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1 National Wildlife Federation State Power Building Julie Lalo, National Wildlife Federation Anders Gustafson, Renewable Resources Coalition and Foundation Erin McDonough, Michigan United Conservation Clubs Jacob Powell, Virginia Conservation Network Manley Fuller, Florida Wildlife Federation Bruce Wallace, NWF Board Andy Buchsbaum, NWF Action Fund October 8, 2013

2 Wearing Two Hats to Help Protect Bristol Bay Anders Gustafson Executive Director, Renewable Resources Coalition and Foundation

3 Frying Pan Lake Pebble Mine Deposit

4 Which Hat When? (c) 3 (c) 6 Although managing 2 separate entities with similar missions has its difficulties, typically the opportunities it provides are well worth the additional effort. Sharing a similar brand has the net effect of promoting both entities with all funds despite which logo is being used. Membership seems to appreciate the fact they are given choices to whom they wish to donate, dependent on the current needs of the issue (i.e. election cycle or not; tax deductible or not). Educational Media Outreach Programs Science Program Facilities State Fair Sportsman Shows Commercial Fishing Trade Shows In Region Travel Salmonstock Legislation Lobby Initiatives Local Government Candidate Support or Pressure I Vote Wild Salmon Youth Lobby

10 Anders Gustafson Executive Director

11 Capacity Building for Conservation Erin McDonough Executive Director, Michigan United Conservation Clubs

12 2005 Issues to Overcome Fragmented community Lack of trust (between orgs & agency) Lack of coordinated agenda (small issues driving wedges) Reactive not proactive No consistent attention paid to organizing the community

13 Mid-Term Success Creation of Conservation Coalition SIX (6) years and counting of trust building & active listening Agenda creation Agenda IMPLEMENTATION (SHARED CREDIT) Volunteer bill, Hunter Heritage bill, Scientific Wildlife management bills, DNR License fee package (ALL signed, by the Governor between ). Coalition input into DNR planning Feeling of power and engagement, looking to MUCC for leadership

15 2013 Moving Forward Identifying barriers to increasing success Capacity building for individual orgs Working to build strong, permanent grassroots networks in all legislative districts Building trust and relationships outside of the sportsman s community More aggressive agenda (General Fund) Exploring new sources of fund raising now that successes and direction is defined

16 Lessons Learned Capacity building requires a long-term organizational commitment to trust building, relationship building, communication, strong organizational skills and humble leadership. Don t expect to successfully launch a campaign that demonstrates results if you haven t done the time-consuming work.

17 Using Metrics to Build a Legislative Priority Ranking and Power Assessment Jacob Powell Policy and Campaigns Manager, Virginia Conservation Network

18 VAN ppl VCN ppl VAN data Committee assignment Committee seniority VLCV lifetime score Importance Factor Legislative Power Assessment Two measures of power together with a quantitative(ish) assessment of importance, and some other stuff

19 Power Metric Details Barbara Comstock (R) In office since 1/13/10 District: 34 Fairfax (part), Loudoun (part) --- Importance factor = VCN power = 1 VAN power = 1 By District Power = Action VCN ppl VAN ppl 1 = < = < = < = < = >40 Average Power All Imp top top

20 Importance Factor Details Barbara Comstock (R) --- Importance factor = 52 House C&L = 7 Seniority = 9 House Transportation = 1 Seniority = 15 VLCV score = 38 (20) --- VCN power = 1 VAN power = House ACNR Senate ACNR House C&L 7 5 Senate C&L House $ 3 2 Senate $ House Transport 1 0 Senate Transport

21 Additional Metrics Barbara Comstock (R) In office since 1/13/10 District: 34 Fairfax (part), Loudoun (part) --- Swing: won by <10% very untapped very friendly --- Importance factor = VCN power = 1 VAN power = = hostile 2 = unfriendly 3 = average 4 = friendly 5 = very friendly = over tapped 2 = tapped 3 = average 4 = untapped 5 = very untapped

