Association Advocacy Chick

JANUARY 11, 2011

From an advocacy perspective, this is an excellent resource for government relations professionals. I’m so fortunate to have Maddie here to discuss the book and how the open community model applies to government relations. AAC : Open Community is a great resource for government relations professionals.

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Association Advocacy Chick

AUGUST 11, 2011

Outside of Ignite, my two favs were the Build and Coordinate Government Relations Advocacy and the Tips and Tricks from Association Mobile Warriors sessions. Both were packed and generated great conversation which leads me to… Not so great – the continued lack of Government Relations sessions.

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Association Advocacy Chick

JUNE 3, 2014

What can the association government relations community learn from these examples? For lobbying firms with traditional corporate structures, hierarchies and big corner offices, these examples are somewhat radical. However, they speak to a new reality: Lobbying is changing. Don’t be afraid to try new things.

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Association Advocacy Chick

MARCH 2, 2011

My career in association government relations spans 16 years with 11 of those representing individual members. how much would it cost the government to implement, how many people would be affected, etc…). When I reply “no”, it’s usually followed up with “Why?”

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Association Advocacy Chick

APRIL 29, 2014

Our public policy internship program is a paid internship for two psychology graduate students to work in our Public Interest Government Relations office in DC. I’ve worked for my current employer for over four years now and there’s been one constant throughout that time: our interns.

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Association Advocacy Chick

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Reed led the federal government relations office during my first six years at the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA). He made sure my dues to ASAE and the Washington Government Relations Group were included in his budget. – Benjamin Disraeli. The quote above is the perfect description of Reed Franklin.

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Association Advocacy Chick

AUGUST 13, 2015

As a result, I made a ton of new friends, took my association government relations career to new heights, and found that person that everyone else saw but me. I started Association Advocacy Chick five years ago after ASAE in Los Angeles. I was in a place in my life where I wanted my voice heard and saw blogging as an opportunity to do that.

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Association Advocacy Chick

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

This is why innovation is necessary for association government relations. Political action committees are prohibited for many cases. What does that mean for the in-house lobbyist who needs to convince a few key people to support their legislation? We have a great opportunity to cut through the clutter and have our voices heard.

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Association Advocacy Chick

JANUARY 21, 2014

Most recently, it has come in the form of giving advice to younger professionals looking to start or develop a career in government relations. I value the opportunity to give back and pay it forward. Within the last three weeks, I’ve received no less than four different requests to discuss my career and offer any tips on starting out.

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Association Advocacy Chick

JANUARY 18, 2013

I have this running fear/joke that I will be found out as a fraud as far as Government Relations is concerned. We all grow up wanting to fit in and be popular, but the reality is we don’t need to fit this ideal mold that only exists our heads.

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Association Advocacy Chick

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

When I was accepted into DELP in 2008, I was Director of Political Advocacy for the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, had worked in the association community for 13 years and earned my MA in Government from Johns Hopkins University in 2002. I don’t think anyone would’ve considered me an entry-level staffer.

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Association Advocacy Chick

MARCH 27, 2011

If you’ve read this blog for any length of time, you know that I do government relations for an association, have my CAE, and a DELP scholar. However, I think it’s time to open up about the other aspects of this association advocacy chick. So here are some fun facts about yours truly. I’m a middle child.

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Association Advocacy Chick

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

One of my points highlighted a lack of government relations programming. One of my first AAC blog posts discussed the ASAE’s 2010 annual meeting and what I learned from it. Knowing that more than a few of my GR colleagues attend annual as well as association executives prepping for the CAE exam, I felt that we were being shortchanged.

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Association Advocacy Chick

JULY 22, 2011

This is a much riskier proposition than my proposal which called for a three-person panel talking about government relations. . For those of you unfamiliar with the concept, presenters have 5 minutes and 20 slides (auto advanced every 15 seconds) to make their point. I’m a firm believer that things happen for a reason.

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Association Advocacy Chick

JANUARY 31, 2011

how many people it would affect, the cost to government to implement, etc…). A good lobbyist is a “behind the scenes” person. My job is to talk to congressional staff about the technical aspects of a bill (i.e. However, I’m only setting the stage for our association members to come in and give the bill a human touch.

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Association Advocacy Chick

JANUARY 23, 2012

how much the bill will cost the government, how many people would be affected, who supports it…). No association lobbyist in good conscience can claim that any legislative success was based solely on their work. I can go to the Hill and talk about the technical aspects of the bill (i.e.

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Association Advocacy Chick

OCTOBER 10, 2012

The segment, entitled Behind the closed doors of Washington lobbyists was to give viewers a fly on the wall account of the lobbying industry, considered the third largest in DC after the federal government and tourism. Now, are there shady lobbyists?

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Association Advocacy Chick

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

And yet, many association government relations offices are promoting their work on Capitol Hill or in the State legislatures with a 4-page double-sided hard copy biannual newsletter that, quite honestly, very few people read. Taking an informal poll during ASAE10, I was hard pressed to find many attendees without some type of smartphone.

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Association Advocacy Chick

OCTOBER 31, 2012

Who’s featured in your government relations communications? Direct them to the Facebook pages or Twitter handles of Members of Congress who are champions for your issues. Consider having a blog to report on your legislative activities. Let them be visible. Who serves on your GR committee?

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Association Advocacy Chick

JUNE 16, 2011

I started my career as an assistant to the Government Relations Director of a small association. My job was doing his grunt work: filing, faxing, sorting mail, and answering phones. I even made coffee. What I didn’t do was anything related to advocacy. No lobbying visits, no advocacy training, no coalition meetings.

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Association Advocacy Chick

APRIL 17, 2012

112th Congress Member Directory: Produced by the Government Printing Office (GPO), this app is a basic listing of every member of Congress by state, chamber (House or Senate) and political party. In the process, I’ve discovered some apps and other items that every iPad-toting lobbyist should have in their arsenal.

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Association Advocacy Chick

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

After 10+ years of doing government relations for associations, there’s still confusion over what exactly I do on a daily basis whether I’m talking to my friends or my coworkers. It’s best to start off with what I don’t do.

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Association Advocacy Chick

AUGUST 26, 2010

Dear ASAE, you may be shocked to learn that association lobbyists and other government relations professionals attend the annual meeting. However, I look forward to connecting with them and others I follow on Twitter (@sjreeves) as we continue this postmortem. There’s a need for more programming on advocacy.

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Association Advocacy Chick

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

CG: After attending some briefings and information sessions about how social media can be used to enhance your advocacy efforts we decided this was an opportunity we should pursue.

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Association Advocacy Chick

MAY 11, 2011

Even within the Washington Government Relations Group, an organization of African-American government relations professionals, association lobbyists make up a small percentage of the membership. Why are there so few people of color within association government relations? So what’s going on here?

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Association Advocacy Chick

JANUARY 4, 2013

Welcome to 2013 where we just witnessed the 113th Congress being sworn in. There’s a lot to celebrate. There are 95 bright-eyed and bushy-tailed freshmen ready to change the world for the better. For the first time ever, we’ll have 20 women serving in the Senate. The House of Representatives is the most diverse we seen in a long time.

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