Developing a Nonprofit Advocacy Agenda
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January 24, 2014
Toward a Common AgendaLaurel O’Sullivan, The Advocacy Collaborative, LLCThe Alliance for Human Services, Quarterly Meeting
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Slide Title October 23, 2013
We agreed to advocate now what?
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Where Do We Want to Go?
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Frehs specturm
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There’s a lot we can do,
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Advocacy
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Bill/referendum/
ballot measure
Elected
official/executive office/staff
Opinion
Ask (Grassroots)
We need to know when we are lobbying
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Electioneering
Partisan Activities
Here’s 2 things we cannot do!
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Insubstantial Part
Test – Vague
501h- preferred
!
We need to track our time spent lobbying
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Let’s review what the Committee has discussed
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We will educate policymakers on implications of Funding Gap
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Proportionate decrease in funding
Increasing rates of poverty among Latinos and children
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We will educate policymakers on service/needs gap
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We will support the temp income tax increase
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We need to be sure we are prepared
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The Board has a critical leadership role to play
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We need to make sure we have the right systems in place
• Policies and Systems:• Governance• Committee structures
• Position statement – process• Guiding Principles
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Leadership
Adapative Capacity
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The “How” of advocacy: pre- planning
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“Who” before “What”
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People and groups that will benefit from a proposed law
People and groups that will benefit form your organization’s
success
People and groups that influence
opinion and make decisions
We need to know who our stakeholders are
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We need to set the right goals that align with our mission, vision and values
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continually improving the quality of human services available in Lake County, Illinois
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To ensure the quality of life for people in our communities, The
Alliance will take a leadership role to:
Promote collaboration
Enable the delivery of innovative sustainable programs and accessible services
Advocate for the human service sector
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What’s our vision?
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Access to Health CareImmigration Reform
State Budget – more funding Alleviating income in equality
Prompt Payment
Building capacity of our members
Coordination of client services
Leadership
ServiceValue for our members
Innovation
Increasing membership
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We need to set the right goals that align with our mission, vision and values
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We need to leverage our strengths and identify targets
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Why - advocacy?
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Slide Title October
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The landscape is changing
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Federal
Federal government shut down, diviseness over funding ACA and debt ceiling extension
State
Medicaidization of the budget, deficit, chronic budget shortfalls
Local
Vast inequalities, service gaps, growing immigrant population, static funding
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It’s a strategy for impact
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Direct Service•Greater on the ground impact•Grassroots support•Channels for implementing ideas
Policy Advocacy•Greater impact through legislation•Increased credibility and influence•Government funding
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Where Do We Want to Go?
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Frehs specturm
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