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Government Affairs

Hiring Central House as an effective, mission-driven business will ensure your interests are represented. Whether decision makers are local governments, the Montana Legislature, or a state agency, investing in government affairs is critical. We don’t just lobby. Our team of professionals knows the process at the state and local levels. We track local ordinances and state legislation, identify and even create key moments of influence, build relationships with officials from both parties, and secure the votes necessary to pass or defeat legislation or policy. We also follow those wins through the implementation process, working with agencies to ensure it is done right.

Program Development

We help organizations envision and build advocacy, policy, and organizing programs. The work doesn’t start at the legislative session. It starts early with learning the political and issue landscape, conducting training, building partnerships, identifying and filling capacity and skill gaps, and building a realistic plan to accomplish your goals. Let the Central House team turn your big idea into something tangible.

Organizational Planning and Strategy

Getting your team on the same page can be challenging. Central House can help you with significant projects like building your next strategic plan. However, we know that sometimes organizations need something more minor like short-term goal setting, a SWOT analysis, updating mission and vision, and identifying purpose and strategy for your next milestone.

Facilitation

We’ve all been in meetings, public listening sessions, and negotiations with conflicting interests, overpowering personalities, confusing agendas, and unclear purposes. Hiring the skilled facilitators at Central House will help ensure all parties are clear about the goals and process, ensure voices are heard, and help participants feel positive and encouraged about the outcome. 

Policy and Issue Advocacy Trainings

Organizations new to advocacy work or nonprofits who plan their calendars around the legislative session frequently have training needs. Central House can take the work off your plate, whether training your staff about legislative processes, planning and hosting a day at the Capitol with your volunteers, or supporting new voices to give testimony comfortably and confidently. We are here to help.

Campaign Strategy and Management

Getting the right people elected or making significant policy changes via legislation or the ballot process is multifaceted, time-consuming, and complicated. A comprehensive campaign should involve communications, coalitions, government relations, media relations, paid advertising, story collection, citizen engagement, community and field organizing, and fundraising. Central House has a proven track record managing the complex and moving pieces of a modern and sophisticated campaign.

Coalition Building

Coalitions are an effective way to influence change by bringing together a variety of voices and interests to achieve a common goal. Central House helps ease the coalition management pressures by assisting with outreach and recruiting members, drafting a memorandum of understanding, developing a decision-making structure, scheduling and facilitating meetings, and building a successful strategy. Investing in coalition support will ensure members’ time is spent efficiently and effectively.