If you want to win community support, effective grassroots outreach and communications is essential.

Front Porch Strategies provides a personal approach to ally development, public affairs advocacy and community relations. We have rolled out grassroots campaigns across the state for a myriad of clients ranging from large corporations to growing non-profits. Our strength lies in understanding and respecting individual communities, with the ability to inspire change through collaboration and growth. The crux of our efforts lies in identifying and building a network of passionate supporters and developing a direct line of communication between you and key community decision-makers. Whether through town hall forums, direct mail contact, coalition building or door-to-door canvassing, we identify and promote the details of your project that wins the hearts and minds of targeted communities while making the connections you need to succeed.

Keeping it Local
Front Porch Strategies, as its names suggests, uses a neighborhood approach to effectively engage and mobilize grassroots supporters for all types of projects and initiatives requiring community support as all politics are indeed local.

A Plan for Action
Front Porch Strategies uses innovative communication techniques and a range of creative services to
achieve tangible results. Recognizing that no two communities or projects are alike, we will work with you to create customized action plans. We develop a plan, put the pieces together, and then execute to win.

The Front Porch Strategies team develops a specific strategy that turns local supporters into vocal
proponents. The program begins with a study of the local landscape to formulate an understanding of the major stakeholders and how their opinions and biases affect your goals. We seek to blend into the local fabric and develop the support network necessary to achieve your goals. The second component of this program is to understand your presence in the community. To this end, we assist you with a Community Relations and Public Affairs Audit that will allow us to assess your strengths and resources. With this information we will formulate a program to include:

• Community engagement and coalition building
• Communications and presentations to the community and supporters
• Facilitating and developing relationships with local and regional decision makers
• Media relations and supporting earned media opportunities
• Facilitating print publications, talking points and fact sheets
• Training and instruction for employees and/or project supporters
• Management of ‘campaign’ through the planning and implementation process

Additionally, we offer advice and instruction on government relations and political action. We tap
business groups, local government, organized labor, community- and faith-based organizations, consumer groups, and other key influencers and opinion leaders to promote your project and assist you in reaching your objectives. In the process we will also provide strategic outreach and political intelligence that provides another level of meaningful access to a full range of key community groups and adds significant value to your community relations activities.

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