1. Iowa Cancer Summit September 21, 2010
Advocacy v. Lobbying
Iowa Cancer Summit
September 21, 2010
John Cacciatore, American Cancer Society
Lynh Patterson, Iowa Department of Public Health

2. What you’ll learn What is advocacy? What is lobbying?
Laws that apply to nonprofits for lobbying.
Lobbying restrictions from funding on nonprofit lobbying.
Best practices for advocacy and lobbying.

3. Restrictions from Funding
Office of Management and Budget circular A-122, section 25.
Costs that can not be charged to federal government by a nonprofit grantee for lobbying activities.

4. Restrictions from Funding
1) Attempts to influence the outcomes of any Federal, State, or local election, referendum, initiative, or similar procedure, through in kind or cash contributions, endorsements, publicity, or similar activity;
(2) Establishing, administering, contributing to, or paying the expenses of a political party, campaign, political action committee, or other organization established for the purpose of influencing the outcomes of elections;

5. Restrictions from Funding
IDPH contracts for federal funding – general conditions.
a. No Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid, by or on behalf of the CONTRACTOR, to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a member of Congress in connection with the awarding of any Federal contract, the making of any Federal grant, the making of any Federal
loan, the entering into of any cooperative agreement, or the extension, continuation, renewal, amendment, or modification of any Federal contract, grant, loan, or cooperative agreement.

6. Iowa Lobbying Laws Iowa Code Chapter 68B Ethics/Lobbying Law
68B.2(13)(a)(3) defines lobbyist
68B.5A(3) defines ban on lobbying activities
Iowa Administrative Code 351
Chapter 8: Executive Branch Lobbying
Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board
governs Executive branch
House and Senate Ethics Committee governs Legislative branch

8. 10 Habits of Highly Effective Advocates
Determine who you need to contact
Build relationships/coalitions
Make your contact memorable
Be assertive in a polite way
Ask for what you want
Be direct, brief and clear
Thanks
6. Follow up each contact
7. Educate early
8. Do your homework
Remember to use the news media
Don’t give up

9. Best Ways to Advocate

10. In person visits Schedule an appointment
Visit one-on-one or in small groups
Leave something in writing

11. E-mail Fast Easy Reach multiple people
Not all read their e- s consistently
Some use different out of session
Check if this is a good form of contact

12. Letter Telephone Plain, personal, or business stationery
Personal better than form letter
Identify yourself as a constituent
Identify your organization
Letter
Call Capitol, office or home
Work with legislative clerks
Consider texting
Telephone

13. Forums and Community Meetings Third-Party Contacts
Talk to legislators before and
after – form a relationship with
your legislator
Get others to come
Find others who share your message to contact legislators
Lobbying Days: Breakfast, lunch, Reception
Capitol Events
Forums and Community Meetings
Third-Party Contacts

14. Mistakes to Avoid Never use generalities Never guess or lie
Do not mix politics with policy/never mix money
and issues
Never threaten
Do not make promises you cannot keep
Never criticize other elected officials or
organizations
Do not call them by the wrong title

15. Ways to Engage the Media
Submit letters to the editor
Talk to reporters about the issues, ask for a news story
Submit news releases about your issues and activities
Ask to visit with the Editorial Board about your issues or submit memos to the ED Board
Remember: People and Personal Stories sell the media

16. Politics – process, political environment
Persuasion – relationships, stories, data
Persistence – squeaky wheel gets the grease
Power of constituency – they work for you