HELPING YOU BUILD A STRONG INFRASTRUCTURE FOR LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY
Ready to create macrolevel change but don't know where to start? You've come to the right place. We'll help you build an advocacy team, comply with lobbying registration and reporting requirements, put together a comprehensive advocacy plan, and develop bill proposals for changing the laws that impact your community. Below are the services we provide to help you build a strong legislative advocacy infrastructure.
ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY
BUILDING, RECORDKEEPING & COMPLIANCE
Our advocacy organizational capacity building services include:
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Assessment of current organizational buy-in, knowledge, staffing, skills, and resources for legislative advocacy work
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Assessment of tools for thorough and accurate recordkeeping of lobbying activities and expenses
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Communication with potential advocacy partners and coalition development
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Technical assistance with federal, state, and local lobbying reporting and registration requirement compliance
ADVOCACY PLAN
& LEGISLATIVE AGENGA
DEVELOPMENT
Our advocacy planning services include:
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Development of an advocacy plan, including a plan for researching community issues, educating legislators and the public, identifying advocacy goals and activities, and developing coalition partnerships
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Development of a legislative advocacy agenda, including statutory and regulatory research, state by state comparative analyses, and recommendations for changes to existing law
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Development of a strong legislative "ask"
Our bill proposal and lobbying communications services include:
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Bill sponsor research
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Bill proposal development, including a draft of a bill to submit to a bill sponsor, as well as a bill fiscal and impact analysis
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Advocacy & lobbying communications writing:
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Policy briefs and memos
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Issue analyses
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Fact sheets
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Letters of Support or Opposition
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Letters Requesting a Commitee Hearing
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Hearing Testimony
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Comments to the Federal Register or to a state register of administrative regulations
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