Hi everyone,

We have an incredible 220 people signed up for the ECF Zoom call next week (June 25, 12:00 BST) on "Engaging the UK's post-election government" You can still sign up at (and learn more) at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAocuyvqDojH9AT-hKwKQ6hlrF5ZcS8tix6

As part of the registration process, people are asked "What do you want to learn from this online event? This input will be passed to Nancy to help her prepare." and below are the answers registrants have given:
  1. Get a refresh
  2. refresher on rules and ideas
  3. What should organisations be doing now to prepare?
  4. What campaigning techniques and methods are going to be most effective for a new govt?
  5. how to influence first 100 days
  6. Tactics to influence the new government (short term and long term)
  7. Who do we target - MPs, civil servants, both?
  8. How quickly are new MPs likely to have offices set up and be ready to properly engage with contact from public/campaigns?
  9. Techniques to engage new MPs
  10. Any tips / advice from previous experience
  11. Reflections on how to communicate differently
  12. How to get cut through with new MPs
  13. Insight on how to communicate with UK policymakers, how to advocate our clients' work to them effectively.
  14. As the title suggests - opportunities/risks there are from the potential of a new party coming into Government
  15. How to align charity campaigners with the tactics needed to influence a new government.
  16. Her thoughts on how campaign tactics may need to shift given Labour’s position on social issues & engagement with the sector
  17. Best Timings to engage new government
  18. Most effective strategies for influencing and connecting with an incoming government.
  19. How an allied government will impact charities and their campaigning style?
  20. effective ways to campaign post-election
  21. The best approaches for smaller charities with fewer supporters and lower budgets
  22. How to influence a "more progressive government" that isn't really that progressive 
Many of you have expertise in this area as well, so Nancy will open the hour with her experience, but then we will have not just a Q&A but a discussion...so other expertise is welcome!

Andrew Torbert will also be on the call as support as he has experience as he "worked at Greenpeace in New Zealand during (and after) the election of Jacinda Ardern, which ended 9 years of Tory rule there and thus was a complete change in government like the UK is facing if polls are accurate."

So if you still wish to join the ECF Zoom call next week (June 25, 12:00 BST) on "Engaging the UK's post-election government" You can still sign up at (and learn more) at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAocuyvqDojH9AT-hKwKQ6hlrF5ZcS8tix6

Cheers,

Duane

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