Advocacy
Message Book Training: Strategies for Communicating Effectively
Virtual - OnlineReview proven messaging strategies and how to make your message resonate with legislators, your clients, and the public.
Entering Field Survey Data into the Virginia Cultural Resources Information System (VCRIS)
Virtual - OnlineLearn how to enter field survey data into the Va. Department of Historic Resources' VCRIS database at this free webinar on April 29 at 1:30.
Architects Speak Up! Advocacy Training
Virtual - OnlineGetting engaged in local and state advocacy is critically important to advancing the ideals of the profession. Legislators can’t be experts in every topic — they need your insights into important issues such as school security, resilience, sustainability, and housing access and affordability. Learn how the “sausage is made” and find out to get involved […]
Architects Speak Up! Message Book Training
Virtual - OnlineWhile there is great respect for architects, there’s little understanding of what we do, or how our work affects others. Architectural practice is constantly evolving. To move the profession forward, architects must work together to understand each other and communicate our value. Using findings from extensive research the AIA conducted about the general public’s perception […]
Advocacy Town Hall: a mid-session zoom update
Zoom Virtual MeetingEver wondered about the purpose and function of the Advocacy Advisory Council, or the Joint Legislative Committee? And how, or if, those concern the AIA Virginia Political Action Committee? And how do those elements coordinate with other components of our organization? Or with the members? An overview of our advocacy efforts at both the state […]