Policy & Advocacy
Catholic Social Ministry Gathering Hill Visits Booklet (2012)
Hill Visits Booklet, Advocacy 101 (updated January 2012)
Includes tips on:
- Arranging your visit and when to schedule visit
- Preparing for your visit
- Learn about your legislator
- Gather local information on issues
- Come up with game plan (agenda, assign roles, get to the ASK and secure a hard commitment)
- Reflect on how it connects to your faith
- During your visit
- Be on time, positive, and friendly
- Keep message simple and to the point
- Following your visit
- Debrief with team
- Complete Hill Visit Report Notes
- Send thank-you notes
- Finalize press release and send to media
- Blog or tweet about meeting