Voices in Advocacy Podcast

Season 2 - Episode 4: Engaging members to grow grassroots success. Interview with Austin O'Boyle of the National Apartment Association.   Austin O'Boyle Manager of Grassroots Engagement aoboyle@naahq.org   National Apartment Association Austin O’Boyle has years of grassroots advocacy experience as both an in-house practitioner and a consultant. In his various roles, he has led numerous grassroots...

Season 2 - Episode 3: Smok'in Advocacy with Guest Joshua Habursky of the Premium Cigar Association. Joshua talks about the diverse landscape of advocacy for an industry that gets their fair share of attention.  Joshua Habursky Head of Government Affairs Premium Cigar Association Joshua Habursky is the Head of Government Affairs at the Premium Cigar Association running both state and federal lobbyi...

Season Two: Advocacy in a time of an industries shutdown This podcast is dedicated to the art of advocacy. The travel industry has been severely impacted by a world-wide pandemic.  Learn about the legislative successes of Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) and how they activated their advocates for the cause in this interview with Shane Downey, Vice President of Government Affairs and Commu...

This Podcast is dedicated to the art of advocacy. In this episode we learn how and why personal relationships matter in advocacy and how you can use them for greater advocacy success in our interview with Chip Felkel CEO of the Felkel Group and Founder of RAP Index. Chip Felkel Chip Felkel is a veteran strategist and public affairs consultant who advises corporate decision-makers, issue-based camp...

Roger Rickard interviews Sam Daley-Harris the Founder of the Center for Citizen Empowerment and Transformation.   Sam Daley-Harris founded the anti-poverty lobby RESULTS in 1980 and co-founded the Microcredit Summit Campaign in 1995 with Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Muhammad Yunus and FINCA founder John Hatch.  Sam wrote Reclaiming Our Democracy: Healing the Break Between People and Government, whic...

Roger Rickard interviews the 'Accidental Advocate on the importance of using your talents to advocate with elected officals.    Also, listen for the Advocacy Tip of the week - Congressional Town Halls - pt.2. For more information on Jon Trask and his company go to: StrategicMeetingTech.com   Advertisers are:  TrekkerLeather.com and RokitSEO.com

I have been thinking a lot lately about who is to blame for our current political divisions and if we can fix them. It is safe to say that there has been a lot of bitterness, hatred and sarcasm spewed since the November election about the state of the American government. We’ve seen Protests, demonstrations, peaceful marches, congressional office sit-ins and angry citizens in town hall meetings sh...

Roger Rickard talks with David DuBois, CEO of the International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE) on the importance of association advocacy for his organization and membership. Also, listen for the Advocacy Tip of the week - Get on the Record. For more information on IAEE go to: IAEE.com For more information on Exhibitions Mean Business go to: Exhibitionsmeanbusiness.org   Advertisers a...

There has been plenty of talk about what to do now - the election is over and we are getting down to the business of governing. I recently got a call from a longtime friend who shared this thought, “I feel the need to speak out about how I want our government to operate. I need to get involved. I’m just not sure how.” Many people are feeling the exact same way that this person is and they too don’...

This is THE podcast dedicated to the art of becoming a more influential advocate. In 2009 President Obama stated the obvious, “Elections have consequences”. And the same could and should be said today. Elections do have consequences.  Many that supported Obama then - liked his comment then. Today those same people are feeling the consequences of the past election. This election gives rise to two A...

Hello and welcome to the very 1st episode of the Voices in Advocacy Podcast. I am Roger Rickard and this is THE podcast dedicated to the art of becoming a more influential advocate. This podcast is for the people that work and engage in advocacy efforts: be they associations, trade organizations, and non-profit cause groups. Our goal is to help you by educating, engaging, and activating you to bec...