Advocate

Advocacy Planning:

• 2013 Advocates in Action Calendar — The roadmap for guiding local advocacy efforts in 2013. It lists both leadership and grassroots tactics for each month. Tactics denoted as most closely aligned with the goals of the Associaiton's Strategic Plan should be included in the strategic plan of every market.
• Elected Officials at Events — American Diabetes Association policy and tips for including elected officials at Association events.

Advocacy Players:

• Local Association staff should be included in any discussion of implementing advocacy at Association events.
• The following two documents are templates to be used by the local Community Leadership Board, as tools to outline the role and responsibilities of the local Advocacy Chair, and local Advocacy Committee. All Community Leadership Boards should identify a member of the board to serve as Advocacy Chair. Many communities also have an Advocacy Committee in place. Both documents provide a general outline for these roles, but should be modified to meet local needs.
  • Advocacy Chair Description
  • Local Advocacy Committee Description
• State Advocacy Directors - These regional staff are key consultants for all local advocacy efforts; this map shows their designated states and contact information

Advocacy Presentations:

• 2013 Government Affairs and Advocacy Update: Presentation Kit
  Listed below are links to key files for use by Advocacy Chairs in providing an update to your Community Leadership Boards(CLB).
  • PowerPoint Slide Presentation (for projecting at CLB meeting)
  • PDF of Slides and Script Notes (for use by Advocacy Chair or other presenter)
  • PDF of the CLB Presentation Slides Only (no script) - may be printed for CLB members, especially if a projected slide show is not feasible
  • PDF Tips Sheet for PowerPoint Files
  • The following files should be printed and distributed to each CLB member:
    • 2012 Advocacy Accomplishments Highlights document (print for CLB members)
    • 2013 Legislative Priorities
    • 2013 Advocates in Action Calendar
• 2012 Community Presentation
  • PowerPoint Slide Presentation — Created for use by local volunteers and staff in outreach to community clubs and organizations to let them know how the association delivers mission through advocacy.
  • Accompanying Script for Slide Presentation — A PDF file that shows both the slide image and script text for each slide of the above listed PowerPoint presentation.