This interactive session is for anyone who would be communicating with lawmakers throughout the campaign. The goal of this session is to help advocates understand how to communicate with lawmakers as well as what to communicate. Participants will learn about the important role they play in the legislative process, tips for communicating their story as it relates to the legislative asks and tips for effectively communicating with lawmakers and beyond to advance campaign priorities.
Effectively Communicating with Lawmakers and Beyond Part 2
This hands-on session is for anyone who is interested in learning about advocacy best practices. The goal of this session is to help advocates understand how to communicate with lawmakers as well as what to communicate. Participants will learn about the important role they play in the legislative process, tips for communicating their story as it relates to the legislative asks and tips for effectively communicating with lawmakers and beyond to advance campaign priorities. This will be an interactive session where participants will have the opportunity to work in small groups to practice. During this training, we will be joined by Senator Luther Olsen, and Sandy Lonergan, Chief of Staff to Senator Dale Kooyenga.