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Stand Up for the Health Center Mission: Practices and Techniques Board Members Can Use

Date
March 16, 2020

Board members function as ambassadors and advocates for the health center mission. Board members, in partnership with the CEO and staff leadership, have a critical role to play in communicating the organization’s story and impact. This interactive session will introduce various practices and techniques that board members can use in their communities, with funders, and with legislators to support the mission.

Learning Objectives

  • Understand how board members serve as ambassadors and advocates for the health center.
  • Consider various practices and techniques for communicating the organization’s story and impact.
  • Practice delivering your own “elevator speech.”

Speakers

Speaker Image for Susan Burton
Director, National Grassroots Advocacy, NACHC
Speaker Image for Yvonne G. Davis
Vice Chair, Board of Directors and Consumer/Board Member Representative, Health Care Partners of South Carolina and NACHC Board of Directors

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