AARG Meeting November 7, 2011

1. AARG Meeting November 7, 2011

2. Agenda • Welcome • State and City Budget Updates • Non-Profit Platform • HSC Policy Strategy • Who Cares? I Do. Campaign Highlights • AARG vs. Lead Advocates • Communications/Traditional Media presence • Social Media • Data Collection/Research Reports • Revenue agenda/99 New York • Occupy Wall Street • Statewide Human Services Campaign • What is your advocacy strategy for the coming year? • How can we help you? • Q & A • Closing

3. Advocacy Goals FY 2012 Nonprofit Platform • Push a regulatory relief / process streamlining agenda for the human services sector • Highlight the Nickel & Diming of human service sector • Counter negative rhetoric around key nonprofit issues such as Exec compensation and member items • Show the nonprofit human services sector as an “economic engine” • Raise the need for COLAs Who Cares? I Do. • Fight against additional cuts and for restorations to human services • Raise profile of “human services” within the public and government arenas • Support Revenue / Alternative Savings Options – NEW • Demonstrate inequities related to wealth, race, gender, etc. - NEW

4. State Budget Update • DOB call letters ask for additional 2.5% cut for FY12-13 • The current anticipated deficit for FY12-13 is $2.4 billion, however, the mid-year budget update is past due and expected to be worse. • Annual budget hearings, in which selected State agencies speak about their upcoming budgets or their capital construction needs, have also been postponed without new dates. • The SenateCommittees on Social Services and Children and Families will be holding a forum on current and future issues and concerns of human services administrators, advocates and clients. DATE/LOCATION:  November 29th, from 10:00-2:00, Senate Hearing Room, 250 Broadway, 19th Floor

5. City Budget Update • PEG letters sent in October • NY City projected budget gap = $4.6 billion • 2% PEG this year • 6% PEG next year • Mapping Cuts

6. Non-Profit Platform • HHS Accelerator • Late payments/registration • Lobby Laws/Campaign Finance • Nickel and Diming • Business Solutions Workgroup

7. Who Cares? I Do. Campaign HSC created the Who Cares? I Do. Campaign to make government accountable to the needs of all New Yorkers by honoring the commitments made to our communities.

8. Who Cares? I Do. Campaign Highlights • February 14, 2011 Launch • Vast support & attention • 10,000 signed petition • 50 media hits • 700 facebook / 700 twitter • 4,000 hits on weekly blog • 48,000 website hits (from over 18,000 different people)

9. Who Cares? I Do.Advocacy Plan Key Components • Lead Advocates • Pro-Media Communications • Online Presence - website / social media / blogs • Research / Data Collection / Budget Analysis • Events – press conf, rallies, forums • Actions – call in days, valentines activity, etc • Direct Lobbying / Relationship Building

10. HSC Advocacy Workgroups • Advocacy Action Response Group (AARG) • Lead Advocates

11. What is the AARG? • HSC members • Direct budget/policy advocacy • Enhance HSC advocacy efforts • Not required to engage

12. Lead Advocates • 20 select HSC members direct service providers • Support goals of Who Cares? I Do. campaign • Required action in events and activities

13. Media Presence

14. Advocacy Coordination • Communications management • Calendar of advocacy events • Dates of budget activities • HSC report releases

15. Social Media • Website: www.WhoCares-IDo.org • Blog: www.whocaresido.wordpress.com • Twitter: @WhoCares_Ido • Facebook: Who Cares? I Do.

16. Data Collection and Research

17. Top rate on investment income 1987 PIT Cuts 2009 Increase Top rate on earned income 1995 PIT cuts 2003 Increase

18. WE’RE # 1 !!

20. Will Millionaires Leave NY? I can only tell you, among my friends, I’ve never heard one person say ‘I’m going to move out of the city because of taxes.’ Not one. Not in all the years I’ve lived here. You know, they can complain, ‘Oh, got my tax bill, it’s heavy.’ But they’ve not ever thought that. My friends all want to live here and understand the value.” —Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Nov. 13, 2008, Associated Press There are fewer millionaires overall: NY lost 9.4 % of its millionaires between 2007 and 2009…BUT, the U.S. saw a 13.9% loss in the # of millionaires during that time and 43 states lost more of their net-worth of millionaires than NY. Businesses get more out of NY: NY has the highest productivity per worker, among the 10 largest states in the U.S. and profit per worker in is also higher than all other large states except California.

21. Our New York Story • New York was builtby the creativity, intelligence and perseverance of its people. Whether we are newcomers or our families have been here for centuries, this is our state, our home. • Generations before us invested in public systems – the schools, roads, and human services that created pathways to prosperity. • A bright future for New York requires that we protect those investments, expand opportunities and make sure that better, richer, fuller lives are within reach for everyone. • But now we’re going in the wrong direction. Reckless gambling by Wall Street banks crashed our economy, causing ripple effects that devastated our state budget. In response, our elected leaders are choosing cuts to schools, services and jobs instead of protecting the public foundations of our state. As a result the rich may be thriving but our families and communities are falling further behind. • It’s time to get it right and put our people first. We have the resources we need to create good jobs, invest in our communities, and rebuild a New York we can be proud to pass on to future generations.

22. Statewide Human Services Group Goals: • Data and information sharing/coordination • Media messaging for human services • Support a revenue agenda & develop and carry out advocacy strategy • Coordinate with revenue/budget coalitions

23. What is your Plan?

24. How Can We Help You?

25. Questions

26. Thank You