Advocacy User-guides
Developing relationships with legislators
A key strategy is partnering with legislators as well as office staff to develop a
cooperative team
Write a letter to a legislator
An important aspect of communicating with legislative offices, either pro or con
Analyzing legislation
Understand the structure of legislative websites and how-to read pieces of legislation
Progressing legislation
The bill has been introduced - now what? How to testify, act as a resource, coalition building,
sponsorship and more
The role of a lobbyist in addition to your advocacy
Using professional lobbyists to supplement your advocacy efforts
Opposing legislation on a local, regional or national level
An important aspect of advocacy is to raise appropriate opposition - how do you do it?