Boost Your Fly-In Event's Performance!

Advocacy organizations commonly invest tens of thousands of dollars on their advocacy fly-in events, yet do not adequately train their citizen advocates – the very people who can tell a Member of Congress how a bill or issue affects key constituents.

CMF's Advocacy Training Is Proven Effective

CMF conducted two anonymous surveys. We asked congressional staff the following two questions. 

• How prepared is the typical constituent you meet with?
• How prepared was the (advocacy academy) representative(s) that you met with?

The results show that CMF's training works. While nearly 9 out of 10 congressional staffers agree that citizen advocates could be better prepared for their meetings, nearly every congressional staffer (97%) said the CMF advocacy academy trainees they met with were "very prepared."

Research-Proven Training to Meet Your Unique Needs 

CMF's interactive training is based on CMF-research-proven strategies. Training is customizable to meet your needs. Topics include the following:

• "Build Relationships with Your Members of Congress and Why it's Important"
• "What to Do Before, During and After Meeting with Your Members of Congress"
• "Mine your Network for Connections to Congress"
• "Tell Effective Stories That Influence Lawmakers' Decisions"
• "Host Local Events to Engage Members of Congress"