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First Meeting with a Policy Maker


Mastering Meetings with Policymakers - NAEYC

When it comes to being an advocate, building those relationships with policy makers is equally important—and there is no better way to do it than with face-to- ...

Tips for Effective Meetings with Policymakers

Tailor your message to the people in the meeting. Who are you meeting with: the policymaker themselves or a staffer? What is their background? Do they have ...

How to Get a Meeting With Your Policy Maker

Plan, Plan, Plan. If you are willing to invest the time to get a face-to-face meeting with your legislator, be willing to think through what you ...

How to Have an Effective Visit With Your Policy Maker

If more than one person is meeting with the legislator designate a group leader to open and close the meeting and a different person to present ...

Best Practices for Meeting with Policymakers and Staff

Once you make contact and secure a meeting with a policymaker, it's important to prepare for that first meeting. Going into a meeting ready to offer ...

Playing Your Part - Contacting and Meeting with Policymakers

If you wind up meeting with staff even though you had an appointment with the legislator, don't worry. Staff members are very important decision makers, and you ...

Practicalities When Communicating With Policymakers

First meetings tend to be short, informal, and conversational; be on time, be flexible if a policymaker is late or called away, and bring a one-page document.

TIPS FOR MAKING A VISIT TO YOUR POLICYMAKER

To arrange a meeting with your policymaker: • Send a letter, a fax, or call requesting an appointment. If you want to meet with your legislator in the.

Five Steps to Effective Policymaker Engagement

We've also included some bonus tips for troubleshooting common challenges during meetings with policymakers. Step 1. Identify Policymakers for Relationship ...

Nonprofit Policy Meeting - Social Impact Architects

The Five C's of an Effective Policymaker Meeting · Compelling – Tell a story. · Clarity – Be focused and clear. · Consistency – Do your homework on ...

How to Organize and Hold a Meeting with a Policymaker or a Staffer

Such a meeting can seem intimidating at first glance, but meeting with an elected official or staffer can be easy, informative and fun! Who should attend ...

How to engage policymakers with the public in mind - Cast from Clay

Understand what issues the policymaker already cares about, the policy landscape they are operating in, what Bills are coming up, what debates ...

Scheduling Meetings with Policymakers and Staff

SfN is here to assist you to set up an in-person meeting with your policymaker (or a member of their staff). Meetings help your.

Guide to Effective Meetings with Policy-Makers

Meetings with Policy-Makers · Setting up a meeting When contacting the MP's appointment secretary, identify who you are, your affiliations, and the topic that ...

A guide to working with policy makers - NCCPE

If you want to have a successful meeting with policy makers and other stakeholders, you need to get a sense of the kind of event most ...

Meet with your legislator or local elected officials

When you meet with a decision maker, they can hear a personal story and understand how a policy will directly affect their constituents. This direct and more ...

5 Simple Steps to Master a Meeting with Policymakers - Google Docs

Introduce yourself and explain why you are having the meeting. · Tell your story and work to relate it to your policy makers work. What is your why? · What is ...

How to Communicate with Congress - Advocacy

Indicate a willingness to meet with the appropriate staff member. This lets the policymaker know that you understand the many demands on his/her time. It also ...

Engaging Policymakers

Think about when and how your science is used. · Think about your "ask": what do you want the policymaker to do? · Consider overlapping goals or interests you and ...

Guide to Working with Policymakers

First, university scholars need to get on their radar, and setting up an introductory meeting is often the first step. Depending on the policymaker, these ...