22 Viewing the Data ACNR Name Party Dist. Last Election Dist. Tapped? Dist. Friendlyness Importance Factor VCN Power VAN Power Sherwood, Beverly R 29 Uncontested mostly known unlikely Ware, Lee R 65 Uncontested known average Scott, Ed R 30 Uncontested mostly known unlikely Wright, Tommy R 61 Uncontested mostly known very unlikely Orrock, Bobby R 54 >10% MOV mostly known very unlikely Marshall, Danny R 14 Uncontested mostly known very unlikely Poindexter, Charles R 9 Swing mostly known very unlikely Pogge, Brenda R 96 Uncontested untapped friendly Knight, Barry R 81 Uncontested mostly known unlikely Edmunds, James R 60 Uncontested mostly known very unlikely Wilt, Tony R 26 Uncontested mostly known unlikely Morefield, Will R 3 >10% MOV mostly known very unlikely Webert, Michael R 18 >10% MOV mostly known unlikely Ransone, Margaret R 99 >10% MOV mostly known unlikely Fariss, Matt R 59 >10% MOV mostly known average Plum, Ken D 36 >10% MOV very untapped very friendly Lewis, Lynwood D 100 Uncontested mostly known unlikely Bulova, David D 37 >10% MOV mostly known average Sickles, Mark D 43 Uncontested untapped average Englin, David D 45 Uncontested very untapped very friendly James, Matthew D 80 Uncontested mostly known very unlikely Torian, Luke D 52 >10% MOV mostly known very unlikely House Average known unlikely 1 1

23 Advocating for Deer Importation Ban Due to Chronic Wasting Disease Threat Manley Fuller President, Florida Wildlife Federation

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25 Summer 2013 Letter from Florida Wildlife Federation to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission The Florida Wildlife Federation, on behalf of our Board of Directors and thousands of members across the state, reiterate our call for closing the state borders to the importation of deer and other members of the family Cervidae at the earliest possible date. White-tailed deer are arguably our most popular game animal, provide the major prey for the endangered Florida panther, and in the middle Keys are represented by the endangered Key Deer. The reason we want to close the borders is we want to do everything possible to keep the devastating chronic wasting disease (CWD) out of our state, and importation of deer is a known vector of CWD. Unfortunately, chronic wasting disease is on the rise and spreading. Note that we called for the border closure in October 2012, and nothing has occurred since to give us comfort that anything short of total closure should occur. Respectfully Yours, Manley Fuller, FWF President

26 Chronic Wasting Disease: People say you can t absolutely prevent the spread here, that s true, but you can reduce the probability of it, said Florida Wildlife Federation President Manley Fuller.

27 Backers of the ban include not only the NRA but the Florida Wildlife Federation, United Sportsmen of Florida, Florida Deer Association, Florida Zoo Association and the Humane Society.

September 6, 2013 The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) passes a rule prohibiting the importation of live cervids (deer, elk and moose) into Florida from out-of-state sources.

28 September 6, 2013 The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) passes a rule prohibiting the importation of live cervids (deer, elk and moose) into Florida from out-of-state sources. To implement the decision immediately, the FWC issues an executive order (right) prohibiting importation of cervids. The commission directs the FWC executive director to create a working group to develop other measures to safeguard the state from CWD.

29 The Many Faces of State Power Building Bruce Wallace Board Member and State Power Building Task Force Chair, NWF

30 Developing a More Targeted Power-Building Strategy for the NWF Action Fund Andy Buchsbaum Interim Executive Director, NWF Action Fund

Executive Summary. March Photo by Tony Bynum, tonybynum.com

Executive Summary. March Photo by Tony Bynum, tonybynum.com Executive Summary March 2017 What is C2C? Crucial 2 Conservation (C2C) is a broad coalition of stakeholders from around the world who share a passion to support wildlife and habitat conservation by promoting