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CAP Resources to Assist: PathNET and PathPACDavon Gray, Manager, PathPAC Legislation and Political Action

Division of AdvocacyDecember 8, 2013

What do these four people have in common?

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Influence

The Influence Equation

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Shared Interest Credible Relationships Influence

Your Community of Influence

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• Patient groups• Civic organizations

• Government Officials (federal, state and local)

• Legislative staff• Candidates running

for office

• Other professional organizations

• State societies

• Pathologists you work with or know personally

• Physicians in other specialties you work with

• Peers through social media

Peers Professional

Public

Political

Knowing Your Value

Congressional staffers say you are influential:

• Constituent visits to the Washington office (97%), district/state office (94%) have 'some' or 'a lot' of influence on an undecided member

• Questions at town hall meetings (87%) letters to the editor (80%) have “some” or “a lot” of influence

• Individualized postal mail (90%) and email (88%) (source: Congressional Management Foundation)

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CAP Tools for Advocates

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PathNET

• Lab Tours

• Capitol Hill Fly-Ins

• Action Alerts

• In District Meetings

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PathPAC

• Attend or host fundraising events

• Practice involvement

• PAC Ambassador

• Political involvement

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CAP Members and Staff building influence together

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CAP Members

• Meet legislators• Inform key communities (PathNET)

• Engage in political activities (PathPAC)

CAP Lobbying

Team

• Follow up with legislative staff

• Reinforce CAP’s positions on policy

CAP Political

Programs

• Manage tools and resources

• Build relationships with political staff

Influence with

legislators and staff

Key Takeaways

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Influence through

advocacy works!

Everyone has a community of

influence

PathNET and PathPAC are tools to help

you build influence with

your community

PathNET provides the tools to make

your voice heard in the legislative

arena

PathPAC provides the

tools to amplify our voice