فرم جستجو

Ask an Advisor Answers

Question:
I am the chair for the Texas Democrats with Disabilities Caucus, and I was able to file 13 bills! Our legislature is in session, and I have been working hard on the bill packet materials. This part is very difficult for me - I really need help understanding how to cut down and structure information, and also create one page fact sheets. Is there a formula for the facts that you include? How about talking points? I think of all the problems and my brain just freezes.

Any advice you can offer is greatly appreciated!
Answer:

Thank you for your interest in our website, and many compliments for your action!
I imagine that your difficulty concerns how to produce effective recommendations and other instruments to carry out your initiatives, to spread them in the local community and to send your requests to policymakers.
If so, in the Community Tool Box there are several resources available. We can suggest “Chapter 33. Conducting a Direct Action Campaign” (https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/advocacy/direct-action ), and particularly Section 7. Lobbying Decisionmakers (https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/advocacy/direct-action/lobby-decisionmakers/main ) where you can find a lot of suggestions, with checklists, examples, tools and also a power point explaining how to proceed.
But if this indication is inadequate and your concern is other, please let us know!
let us know also your successes, which we hope remarkable,
best wishes for your work!

Question Date: پ., 03/21/2019