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Empowering Advisory Board Members: building partnerships and Communicating with policymakers

Empowering Advisory Board Members: building partnerships and Communicating with policymakers. The Changing Political Environment. Understand the changes Determine how to build support Interpret and communicate accomplishments. Principles Guiding the Strategy. Multi-levels/multi-audiences

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Empowering Advisory Board Members: building partnerships and Communicating with policymakers

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  1. Empowering Advisory Board Members:building partnerships and Communicating with policymakers

  2. The Changing Political Environment • Understand the changes • Determine how to build support • Interpret and communicate accomplishments

  3. Principles Guiding the Strategy • Multi-levels/multi-audiences • Investment in the effort(s) • Leadership roles and responsibilities • Real life examples and personal experiences

  4. Meeting with a Public Policymaker • Know the protocol • Be organized • Be specific • Be courteous • Appropriate follow up

  5. The Message • Education—programs based on knowledge/research of university • Access—the door to the university • Relevance—helps people improve lives • Linkages—partnership and network • Value—an excellent investment!

  6. Steps to Communication and Building Partnerships with Policymakers Preliminary correspondence/actions Communication guidelines Know your policymakers Developing an action plan Follow through with assignments and timeline

  7. Summary • Building partnerships with public policymakers involves communication strategies within the organizational structure. • Developing and implementing a plan with multi-strategies/multi levels should be exercised on a continuum. • Stronger partnerships with policymakers will result in increased understanding, communication and support for Extension.

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