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This Friday: Virtual Staff Happy Hour on Remote Town Halls for COVID-19

In this week's Virtual Staff Happy Hour, our academic partners will join us to discuss innovative techniques for conducting online and telephone town halls and how these improved methods could make a difference during the COVID-19 crisis.

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Watch: Managing Stress in Staff and Constituents During a Crisis

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Watch: Online Town Halls for the COVID-19 Crisis: Proven Methods to Connect, Learn, and Lead

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CMF and Ohio State University Team Will Host Innovative Online Town Hall Meetings to Help Slow the Spread of the Coronavirus

The Congressional Management Foundation and Ohio State University's Institute for Democratic Engagement and Accountability (IDEA) are seeking congressional offices to participate in a project which could help slow the spread of the coronavirus by disseminating reliable public health information in a bipartisan way.

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Webinar: How to Manage a Congressional Office Remotely During a Crisis

Congress just made a massive change to how it functions: moving to remote operations. This change was rapid and unexpected. It is likely that many congressional managers have questions about how to manage their team in this new environment. To help congressional offices at this time, CMF conducted a webinar, "How to Manage a Congressional Office Remotely during a Crisis," on March 26.

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Download the slides: cmf_managingofficeremotely-march2020.pdf(642 KB)