via email at Joe@pano.org or
www.pano.org or phone at (717) 236-8584
PANO leads Pennsylvania’s Community Benefit Sector
to achieve its fullest p
f potential!
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