FOCUSING OUR EFFORTS
STEP 1:
The first step in becoming effective advocates is to understand how best to focus our efforts.
It is easy to get overwhelmed by the vast amount of bills and amendments that are drafted each legislative session. Only a small percentage of these proposals become law and understanding where to focus energy is important.
Fortunately PARC, through our membership with The Florida Association of Rehabilitative Facilities (FARF), uses software to track legislation that can potentially have an impact on the individuals we serve.
Good analysis takes the guesswork out of when and where we focus our efforts, and allows us to craft a message that is relevant to the most important issues.
SHARING A UNIFIED MESSAGE
Our elected officials are barraged with information on a daily basis and in order to effectively communicate we need to be saying the same thing whenever possible.
PARC participates in government relations committees with other stakeholders across the state to develop a legislative platform that enables us to share a common message.
We also utilize the strengths of PARC’s Board of Directors by meeting as needed with the newly formed Advocacy Committee.