Dear John,

Businesses across all sectors support protecting clean water — whether as a direct component of their operations or simply to keep their communities and employees healthy. Across the country, wastewater, stormwater, flooding, and drinking water infrastructure is badly in need of investment. Meanwhile, the federal government and many state governments are failing to uphold and properly implement protections for clean water. 

As part of ASBC’s Clean Water is Good for Business campaign, we are holding two online training for businesses to help elevate their voice on clean water issues: 

January 14, 1 - 2 PM ET: Effective Advocating & Lobbying Your Elected Officials on Clean Water and other issues: In this training, we will educate and prepare business leaders to be effective advocates for your issues. Here's what you will learn: 

• Plan an in-person meeting with policy makers 
• How to prepare and research for in-person meetings
• Execute a successful meeting with policy makers
• Post-meeting outreach
• Get your message to policy makers when you can't meet in person (outside-in approach) 
• An overview of water policy where business advocacy can be effective

Speakers: 

• Melanie Smith - Executive Director of the Delaware Sustainable Business Council, CEO of Sustainable World Strategies, former member of the Delaware House of Representatives 

• Frank Knapp - CEO of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce, Owner of the Knapp Agency  

• Colton Fagundes - Policy Associate at American Sustainable Business Council 

REGISTER

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January 21, 1 - 2 PM ET: Making the Business Case on Clean Water Issues to the Media: If the new political reality has you itching to speak out in the media, this session is for you. Learn best practices from the front lines. Here's what you will learn: 

• How to find and approach journalists interested in what you have to say
• How to make the strongest arguments for your policy agenda
• How to use your company as proof for how policies affect business
• Tips to enhance your credibility and confidence 

Speakers:  

• Bob Keener - Deputy Director of Public Relations at American Sustainable Business Council 

• Dana Patterson - Communications Strategist at Princeton Hydro, LLC 

• Rita Yelda - Outreach & Communications Manager at Coalition for the Delaware River Watershed 

• Colton Fagundes - Policy Associate at American Sustainable Business Council 

REGISTER

Join ASBC's experts and equip yourself with an arsenal of tools to build relationships with the elected officials and the media to make your business voice heard on the issues and policies that matter! 

Whether you are meeting with your local, state, or national elected officials, joining ASBC for its lobby days or in-district meetings, or telling your story to the media, now is the time to step up and be heard.