The Citizen Lobbyist
eBook - ePub

The Citizen Lobbyist

A How-to Manual for Making Your Voice Heard in Government

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  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Citizen Lobbyist

A How-to Manual for Making Your Voice Heard in Government

About this book

A handbook for anyone who wants to learn about how to be active in local, state, and federal government, The Citizen Lobbyist shows how to have a voice in creating public policy. More citizen involvement is needed in our government processes to ensure the voices of the people are heard over the money of paid lobbyists, unions, and coalitions, both in Washington, DC, and in state capitals across the country. All too often, public officials seem removed from the people who hired them to be their representatives and fail to work on their behalf. This book gives a step-by-step plan on how to lobby elected officials about the issues you care about, offers information on how to plan a lobbying meeting for individuals and groups, and provides sample lobbying worksheets and resources to assist with finding legislative information and history. It is your go-to reference for being a grassroots activist and citizen lobbyist.

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Foreword
  7. Preface
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. 1. What Is Lobbying?
  10. 2. Who Can Lobby?
  11. 3. Focusing on and Identifying Issues for Lobbying
  12. 4. Who Is the Right Public Official for the Issue?
  13. 5. Who, If Anyone, Do You Lobby With?
  14. 6. First Contact: Setting Up a Meeting
  15. 7. What?! I Don’t Get to Meet the Big Kahuna?
  16. 8. Trust and Reliability Determine Issue Success
  17. 9. The Visit: 10 Things to Remember
  18. 10. Elections
  19. 11. To Boldly Go—and Lobby
  20. Resource Guide
  21. Appendix I: Sample Lobbying Paper
  22. Appendix II: Sample Lobbying Visit
  23. Notes
  24. Index
  25. About the Author

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