August 29, 2019 Advocate Teleconference Recap
Welcome AMAC Action Advocate Teleconference August 29, 2019 Eastern Time Call-in Options: 10:00 AM 1:00 PM 4:00 PM https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/422672189 United States: +1 (224) 501-3412 Access Code: 422-672-189
Important Tips for this Call: • This call is being recorded to ensure a complete and thorough recap can be provided following our call • All callers will be automatically muted to limit background noise • You will have an opportunity to share best practices and ask questions when we get to those areas of the presentation. The administrator will unmute any attendees with questions or comments
Important Tips for this Call: Chat feature: • The Chat room will be monitored by a member of our staff throughout the presentation • If you have any technical questions, please use this chat feature Once we open the floor for sharing best practices and questions, you will be asked to send us a chat. Type one of the following: • BP (if you want to share a Best Practice) • Q (if you have a questions)
Roll Call At this time, please type your name and District in the Chat box For those who dialed in and do not see the presentation, we will call those names shortly
Housekeeping Items Congressional Meetings in Your District Please make sure to notify us if you have scheduled a Congressional meeting in your District ….Even if the meeting is with a staffer and not the Congressman ….Even if you just stop -in to say hello, bring donuts, drop off magazines etc. It is very important to notify us of any local touch of a Congressional District office (telephone call or email)
Housekeeping Items Events in Your District Please notify us if you have scheduled an event such as a Town Hall, Meet & Greet etc. ▪ We are here to help you in successful planning ▪ We can assist you with managing RSVP’s ▪ The more lead time you could provide in advance of these events helps us ensure timely invitations
Housekeeping Items When sending emails to AMAC Action Staff: ▪ Please include your Congressional District or Chapter name in the subject line of your emails to us. This helps us route your email more efficiently ▪ We recommend separating your personal email accounts from your AMAC Action efforts. This will help prevent important emails from getting lost in a large inbox of personal emails
Housekeeping Items For those still using an email address with “AMAC” in the email identity. Those must be changed. ▪ This is important because our advocates are volunteers and we need to steer clear of any possible misunderstanding that you are an employee of AMAC or AMAC Action ▪ We suggest this format: Name, State, District, Position @ ▪ Here are some example email addresses we suggest for managing your AMAC Action role jsmithFL11chapter@gmail.com bjonesNY02delegate@gmail.com Thank you to those that have already changed their emails!
Facebook Pages Remember you are not authorized to create your own Facebook page on behalf of AMAC or AMAC Action, but we are here to create one for you. If you are interested in managing a Facebook page for your Chapter, please send us an email Chapters@amacaction.org
Business Cards for Advocates We have a new link for ordering all advocate business cards: https://amacaction.org/business-cards/
Website Improvements ▪ The new Advocacy Resources Tool is soon to launch www.amacaction.org ▪ This is a password protected portal to access helpful resources and support materials ▪ This portal is exclusively accessible only to our Delegates and Chapter Leaders ▪ Password for logging in for the first time: Advocate2019* ▪ For the initial launch, all Advocate will use this common password. However, you will be able to create a personalized password once the system is completely set up. Your username will be your email address that is on file.
