1. Nonprofits in an Election Season Jeff Kirsch, Fight Crime: Invest in Kids John Pomeranz, Harmon, Curran, Spielberg & Eisenberg Jeff Kirsch, Fight Crime: Invest in Kids John Pomeranz, Harmon, Curran, Spielberg & Eisenberg

2. Goal: Make meaningful health care reform an issue the next president puts at the top of his or her agenda. Objective: 1. Get candidates to address the issues productively 2. Get media coverage of the issues Objective: 1. Get candidates to address the issues productively 2. Get media coverage of the issues

3. Topics to Discuss Why work during the elections? What can nonprofits do? Work with allies Tactics Advice Cautions Examples Why work during the elections? What can nonprofits do? Work with allies Tactics Advice Cautions Examples

4. Why work during the elections?

5. What can nonprofits do?

6. Work with allies

7. Tactics Creating a news hook Op-eds, letters-to-the-editor Events House parties (with video) Candidate forums (either individual or group) Constituency work Kids groups Business Faith community Medical community (especially nurses!) Events with public officials, not in their candidate role Go to candidate events or debates Questions Signs Meetings with candidates (public or private) Nail the candidates down! Creating a news hook Op-eds, letters-to-the-editor Events House parties (with video) Candidate forums (either individual or group) Constituency work Kids groups Business Faith community Medical community (especially nurses!) Events with public officials, not in their candidate role Go to candidate events or debates Questions Signs Meetings with candidates (public or private) Nail the candidates down!

8. Advice Media coverage is the Holy Grail Know the candidates staff Have fun Media coverage is the Holy Grail Know the candidates staff Have fun

9. This is not easy stuff Make sure you have a specific strategy Get your message down clearly, and model it for the candidates Not all media coverage is good This is not easy stuff Make sure you have a specific strategy Get your message down clearly, and model it for the candidates Not all media coverage is good Cautions

10. Fight Crime: Invest in Kids 2007

11. Long Term Care Campaign 1998

13. New Hampshire Asks 1992

14. Patients Bill of Rights 2002

15. Nonprofits in an Election Season Jeff Kirsch, Fight Crime: Invest in Kids John Pomeranz, Harmon, Curran, Spielberg & Eisenberg Jeff Kirsch, Fight Crime: Invest in Kids John Pomeranz, Harmon, Curran, Spielberg & Eisenberg