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Grassroots Government Activities Committee (GGAC) March 15, 2013. of Advocacy. What We’ll Cover. “Lobbying” v. “Advocacy” Staying Out of Trouble Email Signatures Moving an Issue Forward Identifying “Players” & Coalition Partners. “Lobbying” v. “Advocacy”. In the simplest terms….

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  1. Grassroots GovernmentActivities Committee (GGAC) March 15, 2013 of Advocacy

  2. What We’ll Cover • “Lobbying” v. “Advocacy” • Staying Out of Trouble • Email Signatures • Moving an Issue Forward • Identifying “Players” & Coalition Partners

  3. “Lobbying” v. “Advocacy” In the simplest terms…

  4. “Lobbying” v. “Advocacy” Lobbying

  5. “Lobbying” v. “Advocacy” Advocacy

  6. “Lobbying” v. “Advocacy” Laws and regulations vary state to state, jurisdiction to jurisdiction, country to country, so consult the law no matter what

  7. Staying Out of Trouble It is your responsibility to know what can and can’t be done (see the governing documents) – and to convey the same to your chapter chairs

  8. Staying Out of Trouble • ROB Section 2.433 • MCO Section 2.6 • GGAC MOP • GGAC Resource Manual • GGAC Public Policy Priorities

  9. Staying Out of Trouble • Clearinghouse • Technical resource • Appointment (not election) of members to governmental bodies

  10. Staying Out of Trouble • No conflicts with official ASHRAE policy, documents, standards, MOUs, etc. • Don’t jeopardize nonprofit (e.g., 501(c)(3)) status

  11. Email Signatures • Signature blocks specific to ASHRAE – region, chapter, section • Separate blocks for ASHRAE and corporate emails • No non-ASHRAE designations (save PE) in ASHRAE signatures

  12. Email Signatures Jeff Gatlin, PE Director and Regional Chair, ASHRAE Region VII In Care Of: Thompson Engineers, Inc. Etc., Etc. Jeff Gatlin, PE, LEED AP, CxA Vice President and Co-Owner Thompson Engineers, Inc. Etc., Etc.

  13. Moving an Issue Forward • Refer to resources • Policy priorities list • RVCs • Other chapters • Staff liaison • Website • Under construction

  14. Moving an Issue Forward Identify a chapter “lead” – it may or may not be the chair – to develop a plan of action and communicate it to the RVC

  15. Moving an Issue Forward • An RVC may make connections between chapters vis-à-vis regional trends • The staff liaison can assist the RVC regarding trends from a Society-wide perspective

  16. Identifying “Players” • Engineering licensure board • Energy efficiency/codes staff in the state energy office • Any engineers in the legislature • Chairs of key committees

  17. Identifying Coalition Partners Be judicious and strategic when deciding who to partner with • ICC • USGBC

  18. QUESTIONS?

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