The accreditors of this session require that you periodically check in to verify that you are still attentive.
Please click the button below to indicate that you are.
PTuB3 - A Movement Not a Moment: Strengthening the Capacity of Grassroots Advocates
Mar 16, 2021 12:00pm
‐ Mar 16, 2021 1:00pm
Congressional Management Foundation research shows that grasstops advocates (sometimes referred to as "key contacts" or "ambassadors") have a great deal of influence on their policymakers' decisions. A majority of congressional staff in a CMF survey showed "less than 10 emails" would get their attention if they were sent by someone who claimed to represent more constituents (connected to a nonprofit, association, or company in the district/state). While being an ambassador has its advantages, consistently engaging policymakers can be difficult to fit into a grasstops advocate's already busy life. This presentation will teach local advocacy leaders the skills needed for any advocacy operation to be effective; how to find community allies to help advance policy priorities; strategies for mapping connections to policymakers within their personal and professional networks; and how to adjust communications to resonate with any public official.
Learning Objectives:
Learn strategies to adjust communications to resonate with any public official.
Learn how to grow your network of community allies to help advance policy priorities.
Learn strategies for mapping connections to policymakers within personal and professional networks.
Speaker(s):
Seth
Turner,
Director of Citizen Engagement,
Congressional Management Foundation