Start Spreading the News: Getting Buy-In for Funding Requires Hard Work around Advocacy, Clear Communication

Autor/in	Guth, Douglas J.
Titel	Start Spreading the News: Getting Buy-In for Funding Requires Hard Work around Advocacy, Clear Communication
Quelle	In: Community College Journal, 93 (2022) 2, S.18-23 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1067-1803
Schlagwörter	Community Colleges; Educational Finance; Bond Issues; Advocacy; Voting; Stakeholders; Iowa + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Community college; Community College; Bildungsfonds; Sozialanwaltschaft; Abstimmung
Abstract	Indian Hills Community College had the numbers behind them upon passing a bond measure in November 2021. More than 12,000 voters in 17 Iowa counties gave their approval for a $28 million referendum designated to fund a brand new campus and additional major improvements. The bond, which needed 60% support to pass, cleared that hurdle with more than 73% of voters checking "yes" on their ballots. Those exciting outcomes were the result of a comprehensive advocacy campaign, one built on hard lessons from a failed 2016 referendum, says Indian Hills President Matt Thompson. Transparency, paired with clear internal and external communication, became foundational tenets of a grassroots advocacy effort that Indian Hills and other two-year institutions are taking to heart. Whether pushing a bond measure or getting appropriations from state legislators, community colleges are focused on buy-in when building relationships and winning support. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01