Maternal/Child Health June 13, 2015, 2:00 pm ET. For closed captioning of today s call, go to

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1 Maternal/Child Health June 13, 2015, 2:00 pm ET For closed captioning of today s call, go to

2 2 Welcome from RESULTS Executive Director Dr. Joanne Carter"

3 3 Group Photo of the Month RESULTS Inland Empire/Beaumont with Rep. Raul Ruiz (CA-36)"

4 4 Our Guest: Sen. Chris Coons (DE) " Co-lead on the upcoming Senate maternal/child health legislation" The senator serves on the Appropriations, Foreign Relations, Judiciary, Small Business and Entrepreneurship, and Ethics committees." Chris is a graduate of Amherst College with a B.A. in Chemistry and Political Science, and earned his law degree from Yale Law School and a Master's in Ethics from Yale Divinity School. Chris also studied at the University of Nairobi in Kenya."

5 5 Global Poverty Campaigns Update Director of Global Grassroots Advocacy Ken Patterson"

6 6 Legislative Update" Trade" Appropriations" Maternal and Child Health legislation"

7 6 Appropriations" RESULTS 2016 Ask in $ millions" House 2016 Level" 2016 President s Request" 2015 Level" Basic Ed." $925" $800" $800" GPE" $125" $70" $70" $50" TB" $400" $236" $191" $236" Global Fund" $1,350" $1,350" $1,100" $1,350" MCH" $850" $882" $770" $715" Nutrition" $200" $115" $101" $115" Gavi" $235" $235" $235" $200"

8 8 Overwhelming Political Will" Organize a call in day before or after we go to the Hill for the International Conference." Send family pictures via Facebook, Twitter or MoC s websites along with messages on how the MCH bill will benefit families." Create a role of paper with our MCH request or laser talk on the top followed by one sentence reasons for supporting MCH plus signatures. Collect statements & signatures at 4th of July parade, farmer s markets, community & health events " Ask faith groups to write letters you can take with you to DC." Solicit letters remotely ask people in your action network or in your address book to send you letters to hand carry to DC."

9 9 Global Grassroots Expansion Update Amanda Beals" Can you remember when you were first introduced to RESULTS?" What did it feel like to connect with an opportunity to live your passion and vision for the world?"

10 10 Global Grassroots Expansion Update Amanda Beals" Utilizing the Power of our Grassroots Network" IC Workshop: Expanding Your Reach" Refer a Friend: Online Form " Top Expansion Targets: " Wyoming" Oklahoma" Pennsylvania" Los Angeles"

11 11 Grassroots Share conversation with Lisa Marchal, Senior Global Grassroots Associate "

12 12 Open Phones What other ideas do you " have for enlis;ng your community in our maternal/child health campaign?

13 13 In-Room Huddle" How many community-generated letters or other creative demonstrations of support (including arranging calling in to Lobby Day meetings) in support of MCH could you bring to DC?"

14 14 Taking Action on our Maternal/Child Health Campaign "

15 15 Opportunities" Quiet Leadership Book Club & Learning Series this Summer" o Contact Misty Novitch if interested: misty.novitch@gmail.com" o Help us find a time for the first meeting: Webinar: Advocacy 101 Training and What to Expect at the International Conference, June 24 at 9 pm ET. " o To join the meeting online, go to Or, to join by phone, dial (201) , passcode for audio only." RESULTS Introductory Call, 1 pm ET on June 26. Click to RSVP for the call. Send new people here!" RESULTS International Conference, July Registration continues! "

16 16 Announcements" REPORTING: We are nearly ½ of the way through Please proudly let us know all of the major actions you ve taken with Congress, the media, and community by reporting your accomplishments so far this year:" Reporting a month's advocacy work? Here s your form: Reporting just a lobby meeting? Here s your form: Reporting just a media piece? Here s your form: You can also see what s been reported when you go to the forms!"

17 17 Closing" Let s remember our friends Bob Dickerson and Gail Neumann, both recently passed, and both were extremely passionate about saving lives and ending poverty. They started this work when things were much worse in the world. Along with many on this call, people might have thought them a bit crazy, thinking you can stop poor children from dying, that we can offer all children an education, that poor people are bankable, and that we can stop millions of poor people from dying of AIDS. But it didn t stop them." They ve passed the torch to us on work they started and anyone who knew either of them knows that they expect us to pick up the torch and pick up the pace. They helped bring us to point where we can see the finish line on some of these issues. Let s do our part in this marathon, because it s the right thing to do, but also to honor their life s work."

18 What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make. " - Jane Goodall!