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Responding to Constituents: Effectively Addressing the Needs of Voters and Constituency Groups

Virtual  
Thursday, May 12, 2022 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM   iCalendar Eastern Standard Time

Responding to the needs and demands of constituents has never been more difficult in today’s politically polarized and politically charged environment. Nonetheless, effective leadership and moving community initiatives forward requires that elected officials successful respond to constituent needs, effectively communicate with constituents and navigate competing demands. This session will explore how best to establish consistent responses to constituents that build trust, reduce antagonism and create political consensus.

The goal of this course is to help elected officials more effectively answer to the needs of constituents and assist them in creating a consistent constituent service response. Elected officials completing this course should have better communication skills and knowledge that can assist them in building political consensus, alleviating discord and polarization, and generally responding to constituent requests. Effective leadership and moving community initiatives forward requires that elected officials successful respond to constituent needs, effectively communicate with constituents and navigate their sometimes competing demands.

Credits: 1.0

For any questions, please email: Grace Findley (gfindley@nclm.org)

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Virtual  

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Speakers

Kyle Bridges

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Kyle Bridges currently serves as the district director for Congressman Ted Budd in his flagship office in North Carolina. He holds a degree in history from Wake Forest University and a Masters in Public Policy from New York University. Prior to his current role with Congressman Budd, Kyle served as the Director of Uptown for Charlotte Center City Partners and was a staffer in the United States Senate. 
Matt Lehrman

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Matt Lehrman is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Social Prosperity Partners - an Arizona-based consulting firm that works nationally to help leaders and people in their communities achieve consensus around important decisions.  Matt’s passion and expertise is facilitating the strategic deliberations of boards of directors, governance councils, and management teams while gathering input and consensus from their various constituencies (i.e., customers, members, residents, audiences, donors, alumni, and the general public). 
 

Please contact Grace Findley for additional information about this event.