Name: All Politics is Local: How School Bond Elections Are Changing
Start: 2024-09-19T15:45:00-0400
End: 2024-09-19T17:00:00-0400

Thursday September 19, 2024 3:45pm - 5:00pm EDT

Directors

Participants in this session will learn about the importance of staying informed of local dynamics, importance of understanding financial impacts, following election trends, see how bond election success rates are changing over time, discuss various strategies to overcome traditional and non-traditional barriers to bond election success and finally hear from experts on how bond elections and bond campaigns are changing. Takeaways: 1. Hear how voting trends are indicating that bond elections and bond campaigns are changing. 2. Thinking about a bond election, learn how districts and advocacy campaigns create innovative ways to engaging voters. 3. Hear about the importance of financial planning and how that messaging can effectively communicate to the community.

Speakers

Paul Wills

Partner, Plante Moran

Nathaniel Watson

Managing Director, PFM Financial Advisors, LLC

Nate is a Managing Director in PFM’s Michigan practice. Nate joined PFM in 2007 and he provides transaction management for PFM’s Michigan clients. Nate assists clients through all stages of the capital planning process from initial analysis for capital projects to the execution... Read More →

Brett Gillespie

Bond Services Marketing Manager, The Christman Company

As the bond services marketing manager for the Christman Company, Brett engages in analyzing local voting trends, demographics, and the local politics to develop a plan while working with the district to have a successful bond campaign. This includes putting together community forums... Read More →