legislative advocacy training
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Legislative Advocacy Training
Samantha BeckOutreach Coordinator
Write down why a tuition cut is important to you in one sentence.
Share your sentence with the person sitting next to you.
Who wants to share with the whole group?
Why is a tuition cut so important anyway?
What do you think of when you hear “legislative
advocacy”?
What do you believe motivates your elected official to support
a bill or fund a project
YOU DO!!
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January-February 2017◦ Turn to page 17 in your toolkit.
We will collect student signatures for our letter to legislators.
Our goal is 5,000 signatures statewide. Purpose: Show broad support for a tuition cut across
the state and in each district. Tools to get signatures: tabling, class raps, clip
boarding.◦ Turn to pages 11-12 in your toolkit.
It is time to start scheduling your meetings for Advocacy Day
Also it is time to recruit students to attend Advocacy Day!
Session Legislative Advocacy Timeline
Turn to pages 8-9◦ After we show broad support for the tuition cut
with the signatures to letters to legislators we will dive deeper and collect student stories. We will be turning these into short videos as well. Best way to collect them:
Have every senator write one. Contact students that you have good conversations with
while collecting signatures.
March-April
Turn to page 13.◦ As session wraps up, we will RAMP UP and call our
legislators to remind them about the importance of a tuition cut.
◦ How to get students to call their legislators: Set up tables on campus and ask students to call
while you are their to help coach them. Use this script and have them call on their cell phone.
Take 10 minutes out of your senate meeting to have everyone call their legislator and if they don’t answer leave a voicemail.
April-May
Partner up with someone you don’t know. Take turns-
◦ 1 person play the person that is tabling◦ 1 person play the student◦ The person that is tabling will ask the student to
sign a letter to their legislator in support of a 1% tuition cut. Use the script on pg. 4 to guide you. You can also use the common responses on pg. 7 to navigate push back. Types of student you can “act out”:
Student in a rush/hurry Student that is skeptical of a tuition cut Student that needs more information
Remember you will have a one pager you can use to give them more details and facts.
Let’s Practice
Your story communicates your values with your legislator and fellow students which motivates them to action.
We will take the next 10 minutes for you to compose your story. Use the challenge, choice, outcome, ask model and refer to pg. 9 for a sample story.
Share Your Story
Collect student signatures on the letter to legislators.
Work with students to develop their story of self and send it into the office.
Recruit students from your campus to attend Advocacy Day!
Next Steps
Questions? Contact me with any questions or
advice during session:◦ [email protected]◦ 651-203-9462
Wrap Up!