Webinar Alert! April 28 @1:00pm EST.
GAF Webinar: Best Practices for Government Affairs Committee Governance
Join the Government Affairs Forum (GAF) for a focused webinar on ideas for strengthening and evolving your government affairs committees, subcommittees, and task forces. Whether your committee is just getting started or looking to evolve, this session will provide practical strategies to strengthen your advocacy infrastructure and align your efforts with AIA’s broader mission and increase your advocacy impact.
We’ll explore key areas to help you improve what you already have, including:
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Committee Structure – Tips for refining roles, workflows, and leadership within existing committees
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Improving Component Collaboration – Why and how state and local components should coordinate for greater impact
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Defining Roles & Responsibilities – Ensuring everyone knows who does what: staff, lobbyists, volunteers, committee chairs, etc.
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Leveraging Subcommittees & Task Forces – When to activate smaller groups for specific issues or time-bound priorities
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Clarifying Legislative Positions – How your component can more effectively evaluate legislation and take formal positions
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Maximizing Lobbyist Engagement – Best practices for working with contract or staff lobbyists to support your advocacy goals
This session is ideal for component staff, committee members, and volunteer leaders who want to fine-tune their government affairs operations. You’ll leave with practical ideas, examples, and tools to help your committee operate more strategically and effectively. Registration is required.
Register.
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LaTriece Pleasant
The American Institute of Architects
Washington DC
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