1. Crunch Time: Taking HR Advocacy To Another Level Government Affairs CLA Conference Call  September 9, 2009

2. ©SHRM 20072 The Importance of Grassroots Advocacy “America is not governed by the majority, but by the majority of those who participate.” Thomas Jefferson

3. ©SHRM 2007 Recently-completed SHRM Strategic Plan “SHRM’s strategic plan will concentrate on six key areas: 1) developing more world-class research and knowledge-based content for a growing core membership; 2) continuing to operate as a financially-sustainable organization to fulfill its mission; 3) expanding its advisor and advocacy roles worldwide; 4) attracting and engaging senior HR executives and other business leaders; 5) engaging and serving the HR needs of non-HR professionals; and 6) continuing to grow as a global organization in emerging markets, such as India and China.” SHRM Press Release – August 27, 2009 3

4. ©SHRM 20074 SHRM’s Greatest Advocacy Asset

5. ©SHRM 20075 SHRM’s Greatest Advocacy Asset

6. ©SHRM 20076 SHRM’s Greatest Advocacy Asset

7. ©SHRM 20077 HR Voice Letter-writing Activities Through August SHRM 2009 Advocacy Statistics To Date HR Voice Letter Writing Totals

8. ©SHRM 20078  Over 250 members conducted Capitol Hill visits last May in conjunction with the Employment Law and Legislative Conference and another planned for the November Leadership Conference  Through August, we have conducted 6 Day Inside the Beltway events for state councils/chapters, with 5 more planned in September and October  Numerous Day Inside the District events have taken place across the country, with more planned for the fall SHRM 2009 Advocacy Statistics To Date

9. ©SHRM 20079  HR Advocacy Questionnaire – Over 10,000 respondents received by March of 2009 dispersed throughout each state and all 435 congressional district SHRM 2009 Advocacy Statistics To Date

10. ©SHRM 200710 Some of the data collected:  Name of your company and number of employees?  Are you willing to speak to the media/send and op-ed?  Are you willing to participate in a local meeting with a legislator?  Do you know any legislators personally? If so, who? (Federal, state or local.)  What 3 HR policy issues concern you the most? HR Advocacy Questionnaire

11. ©SHRM 2007 “All Politics is Local” President Ronald Reagan with Former House Speaker Tip O’Neill (D-MA) 11

12. ©SHRM 2007 ‘Club 435’  By January 20, 2010, identify one key contact in all 435 congressional districts  Provide each key contact a database of other HR Advocates residing in that congressional district  It will be the role of SHRM’s Member Advocacy staff and each state legislator director to reach out to the key contacts in their respective states 12

13. ©SHRM 2007 ‘Club 435’ (cont.) Each key contact will be asked to ensure that at least one face-to-face meeting with a legislator (federal or state) has occurred prior to Election Day 2010, during which the role HR professionals play in today’s workplaces is discussed, as well as advocating on a pending HR federal or state public policy matter. Each meeting should be coordinated in advance with SHRM GA staff. 13

14. ©SHRM 2007 Why California First? Key California Legislators (53) with a Direct Impact on HR Public Policy Issues:  Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA8), Speaker of the House  Rep. George Miller (D-CA7), Chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee  Rep. Lynn Woolsey (D-CA6), Chairwoman of the Workforce Protections Subcommittee (FMLA, Paid Sick Leave, etc.)  Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA16), Chairwoman of the Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law Subcommittee 14

15. ©SHRM 2007 Why California First? Key California Legislators (53) with a Direct Impact on HR Public Policy Issues:  8 members sit on the House Judiciary Committee  6 members sit on the House Education and Labor Committee  6 members sit on the House Ways & Means Committee 15

16. ©SHRM 2007 Sharing Some Quality Face Time 16 Who better to discuss the HR perspective on an issue than you?

17. ©SHRM 2007 Thank You Bob Carragher Manager of Government Relations Society for Human Resource Management 1800 Duke Street Alexandria, VA 22314 (703)535-6268 Robert.Carragher@SHRM.org 17