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Advocacy
The power of community.
Corporations and non-profit organizations alike need to resonate with multiple audiences - consumers, community leaders, business partners, elected officials and everyday citizens of the communities in which they do work or provide a product or service. But sometimes having an audience merely understand a company message isn't enough. They must be able to see the direct impact it has on them personally and community-wide. We like to take it one step further by motivating and empowering an audience to become ambassadors of issues of mutual importance and interest.
GDK Associates specializes in empowering individuals to take action. Our advocacy practice allows clients to make a much larger impact by motivating key constituents to have a collective voice to drive change at a local, state or national level.
By educating the public about the issues of mutual interest to our clients and the communities they serve, and illustrating why their opinions matter, we motivate that community to take action and become involved with the legislative process. We assist them in forming one harmonized; powerful voice they can take it to their policy makers.
Although a voice being heard is a solid start, it's not enough. We help shape the issues in the public arena by educating our politicians, drafting legislative language and encouraging citizens to meet with legislators and engage in on-going dialogue on important issues. When we motivate people to take a stand, change happens.
Among our advocacy services, we:
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identify and engage audiences for advocacy outreach and education
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develop messages, materials and vehicles to assist communities in promoting their issues
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establish alliances with communities, key opinion leaders and policy makers to advance education and advocacy on public policy issues
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educate and mobilize communities to take action and strive for economic and social change in their communities
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create and distribute factual, evidence-based communication tools and collateral materials that impact target populations
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assist organizations in developing advocacy campaigns on public policy issues impacting their communities
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write strategic and tactical plans for partnership and coalition initiatives in an effort to improve clients' advocacy and community relations objectives
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provide leadership training in the areas of individual and collective advocacy that allows clients to effectively interact with community organizations and find mutually beneficial solutions to doing business together
Our practice areas include:
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