by Kayla Gardner | Apr 27, 2022 | Advocacy, Best Practices, Workforce
Advocacy has always been a part of who I am, even when I was too young to even know what the word “advocacy” meant. Earlier this year, I got to take my passion for early childhood advocacy to a big stage – the offices of Wisconsin’s elected officials – during the...
by Jennifer Hilgendorf | Jan 25, 2021
Join us for WECA’s Virtual Advocacy Week the week of March 2nd. We have invited Wisconsin State Legislators to attend a 45-minute Zoom meeting that will include a briefing on Wisconsin child care workforce issues from WECA and a 30-minute break-out session for...
by Jennifer Hilgendorf | Dec 17, 2020
This hands-on session will help advocates understand how to effectively communicate with lawmakers and legislative staff during the upcoming 2021-2022 legislative session. Participants will learn how to effectively frame legislative requests with elected officials and...
by Jennifer Hilgendorf | Nov 9, 2020
This interactive session is for anyone who would be communicating with lawmakers throughout the campaign. The goal of this session is to help advocates understand how to communicate with lawmakers as well as what to communicate. Participants will learn about the...
by Paula Drew | Aug 24, 2020 | Advocacy, Best Practices, Policy, Workforce
by Paula Drew, Co-Director Wisconsin Early Education Shared Services Network This is the sixth and final post in the series Uncovering Stories from the Early Care and Education Field During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A series which explores the challenges of our essential...