Becoming a Better Advocate for Local Approaches to Regional Development

2013 NADO Annual Training ConferenceAugust 27, 2013

NADO’sMISSION

To strengthen local governments, communities, and economies through the regional strategies, partnerships, and solutions of the nation’s regional development organizations.

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• Getting Involved in Advocacy-Why Does it Matter?

• What NADO Members Bring to the Table

• Tools for Relationship Building• How NADO Can Help• Working Together• Communicating with Congress• Getting Involved at the State and

Local Level• 2014 Washington Policy

Conference

Presentation

OVERVIEW

Advocacy:

Why does it

matter?

• Lasting Impacts of Federal Policies and Spending Decisions

• Devolution of Authority to the State and Local Level

What NADO

Members

Provide

• Expertise

• Network of Intergovernmental Partnerships

• A Practitioner’s Perspective

Tools for Relations

hip Building

• Project Tours and Site Visits

• Identifying Local Connections

How NADO Can

Help

New Project: Legislative Geospatial Mapping Initiative

• Allows NADO Members to votes by their member of Congress on key issues, Congressional staff members, and contact information

• Displays NADO Members overlaid with Congressional District(s)

NADO Legislative Geospatial Mapping Initiative

How NADO Can

Help

Congressional Partnership Awards-2014

NADO News and NADO Pro

Coalition Building in Washington

Working Together

The NADO National Team

The Interface Initiative: Phase 1• Leadership,

Appropriators, Transportation Committees

Member Engagement on Policy Development• Transportation,

Brownfields, Workforce

Communicating with Congress

Knowing What to Ask For:

• Introducing or Cosponsoring Legislation

• Signing on to Dear Colleague Letters

• Specific Votes on Bills or Amendments in Committee or on the Floor

• Support for Federal Grant Applications

Methods of Communica

tion

Personal Visits• How to Prepare• What to Expect

Personal Letters

Email

Importance of Saying “Thank You”

Contact When There is No Ask

Most Effective Interactions with Members of Congress

The State

and Local Level

• Importance of State and Local Decision Making

• State Associations

• Local Coalition Building

2014 NADO Washington Policy Conference“NADO on the Hill”

March 24 – 26 |Marriott Crystal GatewayArlington, VA

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