1. Legislative Advocacy

2. What is legislative advocacy?
Working with lawmakers to gain support for your cause 2

3. Forms of Legislative Advocacy
local ordinance
budget advocacy
political support
intellectual support
moral support
link to other contacts

4. Why Engage in Legislative Advocacy?
effective way to bolster a cause
lends focus to your cause
helps gain powerful allies
creates positive publicity
sometimes it is the only way 4

5. How to Organize for Legislative Advocacy?
get as many people involved as possible
make all objectives clear
be competent of various aspects
establish one coordinator
network
get positive publicity
be patient 5

6. How to Approach Legislators?
personally
prepared
with clear goals in mind
with honesty 6