How to be an Activist

Have you ever wanted to get involved in your Community, School Board, or Politics but didn’t know where to start or how to go about it? You’ll be amazed at what your efforts might produce. Learn from four of our area’s most accomplished activists and build yourself a path to get involved know.

Ed Bell will focus on “How to Make seconds count in voter contact”. Presenting the right approach on a phone call or door knock is essential to sparking interest in an issue or candidate and allowing a conversation to begin. Ed Bell will offer helpful tips to ensure more successful contacts with voters in your community.

Jeff Capell’s presentation will focus on crafting a winning message for your issue, working with the media to make sure your side of the issue is heard, and use of social media to help amplify your message. One doesn’t have to be an industry expert to battle the lobbyists and experts on the other side. Jeff will share his experience in winning battles including how he literally saving the community millions of dollars in the FC Cincinnati Debate.

Kim Grant will talk about what it is like to be a Conservative and ask questions and get involved with a School Board. Her experience of being a fiscal conservative and C.O.A.S.T. Board member and serving on a School Board will be a real eye-opener for you. Nothing prepared Kim for the culture that exists within our school communities, when someone is questioning the status quo.

Matt Wahlert walks you through what it was like to lead a Petition Drive in the recent Sales Tax Petition Drive in Hamilton County. 4 weeks, 38,000 signatures, no real experience. Matt has been a leader on speaking out on the pro’s and con’s of the many tax levy campaigns that seem to be placed on the ballot every day. What tools do you need to be advocate for tax reform in your local area—city, county, state?

Recorded on October 2nd , 2018

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