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The Strategic Power in Connections

• Its Time to Turn the Power On and Up

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Why Turn the Power On and Up

• Need
• Urgency
• Reality
• Opportunity
• Consequence

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What Is a Strategic Connection

• Connection
• Partnership
• Influence
• Impact

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When to Turn the Power On and Up

• Now is the time to put the pressure on
• Each other
• Your home institution
• Your Association
• Your State Network
• Your State
• Your Nation
• Internationally

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How to Turn the Power On and Up

• Stabilize
• Solidify
• Investigate
• Coordinate
• Test
• Institutionalize

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Where to Turn the Power On and Up

• Where there is a target population
• Where there are resources
• Where there is capacity
• Where there is receptivity

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How to Begin

• Use strategic storytelling to --
• Get partners to invest
• Attract new partners

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Contact Information

• Patricia A. Morrissey, Ph.D.
• Commissioner
• Administration on Developmental Disabilities
• Administration for Children and Families
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• New -- patricia.morrissey_at_acf.hhs.gov
• [phone]