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When it comes to advocacy, don’t wait, don‘t whine – work!

When it comes to advocacy, don’t wait, don‘t whine – work!

By Susan Poling 10/1/2017 Advocacy and funding

When it comes to advocacy at the state level, who among us hasn’t been guilty of simply waiting and whining?

Even when combined with sporadic email blasts, occasional legislative visits and Oliver Twist phone calls, it’s a losing strategy. As it turns out, to get any significant funding, you need to advocate with the same level of passion, smart thinking and teamwork as you would when re-establishing your network after a hurricane.....

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