Advocacy Toolkit

Organizations that participate in the Congressional Managerment Foundation's Partnership for a More Perfect Union have access to a range of advocacy training resources.

Citizen Impact Story: Learning How to Talk Like Your Audience

by CMF on March 01, 2017

In 2015 and 2016, CMF conducted "advanced advocacy academies" with food bank representatives to determine whether more purposeful and extensive training would have an impact on citizens' interactions with their elected officials. In our latest report, "Citizen-Centric Advocacy: The Untapped Power of Constituent Engagement," we highlight some of the results of this novel training, including personal stories from some of the participating advocates.

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