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Legislative Advocacy

Legislative Advocacy. What is legislative advocacy?. Working with lawmakers to gain support for your cause. Forms of Legislative Advocacy. local ordinance budget advocacy political support intellectual support moral support link to other contacts. Why Engage in Legislative Advocacy?.

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Legislative Advocacy

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  1. Legislative Advocacy

  2. What is legislative advocacy? Working with lawmakers to gain support for your cause

  3. Forms of Legislative Advocacy • local ordinance • budget advocacy • political support • intellectual support • moral support • link to other contacts

  4. Why Engage in Legislative Advocacy? • effective way to bolster a cause • lends focus to your cause • helps gain powerful allies • creates positive publicity • sometimes it is the only way

  5. How to Organize for Legislative Advocacy? • get as many people involved as possible • make all objectives clear • be competent of various aspects • establish one coordinator • network • get positive publicity • be patient

  6. How to Approach Legislators? • personally • prepared • with clear goals in mind • with honesty

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