National Community Pharmacists Association

2014 Legislative Advocacy Challenge

Legislative Advocacy Challenge Purpose
The NCPA Legislative Advocacy Challenge was created to gauge and increase the level of legislative
advocacy taking place within each NCPA Student Chapter.

Legislative Advocacy Challenge Eligibility

All active NCPA student chapters are eligible for the award.
Each chapter submitting an application must have an advisor who is a pharmacist member of NCPA
or a full-time faculty member of the submitting college of pharmacy.
Only one application will be accepted per NCPA Student Chapter.
Deadline
Reports must be email time stamped by 11:59 PM Eastern on May 31, 2014.
Legislative Advocacy Challenge Criteria for Award Selection
There are five categories that will be considered for a total of 120 points (max):
a) Major Event (40 points):

Participation in State Legislative Day, participation

in NCPA Legislative Conference, trip to the
Capitol, or another major legislative event

b) Day to Day Contact (25 points):

Emails, mailings, or phone calls to legislators

c) Education (25 points):

Training, educational speakers, CEs, etc.

d) Creativity & Innovation (10 points):

Type of event, design and imagination

e) Fundraising (20 points):

Fundraising* and contributions to NCPA

Legislative Defense Fund (LDF) and/or Political
Action Committee (PAC).
*Contact NCPAs Director of Political
Development before conducting any fundraising
activity to ensure compliance with campaign
finance laws.

Legislative Advocacy Challenge Submission

Please complete the following report form and attach extra pages as needed. Submit the report to NCPA
Student Affairs at studentaffairs@ncpanet.org. Photographs may be submitted electronically along with
the written report forms. Please label your chapter photos with your school name and academic year.
Legislative Advocacy Challenge Criteria for Judging Reports:
Major Event:
Description of relevant steps in the planning and implementation process including planning lead time
and manpower
Total number of students at school who participated and percentage who are NCPA members
Copy of event itinerary
Copy of handouts for participants and leave behinds for legislators
Description of collaboration with other professional organizations
Description of the outcome
Day to Day Contact:
Copy of letters and emails sent to legislators
Note: templates for priority issues may be found on NCPA Legislative Action Center webpage.
Education:
Description of educational presentations for students, pharmacists, legislators, or patients
Copy of handouts from educational presentations
Description of planning for each event
Creativity/Innovation:
Creative ways to reach out to legislators or spread political advocacy
Collaboration with non-pharmacy professional organizations
Fundraising:
Description of fundraising events
$50 - 5 points, $ 100 - 10 points, $250 - 15 points, $500 or more - 20 points
Award Description:

The winning NCPA chapter will receive recognition at the NCPA Annual Convention.
The winning NCPA chapter will receive up to $1,000 towards travel costs to the NCPA Annual Conference on
National Legislation and Government Affairs. Chapter must submit receipts for travel expenses.
Completion of the Legislative Advocacy Challenge is worth 2.5% of a chapters overall score on their Chapter of
the Year Report.

National Community Pharmacists Association

2014 Legislative Advocacy Challenge
Report Outline
List the name of School or College of Pharmacy name.
List the name and email address of chapter officer or committee chair submitting this report.
List the name of the student chapter faculty advisor.
Summarize events and activities that fall under the categories of Major Event, Day-to-Day Contact,
Education and Fundraising that took place in the 2013-2014 academic year. Limit each description to 500
words.
List all events and activities in the table below and use extra pages for descriptions

Event Name

Event Category