Royce Kitts and Gail Santy of the KLA Governmental Affairs committee have been working to create Advocacy tips, including dos and don’ts of advocacy. In October, Roger Carswell sent out a message that included a Legislative Meeting Planner document Legislative Meeting Planner, created by Royce and Gail. Please download it and read through it, as it includes great tips for successful advocacy.
They have also created great videos that show how not to do advocacy and also how to do advocacy. You can watch Advocacy Episode 1: Badvocacy, which shows examples of not being prepared, not having value-added stats, and personalizing the message. Advocacy Episode 2: Good Advocacy, Tips on Getting It Right shows how to do great advocacy with a legislator; watch the Good Advocacy video right here. Thanks to Royce and Gail for their great examples!
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