COSE Ten Under 10
Advocacy & Communication Solutions LLC is proud to be named a “COSE Ten Under 10” by the COSE (Council of Smaller Enterprises)—an award given to 10 small businesses with 10 employees or fewer to honor their ability to innovate, grow and reach ambitious goals. COSE is the Northeast Ohio small business chamber of commerce.
For the COSE Ten Under 10, ACS was honored, in part, for our growth. We have grown 330.0 percent since launching in 2004. COSE honored ACS and nine other companies at its 2011 Small Business Conference this week in Cleveland.
We are extremely honored to be chosen by COSE as a Ten Under 10 winner. Learn more about the awards at www.cose.org.
ACS helps client secure $12 million contract with the State of Ohio for Third Party Liability recovery services for Ohio's Medicaid program
and Early Education Fund event
HMS Awarded Third Party Liability Contract by State of Ohio
ACS presents at the United Way's Child Care
and Early Education Fund event
On March 8th ACS presented at the Child Care and Early Education Fund event held at the United Way of New York City. Entitled “Methods & Messages: National Snapshot of Early Childhood Strategic Communication”, ACS provided an outline of best practices and least effective communication strategies for early childhood education efforts across the country. View "Methods & Messages: National Snapshot of Early Childhood Strategic Communication”
Attendees at the United Way included over two dozen early childhood organizations and funders, including but not limited to, Winning Beginning; BUILD; Early Childhood Advisory Council of New York State; NYC Early Childhood Professional Development Institute; New York State Council on Children and Families; Fight Crime Invest in Kids; A.L. Mailman Foundation, Rauch Foundation and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors among many others.
It was an inspiring afternoon engaging early childhood development leadership from around the state to find better more effective ways of persuading audiences to understand the critical role of early childhood programs and services.
Are you interested in having ACS present to your early childhood organization? Please email us at info@advocacyandcommunication.org
Cleveland Public Theatre Awarded State Funding
A great application and tenacious advocacy, led to ACS client Gordon Square Arts District being awarded $1 million in stimulus funding from the State of Ohio for the continued renovation of Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT). The money will be used to make the theatre more energy efficient. CPT is one of only 15 Ohio projects to receive this grant. Awarded projects exemplify the goals of the Recovery Act’s State Energy Program to accelerate renewable energy development in Ohio by creating or preserving jobs and reducing energy usage and greenhouse gas emissions. CPT will use their funding for high efficiency HVAC system which will allow the Theatre to be open year round. The projected annual energy cost savings is $123,064. Learn more about GSAD at www.gordonsquare.org
Gordon Square Arts District
The issue: Revitalizing an arts and culture district in a major metropolitan city.
Our approach: Direct lobbying efforts at the state government level.
The result: We secured $1.8 million in state funding to transform a section of Cleveland into the Gordon Square Arts District.
Cleveland Public Theatre Awarded State Funding
A great application and tenacious advocacy, led to ACS client Gordon Square Arts District being awarded $1 million in stimulus funding from the State of Ohio for the continued renovation of Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT). The money will be used to make the theatre more energy efficient. CPT is one of only 15 Ohio projects to receive this grant. Awarded projects exemplify the goals of the Recovery Act’s State Energy Program to accelerate renewable energy development in Ohio by creating or preserving jobs and reducing energy usage and greenhouse gas emissions. CPT will use their funding for high efficiency HVAC system which will allow the Theatre to be open year round. The projected annual energy cost savings is $123,064. Learn more about GSAD at www.gordonsquare.org
Media coverage:
Cleveland's best movie theaters: Your guide to the area's top film hot spots
Cleveland Public Theatre's Big Box series gives new works a forum
Gordon Square Arts District in Cleveland wins national recognition (PDF)
It’s Showtime! Capitol Theatre Reopening Means Flicks and Fun on the West Side
Vision, Perseverance and Elbow Grease Work Wonders at Cleveland's Gordon Square
Gordon Square Arts District: The Region’s Hottest Neighborhood?
Community, Cooperation Building Cleveland’s Gordon Square Arts District
Cleveland's Gordon Square Arts District Emerges as a Dining Destination
Work Set to Begin on $7 million Capitol Theatre Renovation in the Heart of West Side's Gordon Square
Hudson Group
The issue: Obtaining a contract for Hudson Group (the nation's only national newsstand brand) to operate stores at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport.
Our approach: Advocacy efforts at the local government level in Cleveland, Ohio.
The result: We helped to secure a contract for Hudson News Group to add dozens of stores and renovate hundreds of other stores at the airport.
Media coverage:
Cleveland Airport Welcomes New Consumer Electronics and Hudson News Outlets at its Airmall
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport Gets Biggest Renovation in More Than a Decade
Cuyahoga County Health and Human Services Levy Campaign
The issue: Passage of a health and human services levy in a major metropolitan county to ensure the continuation of vitally important services for more than 200,000 of our most vulnerable citizens.
Our approach: Campaign strategy, management and implementation, including fundraising, organizing volunteers, building a speaker's bureau, deploying get-out-the-vote efforts, and forming the steering committee.
The result: The levy passed, winning the issue in 58 of 59 communities with 64.1% of the overall vote and will generate an additional $18.6 million annually to help ensure the continuation services.
Media coverage:
County Issue 15 passes for Health and Human Services
groundWork
The issue: Fighting budget cuts for public preschool and the Help Me Grow program, and expansion of full-day kindergarten for all of Ohio’s children.
Our approach: Direct lobbying at the state level.
The result: Preserved General Revenue Funding for Help Me Grow, which provides a secure funding stream for this program in the next two years and positions Ohio to draw down federal funding for home visitation. Also, staved off elimination of the public preschool funding and successfully expanded full-day kindergarten for all children.
Media Coverage:
Early Childhood Investment Wise Strategy
Every Child Succeeds
The issue: Ensure the language within national home visitation legislation was drafted in an inclusive manner to include multiple ways of doing business and to existing local and state infrastructure.
Our approach: Led a series of meetings with Members of Congress to communicate concern about the prescriptive nature of federal home visitation legislation on behalf of Every Child Succeeds (an umbrella organization for home visitation for low-income families).
The result: Legislation was modified to coincide with the needs of ECS. ECS was asked to provide detailed technical information on how it does its work locally, their data collection process, and other key aspects of their work to help Congress shape a portion of the healthcare legislation.
First Things First
Arizona Voters Support First Things First
First Things First (FTF), our largest early childhood client, successfully defeated Proposition 302, which was an attempt to eliminate their funding and redirect it to the state’s general fund where the Legislature could have used it without restriction, to address Arizona’s budget deficit. With an impressive 70%-30% margin, Arizona voters continued their commitment to high quality programs and services for all Arizona’s children Birth to Five.
FTF financially supports programs that provide children with the tools they need to start out on the right path so they can be successful in school and beyond. First Things First is funded by tobacco tax revenue that, with the defeat of Proposition 302, is now preserved. ACS helped to developed FTF’s 3 year grassroots education campaign to help build support for services for all Arizona’s children. Learn more about First Things First at www.azftf.gov