Just Over 3,000 Messages Needed
Join the advocacy effort for NACAC's National Action Week and help us reach our goal of 15,000 messages to Capitol Hill urging support for the Pathways to College Act.
When?
Begins at NACAC's 66th National Conference and concludes the following week.
Thursday, September 30 - Friday, October 8, 2010.
What?
The NACAC Government Relations Committee and Affiliate Government Relations Chairs will be encouraging advocacy for NACAC's priority issue: Access to quality school counseling.
How?
NACAC and Affiliate members are urged to take action during this week by asking their members of Congress to support the inclusion of the Pathways to College Act in the legislative reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
Follow Your Lead Advocates
The NACAC Government Relations Committee and Affiliate Government Relations Chairs will attend a meeting on Wednesday, September 29 to coordinate advocacy among affiliate members at the NACAC Conference and back at home.
Pathways to College Act Affiliate Challenge
The goal of sending 15,000 messages to federal legislators was announced at the 2009 Annual NACAC Conference. Through advocacy at last year's Conference and NACAC's first National Action Week in May, NACAC and Affiliate members have sent 11,752 messages.
In addition to the overall goal of 15,000 messages, each affiliate has a goal calculated as a percentage of NACAC members within each affiliate. The bar graph below highlights your affiliate's progress; blue bars indicate the number of messages submitted by your members and red bars indicate the message goal for your affiliate.
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Affiliate Challenge continues! Which ACACs will achieve their goal during NACAC National Action Week?