effective messaging?? what’s in their interest!!
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Effective Messaging?? What’s In THEIR Interest!!. New England Housing Network Dec. 6, 2013 David Fink, Policy Director Partnership for Strong Communities. The Only 4 Questions!. Who’s the audience? What’s the goal? What’s the message? What’s the medium?. The Audience. Internal? - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Effective Messaging?? What’s In THEIR Interest!!New England Housing NetworkDec. 6, 2013David Fink, Policy DirectorPartnership for Strong Communities
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The Only 4 Questions!
•Who’s the audience?•What’s the goal? •What’s the message? •What’s the medium?
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The Audience
Internal?•Partners•State policymakersExternal?•Municipalities•Residents•Grass Roots•Students
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The Goal
To Message or Not To Message?That is the Question!!
Messaging: A Means, not an End!•Educate?•Establish credibility?•Spark action?
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The Message
•NEVER – or RARELY – because it’s “the right thing to do.”
•ALWAYS because it’s “in your interest to do it… and here’s why.”
Towns: demog/econ needs, grand lists, volunteers
Partners/Allies: more labor pool, more riders, less energy use and emission, less congestion, smaller achievement gap
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It’s Not What You Say, It’s How You Say It!
•Race vs. Income•Occupations & Incomes•Confronting Fears
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The Medium•Appealing to Students, Zoning
Commissioners• http://www.pschousing.org/news/rent-roulette
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The Medium•Establishing Credibility
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The Medium
•Educating
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More Questions?
David FinkPolicy Director
Partnership for Strong Communities 227 Lawrence Street Hartford, CT 06106 p. 860.244.0066 | c: 860.202.7418