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Citizen's handbook to influencing elected officials : citizen advocacy in state legislatures and Congress / by Bradford Fitch.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fitch, Bradford.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Congress--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- United States.
- United States. Congress.
- Lobbying--United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Lobbying.
- Genre:
- Handbooks and manuals.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 119 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Alexandria, VA : TheCapitol.Net, Inc., [2010]
- Summary:
- One part research studies, one part interviews and focus groups, and one part experience, this text provides practical guidance on preparing for and meeting with elected officials and staff, writing effective letters and e-mails to elected officials, and strategies for influencing legislators face to face.
- Contents:
- PART I: HOW GOVERNMENT REALLY WORKS: How Congressional offices work
- Congressional culture
- How legislators make decisions
- People who can (and can't) influence legislators and how they do it
- PART II: HOW TO INFLUENCE A LEGISLATOR: Strategies for influencing legislators
- Face-to-face meetings
- Communications
- Appendices
- Epilogue.
- Notes:
- "A guide for citizen lobbyists and grassroots advocates."
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 1587331810
- 9781587331817
- OCLC:
- 706964876
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