Be the Expert this Election Season-Engage the Grassroots!
📖This article originally appeared in the 2024 Summer edition of Impact magazine.
Here we are again…another election year! Local and state elections-you ask yourself, “how can I be heard and involved?” This is a great time of year to engage in grassroots advocacy efforts. Candidates are closely paying attention to voices of constituents during this time.
One of our civic responsibilities as voters and association leaders is to inform our elected officials (or soon-to be elected) on issues important to our communities and us. Our representatives cannot provide solutions to their constituent’s problems if they aren’t hearing from them. Known as grassroots advocacy, this is an effective and powerful way to communicate with public officials and start a conversation to create change.