Congressional Management Foundation | Coming soon: 112th Congress Gold Mouse evaluations

Coming soon: 112th Congress Gold Mouse evaluations

by Collin Burden on February 14, 2011

As Hollywood prepares for the Oscars, Congress is gearing up to compete for a different prize: the Gold Mouse Awards. They are awarded to the Members of Congress who best use the Internet to more effectively communicate with and serve citizens. Preparations have already begun for the evaluations to start this summer!

As part of that process, we offered a program exclusively for congressional staff.

For Senate staffers on Friday, March 4: download the Senate training handouts (PDF).
For House staffers on Monday, March 7: download the House training handouts (PDF).

Here's the timeline for the project:

What can congressional offices do to get ready?

Download the handouts from our March trainings:
- Senate training handouts (PDF)
- House training handouts (PDF)
Look at the resources on building a better website
Review the findings from the previous Gold Mouse Project (PDF)
Browse the live sites of the current Platinum , Gold , Silver , and Bronze Mouse Award winners
Sign up for our newsletter and receive alerts about all of the Partnership's projects, including Gold Mouse
Contact us if you have specific questions or comments

And before you know it, you could have one of these:

As the Partnership , we are offering a training exclusively for congressional staff on March 4th. Click here for more details.

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