Framing Your Issues

Date:

5 March, 2015

9am to 4pm

Building upon Government I and II, this workshop will provide an overview of the framing process and time to work through how framing can work for an organization. Every organization tells a story about (or frames) the problems/issues they are passionate about. But governments and the public face competing stories. This workshop will address the question: “How can your organization best present (or frame) your issues so that they capture the attention of governments and the public?”

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Workshop Leaders

Karine Levasseur, Ph.D
Karine is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Studies at the University of Manitoba. She earned my PhD. in the School of Public Policy and Administration at Carleton University. While Karine has many research interests, she am particularly interested in how governments in Canada relate (or do not relate) to voluntary organizations. Her research explores how voluntary organizations can become more meaningfully involved in public policy development, and not just resigned to implement public policy decisions made without their involvement.

Andrea Rounce, Ph.D
Dr. Andrea Rounce is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Studies at the University of Manitoba and Chair of the Joint Master of Public Administration Program. She teaches and researches in public administration. A primary focus is government's use of public opinion and consultation; public sector governance; and research methodology. Emphasizing the need to bridge theory and practice, Andrea also works with public sector organizations on policy and governance issues while working collaboratively on community engagement and education projects around elections and voting.

Registration

United Way is pleased to partner with the Manitoba Institute for Policy Research and the Canadian Community Economic Development Corporation (CCEDNet) Manitoba to pilot a new learning series focused on how government works, building a government relations strategy and framing your issues to impact change in public policy and process.

This event is held in part as a 3 day workshop series. The first day is November 26th with the second day scheduled on February 5th and then concluding March 5th.