Website Improvements Some of the resources that will be available include: • Advocacy Volunteer Guidelines • AMAC Stance on Key Issues • AMAC is a Congressional Resource • Hosting AMAC Action Events • Teleconference Recaps • Meetings in a Box
Working with Candidates for Public Office Important considerations when scheduling Chapter Meetings and Events when the invited guest speaker(s) are candidates running for public office ▪ Remember, AMAC and AMAC Action are nonpartisan organizations ▪ We need to work with both sides of the aisle to get strategic legislation past
Working with Candidates for Public Office ▪ AMAC Action does not actively work for, on behalf of, or endorse any political party or candidate in their campaign for public office ▪ AMAC Action does support candidates’ proposals, bills, efforts, ideas, policies, and initiatives that reflect conservative values ▪ AMAC members and volunteers may work as private citizens on campaigns, but not in their capacity as an AMAC or AMAC Action representative
Working with Candidates for Public Office ▪ When scheduling a Chapter Meeting with a guest speaker that will be promoting their candidacy for public office, it is very important to invite and offer this platform to competing candidates as well ▪ Please be sure to send an email invitation to other major party candidates ▪ We are developing very specific instructions to assist you with this and will provide the appropriate verbiage and tools for you to use in the email invitations to the candidates
Major Events Coming Soon ▪ August 30, 2019 – Candidate Forum for Attorney General of Kentucky Being held in AMAC’s new Louisville office presented by Chapter Leaders Darlene Rufra and Sue Lee and our own Andy Mangione ▪ September 3, 2019 – Candidate Forum for Congress for New Mexico 2 nd District being held and New Mexico MNSU Campus. Thank you to our Delegate and Chapter Leader Kay Youngman ▪ September 3, 2019 – Town Hall event for Representative David Joyce of Ohio’s 14 th District. Being held at Solon Community Center, Solon, OH. Thank you to our Delegate Bobbi Sommer
Major Events Coming Soon ▪ September 5, 2019 – Nursing Home presentation by Larry Weiss with Elder Advisers, being held in our new Louisville office ▪ September 6, 2019 – Voter Registration Training Seminar being held in our new Louisville office ▪ September 10, 2019 – Candidate Forum for Georgia 6 th Congressional District being held at Cobb Mountain View Library ▪ September 14, 2019 – Lincoln Dinner in Mount Dora, FL attended by Regional Rep. Jim Alexander
Major Events Coming Soon ▪ September 19, 2019 – Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom Annual Fundraising Celebration Dinner. Will be attended by Byron Fedie Delegate for MN-03 Keith Kiefer, MN-06 and Regional Rep. John Whelan ▪ September 24, 2019 – Candidate Forum for Kentucky Secretary of State being held at our new Louisville office • October 24, 2019 -- Alzheimer’s Association presentation: “Health Living for Your Brain and Body” in our new Louisville office • November 14, 2019-- "The Essential Estate Planning Documents Every Adult Needs” in our new Louisville office • December 5, 2019 -- KY State Representative Jason Nemes addresses Louisville Chapter
Special Topic this Month - Branding • The use and messaging of documents representing AMAC and AMAC Action is very important for our brand and our overall message • Please use only AMAC and AMAC Action-branded materials (handouts, flyers, banners, business cards etc.) that are provided by AMAC Action • If you have an idea for marketing collateral, please submit it to us first so our legal and creative team can review in order to confirm proper messaging and files types are being used
Washington, DC Update Presented by AMAC Action President Bob Carlstrom
Washington, DC Update • We deeply appreciate your commitment and dedication in terms of furthering the AMAC mission and conservative ideals because it really begins with you – all politics is fundamentally local. • It is your actions out there, your meetings with members of Congress and members and their staff that really provide the basis by which AMAC in Washington can succeed. • We are really grateful, you are on the front lines, you are the tip of the spear.
Washington, DC Update • In Washington we have retained a Lobbying firm to work with us. The firm is called Schoening Strategies. Palmer Schoening and Alex Ayers are working with us on the AMAC priorities. • H.R 856 Physician Pro Bono Care Act • Thank you all for promoting this legislation in your local Districts. We deeply appreciate your work because it is making it happen • We are now up to 19 cosponsors on this bill. Palmer Schoening and Alex Ayers continue to meet with members of Congress on The Hill to garner additional co-sponsors. Overall the bill is receiving positive responses. We anticipate a number of new cosponsors signing on to the legislation over the coming weeks as a result of all of this activity
Washington, DC Update • We are sowing the seeds, hopefully for some congressional consideration, for introduction of our Social Security Guarantee (SSG) and Social Security Plus (SS+) Initiatives. • We are hopeful that we will be able to get those introduced, particularly the Social Security Guarantee in the Senate. Congress returns from recess on September 9 th ; they have been out for about 6 weeks.
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