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 Webinars

SCACED Summer 2021 Membership Lunch & Learn

August 26, 2021
Our Summer 2021 Membership Lunch & Learn featured guest speaker John Simpkins, JD, LLM, President of MDC, Inc., who discussed the federally-authorized uses of American Rescue Plan funding and how local governments can leverage the funding for long-term impact. Watch the recording to learn how local governments can deploy and leverage American Rescue Plan dollars to create long-term prosperity and address the critical needs of their communities. You can view Mr. Simpkins’ slide deck presentation here.

Advocating for the Community Economic Development Industry

April 8, 2021
The final session of our Advocacy Bootcamp Webinar Series taught attendees how to combine and utilize the skills they’ve learned and put them into action. Watch the recording to learn how about and champion the issues facing the community economic development industry.

Advocacy in Action: Community Mobilization

April 1, 2021
The penultimate session of our Advocacy Bootcamp focused on effective techniques of mobilizing your community to achieve your desired advocacy goals. A critical part of any advocacy campaign, mobilizing your community adds credibility and helps receive recognition from key decision makers. Watch the recording to learn how to unite your community around your advocacy campaign and achieve the results you need.

Advocacy in Action: 36% Cap Rate on Consumer Loan Products

March 25, 2021
The first of the final three Advocacy Bootcamp sessions featured Sue Berkowitz of SC Appleseed explaining how high-cost consumer loan products are dangerous and harmful by creating debt traps, stripping wealth away in communities and magnifying the racial wealth gap in South Carolina. Whitney Barkley with the Center for Responsible Lending also discussed how other states across the country have successfully passed laws to cap consumer loan rates at 36%. Watch the recording to learn steps you can take today to join the fight against high-cost lending.

Building Relationships with Decision Makers

March 11, 2020
Part four of our Advocacy Bootcamp Webinar Series feature a robust panel who discussed how to build relationships with key decision makers. Topics of discussion included: building relationships at the local and state level; getting feedback on policies from policymakers; how to communicate via email, telephone, meetings, and hearings; and how to make an ask.

Panelists:

  • Tameika Isaac Devine, City of Columbia Councilwoman

  • Kylon Jerome Middleton, Charleston County Councilman

  • Jerry Blassingame, Executive Director, Soteria CDC

  • Ashley Crary Lidow, Director of Policy and Government Relations, WREN

  • Omar Muhammad, Executive Director, LAMC

Using Data for Advocacy

February 25, 2021
Session three of our Advocacy Bootcamp Webinar Series focused on how data can be an important and effective tool in telling the story of the community. Watch the recording to learn reliable data for organizations to use and how to incorporate data in your messaging. Naomi Lett, President & CEO of United Way Association of South Carolina, Caleb Quakenbush, Policy Program Manager at Urban Institute, and Holden Weisman, Associate Director of Policy at Prosperity Now, served as speakers.

Exercising Your Voice

February 11, 2021
Session two of our Advocacy Bootcamp Webinar series featured Bambie Hayes-Brown, President & CEO of Georgia ACT, as trainer and attendees learned how to inform and tell policymakers what’s going on in their community. Topics covered included: value based messaging & telling your story; knowing and understanding your audience; framing your message to be clear, concise, and compelling; using social media for advocacy; and advocating for equitable policies and addressing racial disparities.

Advocacy 101

January 28, 2021
SCACED President and CEO, Bernie Mazyck, commenced our Advocacy Bootcamp Webinar series by discussing the vital role community organizations have in advocating for equitable policies. Sue Berkowitz, Director of SC Appleseed Legal Justice Center, served as guest speaker and presented on the basics of advocacy. Topics included recognizing the difference between lobbying and advocacy; explaining the legislative process; and how organizations can get their board to support advocacy.

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