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SUMMARY:SSWAA State Advocacy Roundtable: Who Owns Advocacy? Building Legislative Chairs & Committees
DESCRIPTION:Many state associations want to strengthen their advocacy efforts but struggle with one basic question: Who actually owns the work?\n\nThis interactive SSWAA State Advocacy Roundtable will focus on how state associations can build more sustainable advocacy structures through clear leadership roles\, legislative chairs\, advocacy committees\, and shared responsibility.\n\nParticipants will explore practical strategies for moving advocacy beyond one person\, strengthening legislative relationships\, increasing member participation\, and creating systems that can continue from year to year.\n\nDuring the session\, we will discuss:\n\nWhat an effective state advocacy structure can look like\nThe role of a Legislative or Advocacy Chair\nWhen and how to build a Legislative Committee\nHow to divide responsibilities across state leadership\nCommon barriers such as limited time\, capacity\, and member engagement\nStrategies for building legislative relationships\nHow to move members from awareness to action\nOne practical next step each state can take after the session\n\nThis will be a discussion-based session with opportunities for state leaders and school social workers to share what is working\, where they are struggling\, and what support would help strengthen advocacy in their state.\n\nWho Should Attend: State association leaders\, board members\, legislative or advocacy chairs\, committee members\, and school social workers interested in strengthening state-level advocacy.\n\nDate: Thursday\, October 8\, 2026\nTime: 7:00–8:00 PM Eastern\nFormat: Virtual
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Many state associations want to strengthen their advocacy efforts but struggle with one basic question: Who actually owns the work?\n\nThis interactive SSWAA State Advocacy Roundtable will focus on how state associations can build more sustainable advocacy structures through clear leadership roles\, legislative chairs\, advocacy committees\, and shared responsibility.\n\nParticipants will explore practical strategies for moving advocacy beyond one person\, strengthening legislative relationships\, increasing member participation\, and creating systems that can continue from year to year.\n\nDuring the session\, we will discuss:\n\nWhat an effective state advocacy structure can look like\nThe role of a Legislative or Advocacy Chair\nWhen and how to build a Legislative Committee\nHow to divide responsibilities across state leadership\nCommon barriers such as limited time\, capacity\, and member engagement\nStrategies for building legislative relationships\nHow to move members from awareness to action\nOne practical next step each state can take after the session\n\nThis will be a discussion-based session with opportunities for state leaders and school social workers to share what is working\, where they are struggling\, and what support would help strengthen advocacy in their state.\n\nWho Should Attend: State association leaders\, board members\, legislative or advocacy chairs\, committee members\, and school social workers interested in strengthening state-level advocacy.\n\nDate: Thursday\, October 8\, 2026\nTime: 7:00–8:00 PM Eastern\nFormat: Virtual
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URL:https://members.sswaa.org/community-events/Details/sswaa-state-advocacy-roundtable-who-owns-advocacy-building-legislative-chairs-committees-1908661?sourceTypeId=Hub
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