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Wednesday, 19 September 2007 |
The word “support” gets thrown around a lot in public advocacy. It’s an easy word to use but doesn’t mean the same thing to everybody. Many people will say “we really support what you’re doing.” That’s a compliment, not a pledge. Real support means representing skateboarders’ interests via that individual or group. Having the Lion’s Club, for example, stand up at a City Council meeting and say “the Lion’s Club supports putting a skatepark on the corner of First and Main” is meaningful support. Donating money, services, or materials is clearly valuable to the effort and is real support. Over time the advocacy group will become very good at identifying ways that a person offering “complimentary” support can be converted into a “real” supporter.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 19 September 2007 )
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