2022 Conference and Advocacy Month Resources
May 27, 2022
International Conference Resources
International Conference agenda
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Saturday Session Slides
- Opening Slideshow
- Connecting with Grassroots Advocates Around the World
- The Power of Tax Policy to Reduce Poverty
- SaverLife’s CTC Findings: Impacts on Financial Security
- Creative Strategies For Nonpartisan Advocacy In A Divided World
- Advocacy 101: Engaging with Congress and Their Staff
Sunday Session Slides
Congressional meeting resources
Prepare for your meetings
Scheduling a meeting (and following up)
- Draft meeting request letter (please personalize this to the office you are contacting and the issues you plan to discuss)
- June 14 Lobby Meeting tracker (this is only for lobby meetings taking place in Washington on June 14)
- Draft meeting follow-up letter (please personalize this to the office you are contacting and the issues you discussed)
Background info: Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
Background info: Global Nutrition
Background info: Child Tax Credit
General info
- June Lobbying Asks
- May National Webinar: Issues overview, summary of preparation resources, and more
- May U.S. Policy Forum: Child Tax Credit
- May Global Policy Forum: Global Fund and global nutrition
Get to know your members of Congress
- 117th Congress scoresheet (mobile friendly) / Excel Version (Screen reader friendly)
- FY 2023 Appropriations scoresheet
Tools to Share with Members of Congress
- Global Fund Leave-Behind
- Global Fund- Sample Letter to Foreign Leaders
- Global Nutrition Leave-Behind
- CTC Leave Behind
- Grassroots media successes (share recent media your group/state has generated on poverty issues)
Post-Meeting Resources
- RESULTS Lobby Report Form (use this form to report details your group’s or state’s lobby meetings; please report each meeting separately)