GOVERNMENT RELATIONS

With increasing involvement of state governments in a wide range of issues, organizations can no longer be self-assured that a problem remedied at the federal level has been resolved.

DeSantis Management Group believes the key to success is to quickly establish a firm, functional volunteer structure before a legislative threat confronts the organization.

Our approach is to develop your organization's own in-house capabilities and systems to monitor, respond to, and influence state legislative and regulatory agencies.

We will help you to:

• Identify and prioritize the Issues
• Validate the issue through membership surveys, research and discussion
• Mobilize the grass roots - unite members behind an action
• Get the organization connected to the policy making bodies and coalition players
• Use volunteers who are knowledgeable about state government issues and experienced in communicating with legislatures
• Help members communicate directly with federal and state legislators via web-based software
• Establish and maintain contact with key legislative staff
• Monitor legislation and keep members abreast of the strength of their efforts as well as the successes and failures experienced

Whether or not a campaign is totally successful, DMG engineers the process so that it positions the organization as responsive to member input, forges new coalitions, garners positive media coverage, recruits new members and leaders with similar points of view, and generates new energy levels in the organization at large.