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A pooling of resources and talents to advance rural policy

A pooling of resources and talents to advance rural policy. The opportunity to join forces was presented. Funding from the Rural Supporting Organization made a collaboration possible and the Informing our rural communities about the Affordable Care Act project was born….

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A pooling of resources and talents to advance rural policy

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  1. A pooling of resources and talents to advance rural policy

  2. The opportunity to join forces was presented Funding from the Rural Supporting Organization made a collaboration possible and the Informing our rural communities about the Affordable Care Act project was born…

  3. We asked the question: What do we have to work with? The answer was…

  4. a community radio station… (streaming online, 24/7, at wmmt.org!)

  5. A completed brochure explaining, in simple terms, certain provisions of the Affordable Care Act http://southwestruralpolicynetwork.com/about-us/policy-areas/health/affordable-care-act/

  6. Mailing lists of other public radio stations Mailing lists of commercial radio stations Lots of talent andskill

  7. A network of networks to assist with distribution of the PSA’s

  8. Then we asked: How do we pull this together? The answer was…

  9. Reliance upon the skills and talents within the collaborationandEfficient Project Management to assure the project evolves smoothly

  10. Skillful script writingGreat fact-checkingCreative production WMMT’s Sylvia Ryerson, voice talent for 6 of the PSAs

  11. Cross-country production… Spanish Voiceovers were recorded in Taos, New Mexico and sent to WMMT in Whitesburg, Kentucky for post-production

  12. Lessons LearnedThe team involved learned as we went forward…Be ready to create an inventory of your assets and resources ~ all of themThink creatively about how partners can combine assets and resources

  13. Know that involving more than one organization will increase the time needed to complete the projectandDifferent work styles and organizational resources need to be considered in moving the project forward

  14. If you are working on a project with an ever-changing policy landscape, such as the ACA, Fact Checkingwill be a challenge !

  15. Where are we now? • CDs with 12 PSAs in English and Spanish • A website with the PSA audio and text and a links to a range of other information • A developing network of people helping with distribution

  16. We need your help getting the PSAs aired across the countryVisit www.acaexplained.orgfor additional information Or fill out the card in your packet and we will mail you a copy of the CD

  17. Project participantsCentral Appalachia Regional Network, (CARN)Southwest Rural Policy Network, (SWRPN)National Alliance for Rural Policy, (NARP)Members of the Rural People, Rural Policy Family of Networks

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