Advocacy

Who We Are

NAWBO Southern Nevada chapter’s Advocacy committee endorses and advocates legislation for women-owned businesses based on the criteria set forth by our NAWBO National headquarters, that states:

To best represent the diversity within our membership, all the business advocacy issues we engage in are bipartisan in nature. In order to receive support from NAWBO National, a piece of legislation must have support from both Democrats and Republicans, which means members of both parties serve as sponsors and/or original co-sponsors.

NAWBO National headquarters

Advocacy Updates

Local Updates

• The 2023 Nevada Legislative Session starts on February 6. 2023 and ends in early June 2023. Click here
• For 120 days, our legislature will consider bills for the Governor’s signature
• To follow the submissions and status of bills. Click here.
• Several bills will have an impact on businesses
• Check back here regularly to see updates on bills

National Updates
Click here to learn more
NAWBO National represented the organization at various Advocacy events over the past few weeks, such as:

• Roundtable discussion for President Biden’s Americas
• Partnership for Economic Prosperity
• Investments in Manufacturing Through the State Small
• Business Credit Initiative
• Supply Chain listening session
• IRS and IRA Virtual Roundtable

Contact Nevada Constitutional & Legislative Offices

Constitutional offices  here

Nevada Legislative Offices

Assembly here

Senate here

Share Your Input!

For Non-members

Click *here* to submit your thoughts & ideas to NAWBO Southern Nevada

For NAWBO Members

Click *here* to share your input with NAWBO National Headquarters. Survey content and deadlines may vary

Local Resources and Community Events

Learn the ABC’s of Advocacy

What is advocacy?

Helping people to share and voice their concerns about issues that are important to them.

What are the different types of advocacy?

To learn more, click here

• Self-advocacy
• Individual advocacy
• Systems advocacy

What skills are needed to be an effective advocate?

• Research – know the facts, gather, and analyze data
• Know your audience – create specific messaging for each audience
• Communication – use tools to convey key advocacy points
• Collaboration – build strategic partnerships to support advocacy efforts
• Preparation – be prepared, organized, and unified 
• Professional – be polite, listen, and respect the opinion of others
• Persistent – keep going and don’t give up

What tools are used for an advocacy campaign?

Communication is the key for effective advocacy efforts, activities, and campaigns. Tools to use are:

• Endorsements
• Testimonials
• Radio ads
• Interviews
• Social media platforms
• Brochures
• Press releases
• Television ads
• Phone campaigns
• Text campaigns
• Email campaigns

Check out County Meetings – Southern Nevada

(Limit to County meetings only. Addition of City Council or Advisory Board meetings create “content overload”)

• Clark County Commissioners meeting – calendar
• Esmeralda County meeting – calendar
• Lincoln County meeting – calendar
• Mineral County meeting – calendar
• Nye County meeting – calendar

Las Vegas Valley Community Calendar

NAWBO of Southern Nevada would like to introduce a community calendar for Las Vegas Valley’s incredible organizations, associations, and non-profits. Click here to learn more.

Join NAWBO Southern Nevada TODAY

When you join NAWBO Southern Nevada you become a member of the National Association of Women Business Owners, a strong and growing national organization that has over 60 chapters across the country. The wide-ranging benefits of membership include the advocacy strength that is NAWBO’s unique heritage and adding your voice, you become part of an empowered group of women business owners, networked and connected from coast to coast.

NAWBO is headquartered in Washington, D.C. and represents the voices of the 11 million women-owned businesses nationwide. As a member of the Southern Nevada chapter, you become part of our vibrant community of women entrepreneurs and others who support us.

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