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Advocacy Toolkit – Spring 2020

April 2, 2020Misc, Press Releasesasbpa_ed

Even with Congress and federal agencies working remotely due to coronavirus, you can still be an effective advocate:

  • Set up a phone call or zoom meeting with a decision-maker;
  • Plan an in-district meeting with a member of congress when restrictions are lifted;
  • Plan a trip to DC when travel and meetings are allowed.

All the same recommendations for how to be an effective advocate apply. Below are a bunch of tools to help you navigate the how, what and who of being a successful coastal advocate.

How to advocate:

It’s simple. Really.  Even in the age of coronavirus, coastal staffers for Members of Congress are easy to get a hold of – they’re still on email and most are willing to take phone calls or zoom meetings.

  1. Tips on setting up a meeting with Member of Congress or their staff.
  2. Making the most of your meeting – powerpoint slides on how to approach a meeting.

What are you asking for:

2020 Legislative & Federal agency agenda

Key to any good advocacy meeting is being specific in your request. Here are some resources that articulate policies and funding that ASBPA is asking for – please share these messages with your Members of Congress:

  1. 2020 Legislative & Federal affairs agenda – the policies that ASBPA would like to see enacted this year;
  2. Advocacy Card – One-pager overview of ASBPA’s policy requests;
  3. WRDA letter – this is ASBPA’s letter to congress on the 2020 Water Resources Development Act (identical letters were sent to the Senate Environment & Public Works and the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committees);
  4. FY2021 Appropriations letters:
    1. Energy & Water – this covers Army Corps of Engineers funding;
    2. Commerce, Justice & Science – this covers NOAA fundin;
  5. ASBPA-Coastal States Organization (CSO) joint policy – these are the policies that ASBPA and CSO jointly advocate for.

Who to talk to:

These are evolving lists of coastal staffers for coastal Members of Congress:

  • Senate offices
  • House offices

If your member isn’t listed, or a staffer is wrong, please contact Derek.Brockbank@asbpa.org

 

Tags: coastal summit, Congress, federal funding

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