Patch- through phone calls (PTP Calls) are an important grassroots advocacy tool. It is a simple way to connect individuals to the elected officials that represent them to advocate for issues or policies of all kinds.
Compass PR has executed PTP Calls on behalf of clients since 2019 with great success, contact us to start the conversation before Session 2024!
https://mailchi.mp/compassadvocacy/compass-pr-navigator-july-9085352
A coalition is the “joining of forces” between two or more independent organizations with shared interests. Coalitions are a great way to garner influence over specific subject matter because they can exert more power than a single organization alone. However, building and maintaining a coalition can feel like a daunting task.
Here are 6 steps toward creating sustainable coalitions:
Identify the coalition’s mission: Start by identifying a common goal or issue that brings potential members together. This can be a shared interest, a common problem, or a specific objective that can be better achieved through collective action.
Engage potential members: Identify individuals or organizations that share a common interest in the coalition’s mission. Reach out to them to gauge their interest, emphasizing the value of collaboration.
Ongoing recruitment: Coalition building is an ongoing process that requires active engagement and recruitment. By continuously adding to your membership base, the coalition broadens its expertise, increases influence and power, and expands resources and opportunities. Ongoing recruitment sustains momentum towards the coalition’s shared goal.
Strategy sessions: Once the coalition has a membership base, hosting strategy sessions can help members align goals and strategies. It’s imperative that each member knows their defined role in the coalition. Strategy sessions offer a space to build relationships and trust with other members, share knowledge and expertise, facilitate goal alignment, and create actionable plans.
Host regular meetings: Regularly scheduled meetings allow coalition members the opportunity to communicate, exchange information, and collectively make decisions. Bringing members together provides a platform for open dialogues and the exploration of differing viewpoints. Regular meetings also allow members to take an active role in monitoring the progress of the coalition.
Take action: There are many ways in which coalitions can take action toward their goals- whether it’s advocating for legal reform, mobilizing supporters, conducting community outreach, or legislatively! Engage in government advocacy efforts by mobilizing supporters, hosting lobby days, or creating awareness campaigns.
Overall, forming a coalition requires overcoming various challenges, including building trust and managing several interests. Coalitions are imperative for increasing political leverage and power towards a common goal. By amplifying individual voices through collaboration, coalitions can increase the chances of influencing policy outcomes and/or achieving shared goals.
During the 2023 Session, we worked with the National Alliance on Mental Illness in Maryland (NAMI – MD), to deploy Advocacy Action Alerts, which enabled constituents to contact their legislators on key issues being considered before the General Assembly. We developed messaging and integrated an advocacy outreach system through five targeted campaigns.
The result: Over 2,900 emails were sent to Maryland General Assembly Members urging support of critical legislation that would impact mental health in the state.
It’s that thyme of year! As the temperature gets warmer and flowers start to bloom, it’s hard to miss the energy of spring coming our way. The universe decided spring was the time to re-plant our most successful business practices and we can’t help but agree! It’s time to take stalk of your life! Spring can be the perfect time to update your business and personal branding materials. You should update your website, clean out any old or wilted social media posts, or even change your Facebook status (ok, bloomer).
Compass Public Relations can help you revisit your logo and branding materials to give them a bright new look once and floral. Our team members take pride in taking the time to understand your business market and can help target your brand identity to be competitive in your plot. Helping your business rose to the occasion is always our priority. Lettuce do our best so you don’t have to, even if these puns are getting unbeleafable. Happy Spring!
For the second year, Compass PR coordinated branding and media relations for the Minority Business (MBE) Night in Annapolis. This year’s event attracted over 700 businesses from throughout the state and featured top state officials including special guest Governor Wes Moore. We developed the website, print and digital signage, program collateral, and facilitated media coverage.
Read what the Afro and WYPR had to say about the event:
https://afro.com/black-entrepreneurs-and-elected-officials-gather-for-mbe-night-in-annapolis/
https://www.wypr.org/wypr-news/2023-03-06/heres-3-bills-to-watch-in-the-maryland-general-assembly-meant-to-boost-the-small-business-economy
See more photos here.
An important advocacy tool to influence public opinion is implementing phone campaigns. We have the ability and find that clients are successful when we develop campaigns to mobilize constituents to support or oppose policies heard before state, local and federal governments.
Compass Public Relations has the ability to target specific demographics to send a specific message. We can send through live calls, which are effective in persuading legislators. Compass PR consultants often work in tandem with lobbyists in employing such calls to advance or defeat legislation pending in Delaware, Maryland or at the local level.
We can help frame a message for or against legislation and then facilitate targeting key legislators who may play a decision-making role on such issues. Then dozens – or even hundreds – of live constituent phone calls are generated into legislators’ offices.
Legislative Session has convened in Maryland and Delaware. Our Compass Public Relations team brings years of advocacy experience and long-term relationships with the legislature to ensure our clients achieve their goals. We have the ability to develop campaigns to mobilize constituents to support or oppose policies heard before state, local, and federal governments.
Compass PR can facilitate patch-thru phone calls from constituents to legislators, letters to elected officials, polling and public opinion surveys, and much more. We offer phone and email services to help get your message out to the right decisionmakers. Our team knows what committee and what legislator on that committee needs to hear your messaging. Both in Delaware and Maryland, Compass can help you navigate the many legislative nuances!
Are you looking to get your message in front of legislators and key decision-makers? We’re here to help you advocate your organization’s issues at the right time and to the right people. Through targeted campaigns to legislators, our team will design and implement call-to-action pages to generate emails, texts, and phone calls. This targeted feature on your website will enable constituents and advocacy groups to engage directly with their legislator based on their district. Whether that be for a particular bill or topic area, Compass can help advance your advocacy efforts to shape policy and public opinion.
Simple as that, your message can be sent to those who need to hear it! Reach out to our Public Relations team today to learn more!
Now that General Elections are in our rear-view mirror (even if votes are still being counted…), we will look forward to General Assembly Sessions approaching in 2023.
With Maryland’s session opening on January 11, and Delaware’s starting January 10, you may need to begin to develop a strategy to shape public and legislator opinion.
Compass Public Relations can help you and your association, coalition, or organization generate emails to members’ elected officials in favor or against an issue or bill introduced. We can create websites that route emails to legislators, as well as create portals to ensure ease while getting your messaging through to decision makers.
This can be a simple add-on to a current contract, or an engagement on its own, the sky is the limit! Compass Public Relations is here to help you navigate 2023.
