AARG MeetingAARG Meeting

November 7, 2011November 7, 2011

AgendaAgenda• Welcome • State and City Budget Updates• Non-Profit Platform• HSC Policy Strategy

– Who Cares? I Do. Campaign Highlights– AARG vs. Lead Advocates – Communications/Traditional Media presence – Social Media – Data Collection/Research Reports– Revenue agenda/99 New York – Occupy Wall Street – Statewide Human Services Campaign

• What is your advocacy strategy for the coming year?• How can we help you?• Q & A• Closing

Advocacy Goals FY 2012Advocacy Goals FY 2012

Who Cares? I Do.

•Fight against additional cuts and for restorations to human services

•Raise profile of “human services” within the public and government arenas

•Support Revenue / Alternative Savings Options – NEW

•Demonstrate inequities related to wealth, race, gender, etc. - NEW

Nonprofit Platform

•Push a regulatory relief / process streamlining agenda for the human services sector

•Highlight the Nickel & Diming of human service sector

•Counter negative rhetoric around key nonprofit issues such as Exec compensation and member items

•Show the nonprofit human services sector as an “economic engine”

•Raise the need for COLAs

State Budget UpdateState Budget Update

• DOB call letters ask for additional 2.5% cut for FY12-13

• The current anticipated deficit for FY12-13 is $2.4 billion, however, the mid-year budget update is past due and expected to be worse.

• Annual budget hearings, in which selected State agencies speak about their upcoming budgets or their capital construction needs, have also been postponed without new dates.

• The Senate Committees on Social Services and Children and Families will be holding a forum on current and future issues and concerns of human services administrators, advocates and clients. DATE/LOCATION:  November 29th, from 10:00-2:00, Senate Hearing Room, 250 Broadway, 19th Floor

City Budget UpdateCity Budget Update

• PEG letters sent in October• NY City projected budget gap = $4.6 billion

– 2% PEG this year– 6% PEG next year

• Mapping Cuts

AGENCY FY2012 FY2013DFTA $3 million $7.3 millionDHS $8.4 million $24.9 millionDYCD $4.48 million $8.99 millionDOHMH unknown unknownACS $17 million $49 millionHRA unknown unknown

Non-Profit PlatformNon-Profit Platform

• HHS Accelerator• Late payments/registration• Lobby Laws/Campaign Finance• Nickel and Diming• Business Solutions Workgroup

Who Cares? I Do.Who Cares? I Do. Campaign Campaign

HSC created the Who Cares? I Do. Campaign to make government accountable to the needs of all New Yorkers by honoring the

commitments made to our communities.

Who Cares? I Do. Campaign Highlights

• February 14, 2011 Launch• Vast support & attention

- 10,000 signed petition- 50 media hits- 700 facebook / 700 twitter- 4,000 hits on weekly blog- 48,000 website hits (from over 18,000 different

people)

Who Cares? I Do.Who Cares? I Do. Advocacy Plan Key ComponentsAdvocacy Plan Key Components

• Lead Advocates • Pro-Media Communications

• Online Presence - website / social media / blogs

• Research / Data Collection / Budget Analysis

• Events – press conf, rallies, forums

• Actions – call in days, valentines activity, etc

• Direct Lobbying / Relationship Building

HSC Advocacy HSC Advocacy WorkgroupsWorkgroups

• Advocacy Action Response Group (AARG)

• Lead Advocates

What is the AARG?What is the AARG?

• HSC members

• Direct budget/policy advocacy

• Enhance HSC advocacy efforts

• Not required to engage

• 20 select HSC members direct service providers

• Support goals of Who Cares? I Do. campaign

• Required action in events and activities

Lead AdvocatesLead Advocates

Media PresenceMedia Presence

Advocacy CoordinationAdvocacy Coordination

• Communications management• Calendar of advocacy events• Dates of budget activities• HSC report releases

Social MediaSocial Media

• Website: www.WhoCares-IDo.org• Blog: www.whocaresido.wordpress.com• Twitter: @WhoCares_Ido• Facebook: Who Cares? I Do.

Data Collection and ResearchData Collection and Research

Top rate on investment income

1987 PIT Cuts

Top rate on earned income

1995 PIT cuts

2003 Increase

2009 Increase

WE’RE # 1 !!

There are fewer millionaires overall:

NY lost 9.4 % of its millionaires between 2007 and 2009…BUT, the

U.S. saw a 13.9% loss in the # of millionaires during that time and

43 states lost more of their net-worth of millionaires than NY.

Businesses get more out of NY:NY has the highest productivity per

worker, among the 10 largest states in the U.S. and profit per

worker in is also higher than all other large states except

California.

I can only tell you, amongmy friends, I’ve never heardone person say ‘I’m going tomove out of the city becauseof taxes.’ Not one. Not in all

the years I’ve lived here. Youknow, they can complain, ‘Oh,

got my tax bill, it’s heavy.’But they’ve not ever thoughtthat. My friends all want to

live here and understand thevalue.” —Mayor Michael

Bloomberg,Nov. 13, 2008, Associated

Press

Will Millionaires Leave NY?Will Millionaires Leave NY?

Our New York StoryOur New York Story• New York was built by the creativity, intelligence and perseverance of

its people. Whether we are newcomers or our families have been here for centuries, this is our state, our home.

• Generations before us invested in public systems – the schools, roads, and human services that created pathways to prosperity.

• A bright future for New York requires that we protect those investments, expand opportunities and make sure that better, richer, fuller lives are within reach for everyone.

• But now we’re going in the wrong direction. Reckless gambling by Wall Street banks crashed our economy, causing ripple effects that devastated our state budget. In response, our elected leaders are choosing cuts to schools, services and jobs instead of protecting the public foundations of our state. As a result the rich may be thriving but our families and communities are falling further behind.

• It’s time to get it right and put our people first. We have the resources we need to create good jobs, invest in our communities, and rebuild a New York we can be proud to pass on to future generations.

Statewide Human Services Group

Goals:

•Data and information sharing/coordination•Media messaging for human services•Support a revenue agenda & develop and carry out advocacy strategy•Coordinate with revenue/budget coalitions

What is your Plan?What is your Plan?

How Can We Help How Can We Help You?You?

QuestionsQuestions

Thank YouThank You