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Advocacy in Public Policy Making

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. Public Policy Change. Elected Officials Implementers of Public Policy Lobbyists

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Advocacy in Public Policy Making

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  1. 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 Voices Leadership Training Michigan's Children

  2. Public Policy Change • Elected Officials • Implementers of Public Policy • Lobbyists • Advocacy=Constituency Voice • Turning Concerns into Action • Using Influence for Change Voices Leadership Training Michigan's Children

  3. 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 Voices Leadership Training Michigan's Children

  4. 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 Voices Leadership Training Michigan's Children

  5. Michigan’s Children • Works Directly With Policy Makers • Guided by Legislative Priorities • Individually and in Partnership • Provides Tools for Other Advocates • Information • Training • Opportunity Voices Leadership Training Michigan's Children

  6. Structure of MC Advocacy • 501 (c) 3 Organization • Governed by Board of Directors • Part of National Network • Funded Privately • Foundations • Corporations • Individuals Voices Leadership Training Michigan's Children

  7. 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 Voices Leadership Training Michigan's Children

  8. Ways to Lobby • In House • Staff register as lobbyists • Hire It Out • Multi-client lobbying firms Voices Leadership Training Michigan's Children

  9. 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 Voices Leadership Training Michigan's Children

  10. Advocating for What? • Seriousness of the Need • Relevance to Mission and Goals • Resource Capacity for Action • Potential for Making Change • Potential for Joint Action Voices Leadership Training Michigan's Children

  11. How Do You Move An Issue • Who can make the change • What influences them • Who Do We Know • Who Do We Need Voices Leadership Training Michigan's Children

  12. What Influences You? Voices Leadership Training Michigan's Children

  13. What Influences Decision Makers • Friends • Title or position • Information • Numbers • Constituents • Money Voices Leadership Training Michigan's Children

  14. “When you need a friend, it’s too late to make one.” Mark Twain Voices Leadership Training Michigan's Children

  15. Who Do We Need? • Relationships • Information Partners • Researchers, Evaluators • Titled Partners • Experts, Professionals • Constituent Partners • Based on Geography and Experience Voices Leadership Training Michigan's Children

  16. 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 Voices Leadership Training Michigan's Children

  17. Cat Frame Sneezing Affection Fur Cat Shedding Cat Food Costliness Kitty Litter Cleanliness Vets Scan Voices Leadership Training Michigan's Children

  18. Why Do Frames Matter? When the facts don’t fit the frame, it is the FACTS that are rejected, not the frame. Voices Leadership Training Michigan's Children

  19. Successful Advocacy Titled Partners Information Partners Constituent Partners Advocacy Strategy Effective Policy Maker Communication Voices Leadership Training Michigan's Children

  20. 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 Voices Leadership Training Michigan's Children

  21. 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 Voices Leadership Training Michigan's Children

  22. 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? Voices Leadership Training Michigan's Children

  23. Michele Corey Michigan’s Children 428 W. Lenawee Lansing, MI 48933 517/485-3500; 800/330-8674 FAX: 517/485-3650 corey.michele@michiganschildren.org www.michiganschildren.org Voices Leadership Training Michigan's Children

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