Aired May 26, 2021.

Each year, thousands of Americans meet with their Members of Congress and their staff. Many of these citizen advocates feel unprepared for their meetings because they aren’t parliamentary experts and aren’t fluent in Capitol Hill jargon. Citizen advocates shouldn’t feel they need to know the difference between a budget resolution and budget reconciliation. Instead, they need to be prepared to provide local and personalized information that only constituents can provide.

This webinar, which is appropriate for lobbyists and grassroots professionals at any level, will cover:

• The information Congress needs constituents to provide;
• Effective strategies and tactics that citizen-advocates should use to communicate with Members of Congress;
• How to prepare citizen-advocates for the new virtual meeting format; and
• How to put your citizen-advocates at ease when preparing them for congressional meetings.
• This webinar is a joint initiative from WGR’s Personal and Professional Development Committee and the Congressional Management Foundation (CMF). Be ready with your questions as we will have plenty of time for Q&A at the end of the session.

Speakers:

• Jaime Werner, Director of Planning & External Relations, Congressional Management Foundation
• Seth Turner, Director of Citizen Engagement, Congressional Management Foundation