Three Big Mistakes that can Turn Your Great Policy Win into a Bust

I know how much work it is to score a big policy win. If you're working toward one right now, I am cheering you on. And I'm affirming that you're gonna get that policy win.  So the last thing I want to see happen is for you to make one or more of three common mistakes that can wind up greatly diminishing that win.  Whatever you're working on that's a policy change at whatever level of government. Getting that legislation or other policy that you've advocated for, getting that done, getting that to the finish line is a huge win. And it's worthy of a ton of celebration. It's a really big deal. And, it's only the beginning of your advocacy work. Because now you need to make sure that policy gets implemented the way you intended. The bottom line is that implementation is a critically important piece. If you want your policy to be implemented as you intended, it will take a lot of advocacy work to make sure that happens.  That's what I’m focusing on today. And I'm going to help you make sure that your big wins, stay big wins. In this episode, we share: Four reasons why even the best crafted policy can fail to create the intended impactThe three biggest mistakes that will undermine and possibly torpedo the successful implementation of your great policy winHow to effectively monitor how your policy is working, and what to do to fix any problems as they ariseWhy advocates need to actively monitor, even when there’s an official monitor designated in the policyHow to share the work of monitoring with the right allies, and benefit from multiple angles of expertise and perspective  Help spread the word! If you found value in this episode, I’d be grateful if you would leave a review on iTunes or wherever you listen. Your reviews help other nonprofit leaders find the podcast.  Thanks!!