Global Poverty Campaigns Weekly Update June 11, 2018

June 10, 2018

Global Poverty Campaigns

Weekly Update | Week of June 11, 2018

Quote of the Week
Updates on the RESULTS International Conference
Passing the Reach Act: #LettersGetLOUD June Blast to Create Champions in Congress and Community
Advocate Welcome Series and Resources Page – New For You!
Important Notes
Upcoming Opportunities and Calendar Items
Resources at Your Fingertips

Quote of the Week

"In the last session of Congress, more than half the House, along with 36 senators, joined on as cosponsors, making it the most widely supported piece of bipartisan global health legislation in at least a decade."

– K. Jane Duncan, RESULTS Missoula, in the Missoulian on June 6 ("Reach Act will save lives worldwide")

Quick Action

Take Action: Ask Senators & Reps. to Cosponsor and Lead on the Reach Act!

Updates on the RESULTS International Conference

Are you ready? The RESULTS International Conference is roughly 5 weeks away. Registration is still open at www.resultsconference.org

*New* Bob Dickerson Award Nominations. Bob Dickerson of Seattle was a grassroots advocate with RESULTS for more than 15 years. He was tireless in his advocacy and generous in his financial support. Bob epitomized this the best of what it means to be a grassroots volunteer. In your nomination, tell us who from the grassroots you want to nominate. Include how the volunteer has achieved the mission of RESULTS, why they are a powerful citizen advocate, and how they inspire you. Make your nomination! Deadline: June 22.
*New* Pre- and Post-IC Intensives. Coming to the IC early and interested in a Saturday morning with Marianne Williamson or an intensive on Running for Office? Does a post-IC intensive on building advocacy training skills to engage Your community sound good? Register your intention to attend!
*New* Booking Advocacy Day Prep Calls. Please speak with your group members to coordinate and select the times that you are all available, if this is applicable. To facilitate the scheduling process, please have one person from your group fill in the this Doodle poll for global poverty-focused groups and be sure to include your state abbreviation (e.g., AK) along with your name. If you have any questions, please contact Advocacy Assistant Susan Fleurant at [email protected]. Susan will be in touch with groups to finalize the call time.
*New* Sample Reception Invitation. Invite your representative and senators to join RESULTS' reception the evening of 7/17 using this sample invitation.

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What's new? Keep an eye on all the great conference agenda and speaker updates.
Get prepared. Take a look at the International Conference checklist and resources for guidance on how to make the most of your conference experience – even how to pack! We have a general FAQ page as well.
Tweet about the conference! Why are you excited? Can you make others feel welcome to join? Make your tweet personal, including the #Voices4RESULTS hashtag and the conference main page – www.resultsconference.org – so others can be encouraged to register.

Passing the Reach Act: Use #LettersGetLOUD June Blast to Create Champions

The Reach Every Mother and Child Act (H.R.4022, S.1730) will make U.S. efforts on maternal and child health the best they can be through coordination, efficiency, and bold goals. It's time to pass this legislation. As of June 11, we have 161 representatives and 28 senators on the Reach Act. We need even more cosponsors and champions in Congress to move this bill. Get senators and representatives to cosponsor the Reach Act, yes, but if they are already cosponsors, move them up the Champion Scale by asking them to advocate for and lead on the issue.

#LettersGetLOUD June Blast. Set yourself up for some champion-building in Congress, and for some fresh summer outreach, through the #LettersGetLOUD June Blast. Use this idea sheet to set a #LettersGetLOUD outreach goal to be accomplished between June 1 and the IC.
June Action Sheet and Meeting Guide. Once you've set your outreach goal, use this helpful guide to create a powerful Education and Action Meeting in your community, utilizing the energy of #LettersGetLOUD to enroll new members in taking action. Your group can learn more about RESULTS and about the Reach Act, creating letters that can be packed in suitcases to be delivered to senators' and representatives' offices during the International Conference. These letters will be a clear call from your community: Congress must get the Reach Act passed!
Getting Published. Have you written a letter to the editor on the Reach Act? Do you have 15-20 minutes? Raise your voice! Use our online action to write a personalize letter and get published. You can also use our refreshed editorial packet to get editors to write and write opeds and letters.

Advocate Welcome Series and Resource Page – New For You!

Welcome Series. RESULTS has a brand new process for welcoming, training, and connecting new advocates to our movement! This will replace our current Introductory Call process. This will give new advocates the chance to get to know RESULTS at their own pace. It also creates a new opportunity for all new advocates to attend a live training webinar with RESULTS staff to learn more about our issues, our advocacy model, and to start advocating so they can hit the ground running when they come to your RESULTS meeting. This is a resource for your group as you recruit new advocates locally! It should not replace your personal conversations, relationship building, and welcoming at the local level, but it should help.

To enroll new people in RESULTS and the Welcome Series, have them sign up online. If you want to invite someone to the Welcome Series who is already signed up in our national database and receiving our communications, send them to our "Raise Your Voice" page to get them started. At the end of the series, they will be invited to sign up for an orientation (dates and times are listed on our online calendar. Questions? Contact Global Grassroots Expansion Manager Amanda Beals.

Same Resources Link, But Better! We also have reorganized the Resource Page for Advocates. You can find most everything you need here. If you have additional questions, contact RESULTS staff.

Important Notes

1. *No National Grassroots Webinar in July* Stay tuned for information on select livestream sessions direct from the International Conference.

2. Extended Through June: Raising Funds to Support RESULTS' Advocacy for Moms. The RESULTS Spring Friends and Family Fundraising Campaign has been extended! Check out the campaign online and help fundraisers reach their goals. Questions? Mea Geizhals, Grassroots Fundraising Manager, stands ready to help.

3. *New* Vote for Grassroots Board members now. The Grassroots Board members represent you on the RESULTS Board. Learn about the candidates here. Place your vote here by July 28.

4. You've Been Busy. Tell Us The Stories. We wish to have information that is as accurate as possible through June so we can report to the Board and donors.

Upcoming Opportunities and Calendar Items

Throughout June. New Member Orientations. Contact Amanda Beals, Global Grassroots Expansion Manager, for more details.

June 18, 1 pm ET and 8 pm ET. RESULTS Global Free Agents Webinars (choose one). Login: http://fuze.me/35703902. Or to join by phone only, dial (201) 479-4595, meeting ID 35703902.

July 14. NO NATIONAL GRASSROOTS WEBINAR.

July 14-17. RESULTS International Conference.