Publications Business Leaders as Legislative Advocates for Children (PDF) Margaret Blood and Melissa Ludtke, Strategies for Children, February 2002 Reflections on Successful Legislative Advocacy for Children, Business Leaders as Legislative Advocates for Children: A Case Study from Boston and CEOs as Advocates for Children (a speech) document the active engagement of business leaders as new and "unlikely messengers" whose participation contributed to the passage of three child-focused bills in Massachusetts. They highlight valuable lessons for child advocates and business leaders who are interested in knowing how to make this rare kind of alliance work well to benefit children. These articles were researched and written by Margaret Blood, who directed this United Way Success By 6 campaign and now works as a consultant and project manager at the Stride Rite Foundation, and Melissa Ludtke, a former Time correspondent. The speech was delivered by Paul O’Brien, former Chairman and CEO of New England Telephone.   Our publications are Adobe PDFs. If you do not have Adobe Reader, please visit Adobe to download a free copy.

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