APWA Board of Directors Public Works Advocates Meeting
APWA Board of Directors – Public Works Advocates
Meeting with Representatives
Why Advocate? • • Who Else? Limited Resources—BE A RESOURCE Lawmakers have limited exposure You & Your Community Increases Your Professional Value It is Easy, and more fun than you think It is About Relationships
Your Role • • Elected Leaders of APWA Elevate the APWA brand Show APWA work affects them Identify Partners – Elected and Appointed Officials – Media – Colleagues – Like Minded Groups – Public
Outreach 101—Who do I Call? • Not sure? Contact APWA Government Affairs! • Washington, DC office or District office? • Key Positions—District office – State/District Director – Constituent Services Director/Representative – Email and Call • Key positions—DC office – Chief of Staff – Legislative Director – Scheduler (may handle both offices) – Legislative Assistant/Correspondent – Email and Call • www. house. gov • www. senate. gov
Ideas • • • Consistently invite Elected Officials to local events Create a fact sheet about your community Reach out to Public Officials/Community Leaders Create a Contact Sheet/Email List “Tell Your Story” Establish PW event(s) –Not only during NPWW – PW education fair – Open houses – Community events—parades, fairs, school groups
“Days with Public Works” • • • Invite Legislators & Media Follow & film PW employees on the job “I am Public Works”—Social Media Share the “real world experience” Community Resource/Education “Hill” Day
APWA Advocacy Resources • • • Staff Government Affairs Committee (GAC) APWA Advocates Council of Chapters—Advocacy Task Force www. apwa. net Washington Report @APWAGov. Affairs The Reporter—Washington Insight and GAC Insight Info. Now Communities ‘Tell Your Story’
APWA Washington, D. C. Office Andrea Eales, Director of Government Affairs Sean Garcia, Government Affairs Manager Marty Williams, Government Affairs Manager Emily Dowsett, Government Affairs Media Manager • Nahid Paiman, Associate • Anne Jackson, Director of Sustainability & CPWA Advocacy • •
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