Every non-profit organization has the best of intent to promote and foster a greater good in our communities. The time spent raising dollars, dealing with administration tasks and actually helping people take precedent over the important component of advertising and promotion. Did you know that your local radio stations air commercials specifically about non-profit organizations […]
Category Archives: Reference and Education
So, you have an issue with your local government. How can you most effectively convey your message? Without being able to effectively convey your message not just to the governing body, but your fellow citizens, your job of swaying public opinion and votes your way, is difficult. You need to organize your points. You need […]
“My Beat” is Northwestern Wisconsin. I monitor the local government units in an eight county area. Mostly, I am concerned with the actions in the areas of land use, planning, zoning, building, economic development and private property rights. It is a rural area. How rural is it, you ask? The eight Wisconsin counties of Ashland, […]
Over the past 25 years, I have observed and participated in local government from a variety of angles. From humble beginnings as a local political cartoonist, through a local elected official career, and now a Local Government Affairs Director for a large trade association. To add to that local government/politics resume, I applied two years […]
Local government apathy is not just a problem in the USA. It is an international problem. A Google of “local political apathy” proves that very quickly. The problem has also been with us for some time. In 1987 Mayor Ken Livingstone of London wrote a book, “If Voting Changed Anything, They’D Abolish It.” Since 2004 […]
At every level of government and politics, an informed electorate is needed to understand the candidates and issues of their community. That sounds pretty basic doesn’t it? Citizens cannot make informed decisions before they vote for candidates if they do not know the individuals running for office. Nor, can they make informed judgments on issues, […]