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Business Council of Alabama (5,000) + Chamber of Commerce Association of Alabama (120=60,000)

Business Council of Alabama (5,000) + Chamber of Commerce Association of Alabama (120=60,000) Alabama School Readiness Alliance (GR, FND, A,E) Alabama Partnership for Children (P/P, 9, R/D). Planning Started EARLY. About six years ago

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Business Council of Alabama (5,000) + Chamber of Commerce Association of Alabama (120=60,000)

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  1. Business Council of Alabama (5,000) + Chamber of Commerce Association of Alabama (120=60,000) Alabama School Readiness Alliance (GR, FND, A,E) Alabama Partnership for Children (P/P, 9, R/D)

  2. Planning Started EARLY • About six years ago • Inclusive – nonprofit, service providers, early childhood experts. . .and business partners • Smart division of labor: early childhood national experts advocates state leaders business partners foundations/funders

  3. Early Childhood Partners • Used their body of work for Summit content • Nominated business leaders for invitations • Previewed and submitted materials, content, and potential speakers • Provided oversight – kept us focused on Alabama priorities • Attended IF they brought a business partner • Included “best practices” Alabama examples

  4. National Experts • Very little content is original • Pew/PAES provided connections to burgeoning volume of fantastic materials • Contacted national leaders for input, looked at previous summits, borrowed from everyone • Sought out the most concise “briefs” from an intentional mix of diverse sources • Purchased some materials, permission for others, targeted diverse mixture of content

  5. Advocates and Foundations/Funders • Were included from the start • Asked them to spread the word • Used advocacy materials for consistent messaging • Sought their input on key leaders to engage, speakers, facilitators, and funding • Foundations represented by ASRA and APC, summit partners

  6. State Leaders • From public and private sectors • Elected and appointed officials (Governor’s Office, Agency Heads) • Universities – Early Childhood AND Economics • United Way, Manufacture Alabama, AAP, Leadership Alabama, A+ Education Foundation • Business leaders with track record of support for early childhood initiatives

  7. Business Partners • They did what they do well – connect with the business community • Planning – taught us much • Site, facility, agenda/activities, food • Summit leaders – speakers, session leaders • Final review of content, materials • Required us to have plan of action for follow-up in place BEFORE the event

  8. Strategic and Focused • Set-up – Telluride Principles beforehand • Op/eds from all partners, e-blasts, newsletters • Planned within the existing framework from business and early childhood perspectives • Knew our purpose – more education and awareness, kept the focus on INVESTMENT • Start to Finish vision with specific actions • Structured for impact – mix of agenda/materials, tabs, visuals, classrooms/full group, science (research) and feelings

  9. Gail B. Piggott, Executive Director Alabama Partnership for Children 1401 I-85 Parkway, Suite A Montgomery, Alabama 36106 1-866-711-4025 (for zero to five) gpiggott@smartstartalabama.org www.SmartStartAlabama.org

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