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Year of the Governor: Candidate Education and Engagement GLR Funder Huddle July 24, 2018 advocacy spectrum Candidate Ballot Grassroots Direct Education Measures Lobbying Lobbying engaging candidates for elected office Both private and

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Year of the Governor: Candidate Education and Engagement

GLR Funder Huddle July 24, 2018

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advocacy spectrum

Candidate Education Ballot Measures Grassroots Lobbying Direct Lobbying

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engaging candidates for elected office

Both private and public foundations can:

educate all of the major candidates on public interest issues
host a candidate debates or forums
canvass the public on issues
provide nonpartisan public education on participation in the political

process

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Choose Children 2018

Engage and educate major candidates for California governor on making early childhood care and education more accessible, affordable, and of higher quality for all children.

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strategies

Research

Develop “Needs”

Research

Conduct

statewide voter polling on the issue Candidate Education & Engagement

Meet 1:1 with

major candidates

Host forums

and debates Policy Development

Policy Platform
100-Day Plan of

Action

4-8 Year Vision

Engage Media and Influencers

Earned Media
Social Media
Grassroots

Organizations Follow Through

Transition Team
Grassroots and

direct lobbying

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example of results: Media coverage

Gubernatorial debate includes pledges for universal preschool from Democrats

Prioritize children, campaign insists to Newsom,

thers in governor’s race

Advocates see an opening to call for more early childhood education funding.

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example of results: primetime debate

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n the horizon
Shifting from placing issue to planning for accountability
Releasing Choose Children’s Policy Platform
Building a Case Study and “Blueprint” for ECE Candidate Education
Having a Children’s Governor in California in 2019!

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Thank You

AV O M A K D E S S I A N

Vice President Director, Center for Early Learning

amakdessian@siliconvalleycf.org @avomakdessian 650.450.5544

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2018 Gubernatorial Race Ratings

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Variables in Selection of “Best Bets” in 2018 Gubernatorial Elections

Percentage of families with children under 5 below FPL
Number of children aged 0 to 4 (proxy for Birth through 8)
State revenue rebound since the recession (2008)
Legislative action in 2017 for related to birth through eight
New appropriation for early childhood in most recent legislative year
For the “safe” or “likely” leaning states only: Incumbent governor

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Candidate Engagement and Philanthropy: Lessons for 2020 and Beyond

Every type of candidate from everywhere supports early childhood.

Foundations must have open minds and find new allies.

Politicians want to see early childhood as public education.

Philanthropy must push them to think about community.

Young children are referenced in platforms but are rarely a central

campaign theme. Foundations can raise the profile of children.

Republicans rarely talk about kids aged birth through 8 and shy away

from infants and toddlers. Foundations can give political cover.

Democrats do discuss very young children, but often see policies as