Of Advocacy: Grassroots Government Advocacy Committee (GGAC)
Of Advocacy: Grassroots Government Advocacy Committee (GGAC)
Of Advocacy: Grassroots Government Advocacy Committee (GGAC)
Grassroots Government
Advocacy Committee (GGAC)
What We’ll Cover
• “Lobbying” v. “Advocacy”
• Staying Out of Trouble
– Email Signatures
• Moving an Issue Forward
• Identifying “Players” & Coalition
Partners
“Lobbying” v. “Advocacy”
Lobbying
Advocacy
It is your
responsibility to
know what can and
can’t be done (see
the governing
documents) – and to
convey the same to
your chapter chairs
Staying Out of Trouble
• ROB Section 2.433
• MCO Section 2.6
• GGAC MOP
• GGAC Resource
Manual
• GGAC Public Policy
Priorities
https://www.ashrae.org/government-affairs/grassroots-government-advocacy
Staying Out of Trouble
• Clearinghouse
• Technical resource
• Appointment (not
election) of
members to
governmental
bodies
Staying Out of Trouble
• No conflicts with
official ASHRAE
policy, documents,
standards, MOUs,
etc.
• Don’t jeopardize
nonprofit [e.g.,
501(c)(3)] status
Email Signatures
• Signature blocks
specific to ASHRAE –
region, chapter,
section
• Separate blocks for
ASHRAE and
corporate emails
– No non-ASHRAE
designations (save
PE) in ASHRAE
signatures
Email Signatures
Jeff Gatlin, PE Jeff Gatlin, PE,
Director and LEED AP, CxA
Regional Chair, Vice President and
ASHRAE Region VII Co-Owner
In Care Of:
Thompson
Thompson Engineers, Inc.
Engineers, Inc.
Etc., Etc.
Etc., Etc.
Moving an Issue Forward
• Refer to
resources
– Policy priorities
list
– RVCs
– Other chapters
– Staff liaison
– Website
Moving an Issue Forward
Identify a chapter
“lead” – it may or
may not be the
chair – to develop
a plan of action
and communicate
it to the RVC
Moving an Issue Forward
• An RVC may make
connections
between chapters
vis-à-vis regional
trends
• The staff liaison
can assist the RVC
regarding trends
from a Society-
wide perspective
Identifying “Players”
• Engineering
licensure board
• Energy
efficiency/codes
staff in the state
energy office
• Any engineers in the
legislature
• Chairs of key
committees
Identifying Coalition Partners
Be judicious and
strategic when
deciding who to
partner with
•ICC
•USGBC
QUESTIONS
?