Communicating with Legislators: Advocacy Day
Demonstrate support, tell your story, influence legislation, provide in-depth information, convey constituents' views, build a relationship with your legislator. Healthcare professionals have a responsibility to lobby. Get ready by knowing your audience, message, and ask. Before you go, assign roles, know where you're going, organize information, determine who makes the ask, assign a note-taker, and practice. At the meeting, arrive early, make introductions, start positive, find out the staffer's familiarity, treat with respect, follow structure, say thank you.
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COMMUNICATING WITH LEGISLATORS: ADVOCACY DAY September 21, 2015
Why Lobby? Demonstrate support for an issue. Tell your story. Influence legislation. Provide in-depth information on your issue. Convey the views of many constituents. Build a relationship with your legislator.
Why HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS have a responsibility to lobby
What do you need to do to get ready? Know your audience Know your message Know your ask
Know your audience Senator Whitehouse (D-RI) Senator Inhofe (R-OK)
Know your audience Energy and Environment
Know your message Climate science says Thank you We are disappointed Have you considered Public health impacts include
Know your ask Opponent: Please don t co-sponsor Please don t vote for Moderate: Please do/don t co-sponsor Please do/don t vote for Would you consider putting out a statement about Would you consider a floor statement about Champion: Roundtables Social media/media Introduce legislation
Before you go Assign roles-choose a leader Know where you re going (it s easy to get turned around) What questions to ask the staff? Organize your information Determine who makes the ask Assign a note-taker PRACTICE
At the Meeting Arrive early* Introductions If possible, start out positive & make a connection Find out how much your staffer is familiar with the issue or their position on your request Treat them with respect (whether you agree with them or not), follow structure, and say thank you (*But be prepared for shifting schedules)
After the Meeting Leave a business card and/or your information (max 1 page) Copy of sign-on letter if appropriate Follow up with a thank you email (staffer will then save you as a contact) Circle back the next week or so with a phone call to follow up on action ask Always leave with some sign of support We want to be a resource for you
