Getting MPs to events A simple but effective tool 20 JUNE 2019 ENGAGING NETWORKS COMMUNITY CONFERENCE
Clutter Street 11-14 June 2018 we took over the Upper Waiting Hall in Parliament Street clutter like advertising boards, wheelie bins, overhanging branches and cars parked on the pavements are a dangerous hazard to blind and partially sighted people. 97% of people with sight loss encounter problems with street obstructions. And 90% of those have experienced trouble with pavement parked cars. ENGAGING NETWORKS COMMUNITY CONFERENCE
A simple but effective tool Adding a comment box to email-to-target actions. This comment won’t appear on the campaigner’s email to the MP, we keep it for later. ENGAGING NETWORKS COMMUNITY CONFERENCE
Setting up our actions Campaigner question on page 1. MP email on page 2. ENGAGING NETWORKS COMMUNITY CONFERENCE
Downloading comments ENGAGING NETWORKS COMMUNITY CONFERENCE
Fun with Excel It’s a good idea to check comments before you share them, some of the things we look out for are Swearing Prejudice in any form Potential criminal acts Completely off topic Arethereanyspaces Make sense does it? R0gue ch@racters!? ( ) TOP TIP: SAVE YOUR BEST COMMENTS TO SHARE WITH MPS WITHOUT ANY. ENGAGING NETWORKS COMMUNITY CONFERENCE
Arts and crafts … ENGAGING NETWORKS COMMUNITY CONFERENCE
Arts and crafts … previous examples ENGAGING NETWORKS COMMUNITY CONFERENCE
The results … 2367 campaigners invited their MP to Clutter Street 12 guide dog owners joined staff to talk to MPs during the week We spoke to 152 MPs and 4 peers who attended 12 MPs requested a blindfolded walk 9 MPs shared stories in local press and 10 put story on their website 2 mentions in Parliament Praised by the Leader of Commons Government restarted research into pavement parking. We didn’t damage the Palace of Westminster! ENGAGING NETWORKS COMMUNITY CONFERENCE
On Clutter Street ENGAGING NETWORKS COMMUNITY CONFERENCE
I know what you’re thinking … … MPs love guide dogs and puppies ENGAGING NETWORKS COMMUNITY CONFERENCE
MP feedback MP COMMENTS AT CLUTTER STREET Lots of MPs told us they came specifically to collect their campaigners comments or because they know it’s an important issue to constituents who contacted them. “Well briefed campaigners” Labour MP MP COMMENTS FROM NFP SYNERGY “Lots of good emails, events and links to constituents.” Conservative MP “They organise their supporters to lobby diligently” SNP MP ENGAGING NETWORKS COMMUNITY CONFERENCE
Thank You. Please get in touch if you have any questions campaigns@guidedogs.org.uk ENGAGING NETWORKS COMMUNITY CONFERENCE