The Most Powerful Thing Nonprofit Leaders Can Do Right Now to Preserve Medicaid and SNAP

The potential for massive cuts to Medicaid and SNAP moved one step closer to reality when the Senate voted its version of the big ugly bill out of committee. The good news is there are still quite a few hurdles to clear before those terrible policies have a chance of becoming law. Which means there are that many more opportunities to defeat them. 

Nonprofit leaders have a critical role to play in defeating these proposals. We are definitely not alone in this work. But we do have some unique abilities and opportunities to have a significant impact on the outcome. 

We’ve also learned more over the last few months about what works in this particular environment. Our challenge now is to take those lessons and apply them to our advocacy work going forward, so that we can prevail in this fight.

In this episode, we share:

• The two keys to defeating the big ugly bills that would slash Medicaid and SNAP
• What our opponents are counting on, and how we can wreck their core strategy
• The top tactical maneuver we must anticipate and be ready to counter
• The biggest mistake we’re likely to make, and how to prevent it
• How to create a steady stream of high-impact advocacy messaging without devoting tons of time to it
• How to leverage the unique advantages you have as a nonprofit leader to build vocal opposition to these bills

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