{"product_id":"citizens-handbook-to-influencing-elected-officials-citizen-advocacy-in-state-legislatures-and-congress-a-guide-for-citizen-lobbyists-and-grassroots-9781587331817","title":"Citizen's Handbook to Influencing Elected Officials: Citizen Advocacy in State Legislatures and Congress: A Guide for Citizen Lobbyists and Grassroots","description":"\u003cp\u003ePractical guidance how to prepare for and meet with elected officials and staff, how to write effective letters and emails to elected officials, strategies for influencing legislators face-to-face, best practices for communicating with Congress and state legislatures, and how to write persuasive \"letters to the editor\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is one part research studies, one part interviews and focus groups, and one part experience. It uses available research on Congress and its decision making. Dozens of elected officials, including members of Congress, and their staff agreed to off-the-record interviews and discussed the factors that contribute to their decision-making process.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStrategies for Influencing Legislators Face-to-Face\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBest Practices for Communicating with Congress and State Legislatures\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractical Guidance How to Prepare for and Meet with Elected Officials\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to Write Effective Letters and Email to Members of Congress\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to Write Persuasive Letters to the Editor that Get Published\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary Table of Contents \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Part I. How Government Really Works\u003cbr\u003e Ch. 1. How Congressional Offices Work\u003cbr\u003e Ch. 2. Congressional Culture\u003cbr\u003e Ch. 3. How Legislators Make Decisions\u003cbr\u003e Ch. 4. People Who Can (and Can't) Influence Legislators and How They Do It \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Part II. How to Influence a Legislator\u003cbr\u003e Ch. 5. Strategies for Influencing Legislators\u003cbr\u003e Ch. 6. Face-to-Face Meetings\u003cbr\u003e Ch. 7. Communications \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e A. The Advocate's Pledge\u003cbr\u003e B. US Constitution and Amendments\u003cbr\u003e C. Declaration of Independence\u003cbr\u003e D. Information about Congress and Washington, DC Index \u003cp\u003eComplete Table of Contents online at www.CitizensHandbook.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sunwater Institute","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50492942483730,"sku":"9781587331817","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7d54edbc-b93e-4f56-99eb-1f166e4b09a7.jpg?v=1730616455","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/citizens-handbook-to-influencing-elected-officials-citizen-advocacy-in-state-legislatures-and-congress-a-guide-for-citizen-lobbyists-and-grassroots-9781587331817","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}