Public Education

In order to win support for your organization's asset policy agenda, you must create a public understanding of your issues and their importance to your community. Presentations, fact sheets, action alerts, and news conferences are just a few educational tools that can be used to inform various audiences about your organization's policies and programs.


General Resources:

Crafting and Communicating Your Asset Building Message (2008)

Description: This presentation discusses why and how to communicate your asset building message through a variety of media.
Author Name: New America Foundation
Organization Type: National Intermediary


Communication & Marketing

Description: This is a discussion from the first meeting of the Asset Policy Learning Circle on communication and marketing. Topics include:
  • Finding asset building messages that resonate
  • Using supplemental information to support the asset policy message
  • Using effective and efficient communication vehicles
Author Name: The Learning Circle
Organization Type: Coalition