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Steps To Building Strong Relationships With Your Legislators

Steps To Building Strong Relationships With Your Legislators. By Celeste Avy and Beth Chase. God & Governance. 3 Governing Structures Family Church Government. Why Engage with Legislators. NARAL/PP Are Promoting Pro-Abortion Agenda.

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Steps To Building Strong Relationships With Your Legislators

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  1. Steps To Building Strong Relationships With Your Legislators By Celeste Avy and Beth Chase

  2. God & Governance 3 Governing Structures • Family • Church • Government

  3. Why Engage with Legislators NARAL/PP Are Promoting Pro-Abortion Agenda “Provides Tool-Kits to affect local government policies.”

  4. NARAL/Planned Parenthood Determined to Undermine Pregnancy Centers “A thought out social agenda to shut down Pregnancy Centers.”

  5. State Boards & Commissions Implement Laws & Develop Policy

  6. WASHINGTON PRO-CHOICE Washington State Abortion Doctor discusses how deceptive Pregnancy Crisis Centers at the I-Heart Pro-Choice Conference

  7. Legislative Fact Sheet • NARAL/Planned Parenthood are getting to the legislators before we do • They have their own paid lobbyist & they have a plan to discredit Pregnancy Centers

  8. HEARING 2011

  9. Legislators Have A Variety of Personal Belief Systems

  10. Whoever Gets There First… • Beliefs are actual set of precepts one lives by • Goal is not to change their belief system but to gently poke holes in it • Get them to think differently about you

  11. 3 Things About Legislators View meetings as liability or asset May owe political favors Are overloaded

  12. Are You Ready for The Battle? • In Your Marketing • In Your Fundraising • In Your Internal Ops Policy-makers have the power…It does not matter what you think or what is fair or what is right… they make the laws.

  13. Before Connecting With Legislators • Three things all are interested in • HIPAA compliant • Release of medical records • Who are you accountable to • Risk Management Check list

  14. Know Who You Are • Who are you & who are you not • What is your business model? • Evangelical Based or Faith Based • Be able to show/explain the good you do for the community and women

  15. Information Sheet for WA State Legislators

  16. How Should You Prepare? PRAY HAVE A TEACHABLE SPIRIT KNOW YOUR MESSAGE

  17. DO NOT ASSUME YOU KNOW DO NOT BE DEFENSIVE WAIT FOR GOD TO WORK

  18. Research & Connect DO YOUR RESEARCH FIND CONNECTION • Find out what matters to the legislator • What motivates them • Go to their Web page – learn all you can • Listen with your whole • body (turn off phone) • Find little things that • build trust & common • ground

  19. Common Ground FAIRNESS BUDGET SHORTFALL • When a bill is challenged • in court it costs the • state money in legal fees • Safety Net for infants & • children… the most • vulnerable • A bill should apply equally • A bill should not be punitive but fair

  20. Know the Subject • Understand the bill & be • able to answer questions • Understand the handouts • Choose 2 to 3 points you • want to emphasis

  21. ANSWERING THE FALSE CLAIMS FALSE ADVERTISING WOMEN ARE DECEIVED • FACT: • We have a different scope service and are not in the same business as Planned Parenthood • We advertising accordingly • FACT: • Women come to us looking for an alternative pregnancy service. • If women do not like us they can leave… it’s the American Way

  22. Comparison Chart of Scope of Services

  23. Let your legislator know what you do & your policy of honesty/transparency in marketing • Bring copy of your advertising / front page of your web-site • Bring copy of your intake form

  24. Medically Accurate Information FREEDOM OF SPEECH DUAL SCIENCE • Fred Hutchinson Cancer Hospital makes a connection • Other studies do not make the connection • Bill of Rights • Freedom of Religion

  25. COMMUNITY DRIVEN PREGNANCY CENTERS • Locally supported • Free Community Resource • Critical part of the safety net for infants & mothers • Medical services are under the direct supervision of a state licensed physician • Answer to a local Board of Directors

  26. If Do Not Know Answer Be Honest • Let them know you will get back to them with the answer • If you say you are going to do something make sure you do it

  27. 3 Key Messages #1 Women are not deceived, they come to pregnancy centers because they are looking for an alternative pregnancy service

  28. It’s Fair. It’s Reasonable. #2 • Women have the right to an alternative pregnancy service & deserve choice of services

  29. It’s Fair. It’s Reasonable. #3 Women are smart and resourceful. They know where they can get an abortion

  30. Remember Have a game plan but be willing to throw it out if needed -- value their time Be on time & dress professionally

  31. Do Not Argue, Find Common Ground

  32. Thank Legislator

  33. We are committed to providing Alternative Pregnancy Services IT’S FAIR. IT’S REASONABLE. www.itsfairitsreasonable.com

  34. THANK YOU – Contact Information Beth Chase beth@chaseadvancement.com Chaseadvancement.com/services/freedownloads Celeste Avy avy.celeste@yahoo.com

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