Advocacy forum & capitol hill day
June 13-15, 2022
Alexandria, Virginia
AGENDA
See the agenda for the Advocacy Forum & Capitol Hill day below. The Advocacy Forum and Capitol Hill Day is on June 14 and 15. If you added the 1-day optional Advocacy bootcamp ($75 per person), that takes place on Monday, June 13.
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If you're registered to attend the optional Advocacy 101 Bootcamp, please arrive by 9:00 a.m. on Monday, June 13.
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If you’re only attending the Forum and Hill Day, please arrive no later than 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 14.
Day 1: Monday, June 13
Welcome Remarks
Steve Taylor
Senior Vice President and Counsel, Public Policy
United Way Worldwide
Advocacy 101
Naomi Lett
President & CEO
United Way Association of South Carolina
Ashley Harris
Director, Public Policy and Advocacy
United Ways of Texas
Lunch Break
Accessing Dollars Through Relationships
Matt Marshall
President & CEO
United Way of West Tennessee
Peter Gannon
President & CEO
United Way of the Greater Capital Region
Jim Cooper
President & CEO
United Ways of the Pacific Northwest
Navigating Partisanship
Michael Budd
CEO
Indiana United Ways
Kristen Rotz
President
United Way of Pennsylvania
Sonal Shah
Interim EVP, Worldwide Network Advancement
United Way Worldwide
Advocacy 201
So you've been to Advocacy 101 a few times or may have even gotten started back home. Now what? During this session we will discuss the next steps to take on building out the capacity of your local or state United Way for public policy advocacy. This includes topics like: getting board buy-in, structuring policy committees, developing an agenda, and building relationships to maximize your capacity and impact.
Steve Taylor
Senior Vice President and Counsel, Public Policy
United Way Worldwide
COS-Only
Steve Taylor
Senior Vice President and Counsel, Public Policy
United Way Worldwide
RED Networking
Steve Taylor
Senior Vice President and Counsel, Public Policy
United Way Worldwide
Advocacy 201
So you've been to Advocacy 101 a few times or may have even gotten started back home. Now what? During this session we will discuss the next steps to take on building out the capacity of your local or state United Way for public policy advocacy. This includes topics like: getting board buy-in, structuring policy committees, developing an agenda, and building relationships to maximize your capacity and impact.
COS-Only
RED Networking
Advocacy 201
So you've been to Advocacy 101 a few times or may have even gotten started back home. Now what? During this session we will discuss the next steps to take on building out the capacity of your local or state United Way for public policy advocacy. This includes topics like: getting board buy-in, structuring policy committees, developing an agenda, and building relationships to maximize your capacity and impact.
COS-Only
RED Networking
Day 14: Tuesday, June 14
Welcome Remarks
Sonal Shah
Interim EVP, Worldwide Network Advancement
United Way Worldwide
Open General Session
Steve Taylor
Senior Vice President and Counsel, Public Policy
United Way Worldwide
Racial Wealth Equity and the Power of Legislation
Mandy Simpson
Chief Policy Officer
Metro United Way
Trent Findley
Director, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Metro United Way
Addressing the Benefits Cliff: Helping Families From Falling Off the Edge
LaDonna Pavetti
Vice President for Family Income Support Policy
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Emilee O'Brien
Director, Advocacy
United Way of the Piedmont
Brittany Birken
Principal Adviser
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
211
Sarah Berthelot
President & CEO
Louisiana Association of United Ways
Joshua Pedersen
Director, 211
United Way Worldwide
Earmarks
Sarah Berthelot
President & CEO
Louisiana Association of United Ways
Joshua Pedersen
Director, 211
United Way Worldwide
211
Steve Taylor
Senior Vice President and Counsel, Public Policy
United Way Worldwide
Earmarks
Steve Taylor
Senior Vice President and Counsel, Public Policy
United Way Worldwide
Communicating for Change: Effective Advocacy Communication Strategies
Richard Kennedy
Executive Director
Tennessee Commission on Children & Youth
Tax Policy
Steve Taylor
Senior Vice President and Counsel, Public Policy
United Way Worldwide
Hill Day Prep
Steve Taylor
Senior Vice President and Counsel, Public Policy
United Way Worldwide