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Communicating ASLA’s Policy Agenda
An Advocacy Webinar from the ASLA Washington Office
Topics
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
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?
The good news:– Your flying to DC demonstrates
your commitment– You will have the opportunity to
meet with more members and staff
The not-so-good news:– 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?
We are working with ASLA to get meetings scheduled for all participants.
– 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?
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…
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
What do you want? Who are you talking
to? How should you ask?
What Do You Want?
You must “Make the Ask”
Two kinds of asks– Policy– Relationship Building
Policy Asks (Examples)
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
Site visit Statement in
Congressional Record Local (District or State)
meeting Newsletter Article Website statement /
photos
Who are you talking to?
Who do they care about? Why are you relevant?
What does the elected official care about?
Legislation introduced Committee assignments
How can you “frame the message?”
A Legislator Profile form might help!
How Should You Ask? Developing your Message
Be SpecificBe Personal (and Positive!)Be InformativeBe 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
What three things will you do next to be prepared? (Let’s go to the poll!)
Wrap Up and Q&A
