a pooling of resources and talents to advance rural policy
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A pooling of resources and talents to advance rural policy. The opportunity to join forces was presented. Funding from the Rural Supporting Organization made a collaboration possible and the Informing our rural communities about the Affordable Care Act project was born…. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
A pooling of resources and
talents to advance rural
policy
The opportunity to join forces
was presentedFunding from the
Rural Supporting Organizationmade a collaboration possible and the
Informing our rural communities about the
Affordable Care Act project was born…
We asked the question:
What do we have to work with?
The answer was…
A completed brochure explaining, in simple terms, certain provisions of the Affordable Care Acthttp://southwestruralpolicynetwork.com/about-us/policy-areas/health/affordable-care-act/
Mailing lists of other public radio stations
Mailing lists of commercial radio stations
Lots of talent andskill
A network of networks
to assist with distribution of the
PSA’s
Then we asked:
How do we pull this together?
The answer was…
Reliance upon the skills
and talents within the collaboration
andEfficient Project Management to assure the
project evolves smoothly
Skillful script writing
Great fact-checking
Creative productionWMMT’s Sylvia Ryerson, voice talent for 6 of the PSAs
Cross-country production…
Spanish Voiceovers were recorded in
Taos, New Mexico and sent to WMMT in
Whitesburg, Kentucky for post-production
Lessons LearnedThe team involved learned as we went forward…
Be ready to create an inventory of your assets and resources ~ all of them
Think creatively about how
partners can combine assets and resources
Know that involving more than one organization will
increase the time needed to complete the project
andDifferent work styles and organizational resources need to be considered in
moving the project forward
If you are working on a project with an ever-
changing policy landscape, such as the
ACA, Fact Checking
will be a challenge !
Where are we now?CDs with 12 PSAs in English and
Spanish
A website with the PSA audio and text and a links to a range of other information
A developing network of people helping with distribution
We need your help getting the PSAs aired
across the countryVisit
www.acaexplained.org for additional information
Or fill out the card in your packet and we will mail you a copy of the CD
Project participantsCentral Appalachia Regional
Network, (CARN)Southwest Rural Policy
Network, (SWRPN)National Alliance for Rural
Policy, (NARP)
Members of the Rural People, Rural Policy Family of Networks