Global Campaign Overview: Being Powerful on the Hill July 21
2013 RESULTS the power to end poverty Slide 2 Prepare the Heart and
Mind Be in touch with fact that all poverty solutions already exist
Be in touch with your outrage Be in touch with fear and overcome
it: perspectivemy discomfort vs Get in touch with being a
supervisor: selecting our employees, paying salaries, they work for
us: coach and support them to do the best job they can. Your
influence is greater than the lobbyists. Remember there are others
doing the same as you. Slide 3 Good News About Influence Source:
Congressional Management Foundation Slide 4 Be Remembered Say thank
you Not many people talking about global issues Most visitors come
with a personal interest Ask to collaborate, ask to be their
resource Come with data and figures, but many others will do the
same Stories: everyone is a story person: show some heart Show
video Talk to our partners Use the legislative packet Listen during
the sessions and note stories and powerful quotes Never go away
Slide 5 What Does This Really Mean? Slide 6 Relationship You are
there too look them in the eye, know their name and develop a
relationship Start with, I know they care about people Ask what
makes them tick--take time to listen. Ask them about the end of
poverty Let them know people back home are curious about our
meeting Slide 7 Assess where they are, then move them up the
Champion Scale 4 Champion 3 Leader 2 Advocate 1 Supporter 0
Uninformed/ Neutral -1 Opponent Advocacy: What are We Trying to Do?
Slide 8 How Decision Makers Decide Constituents Staff Colleagues
Media Paid Lobbyists Experts Personal History Slide 9 Basic Meeting
Introductions and thank yous. Meeting overviewwhat you will present
during the meeting and what you are looking for. Storyteller tells
story to illustrate. The request(s) from the pitcher that requests
a yes or no answer. Get a response Respond to responsedont accept
vague answers, find out if additional information is needed, stay
on message, get clarification. End the meeting with thanks and
follow up plans. Slide 10 Face to Face Confirm meetings on Monday
Ask for a photo opportunity Ask to come back later Set up a meeting
for August Slide 11 What Needs to Change in Us? Need to see
ourselves as supervisors and start supervising Need to be in touch
with the absurdities in the world and be outraged by them We need
to be relentless in pursuing justice We need to learn new skills We
need to take a chance, step outside our comfort zones to get in
touch with our true power We need to suspend our believe that we
cant make a difference. Slide 12 What Must We Learn? How to educate
and work with Congress (or city council, country government, state
government) How to educate and work with the media How to educate
and work with community
