SPIRIT Key Contact Job Description

Designed to ensure that NTCA retains its historic grassroots strength in today’s increasingly competitive policy-making arena, the ultimate success of this campaign lies with the effective use of four fundamental tools: public relations, financial support, NTCA professional staff, and most importantly you – the association’s Key Contact members.

Key Contact Job Description
NTCA SPIRIT Key Contacts agree to the following:

General Responsibilities –

• To build and maintain strong, positive relationships with assigned policymakers, and to keep abreast of, and advocate, NTCA policy positions and initiatives.

Specific Responsibilities –

• Education:
  • Regularly review association publications, informational bulletins, action alerts, and web site at www.ntca.org.
  • Remain abreast of industry events and trends.
  • Earn Grassroots Certificate by completing NTCA’s online grassroots course.
    
    
• Action:
  • Respond to all NTCA action items on a timely basis and engage colleagues to participate in such efforts to the extent required/necessary.
  • Meet personally with assigned policymaker(s) or their key staff at least twice each year.
  • Periodically invite assigned policymaker(s) to visit local facilities, attend board meetings or other system functions, or NTCA events.
  • Deliver NTCA Telephone Education Committee Organization (TECO) campaign contributions to assigned policymaker(s) as necessary.
  • Attend NTCA meetings related to Key Contact functions as necessary.
  • Participate in media events as necessary.
  • Contribute and otherwise participate in NTCA’s TECO and related political events
    
    
• Accountability:
  • Promptly report to NTCA Government Affairs staff all actions and outcomes tied to efforts undertaken in response to NTCA Action Alerts and/or requests.
  • Keep NTCA informed of all other contacts with assigned policymakers.

Commitment Responsibilities –

• NTCA SPIRIT Key Contacts are expected to make at least a one-year commitment to the program, though the Government Affairs Committee retains the authority to extend and withdraw Key Contact invitations to incumbents and new candidates annually.

For More Information –

• Contact NTCA’s Grassroots & PAC Coordinator at 703-351-2033.