Grass Roots Training Seminars Keynotes For Lobby Day Consulting
Joel helps you develop a committed, trained and responsive grass roots lobbying cadre able to:
Build personal relationships with elected officials
Respond to action alerts quickly
Deliver messages through personal stories from the district
Report to HQ about communications and results
Understand importance of relations with staff
Believe in the ethical use of money to achieve policy goals
Work to complement professional lobbyist
Ways Joel Can Help Increase Your Grass Roots Clout
Joel has worked in 47 states and DC since 1985. His expertise in grass roots mobilization flows from original research that determined best practices to influence legislators and members of Congress to take action. He interviewed lobbyists, volunteer advocates, legislative staff, academic researchers and elected officials. The research reveals the top 11 reasons people don't communicate with elected officials. Joel then developed keynotes, seminars, books, articles and video to ovecome those obstacles and motivate your volunteer advocates to take effective action.
Kenote Convention Lobby Day
Up to 90 minute high-energy audience participation fun exercises to motivate, educate and activate your advocates. Emphasizes continuing action back in the district by building relationships, maintaining contact and reporting activities to HQ.
Seminar
Up to three hours skills development with focus on best ways to develop and deliver messages to elected officials and staff to get action. Can include social media, traditional media such as TV, newspaper editorial board, op-ed and letters to the editor.
Education Materials
To engage advocates in your social media education Joel can produce articles for newsletter, blog, web site, YouTube video and more featuring your advocates' success stories. This gives them reward and recognition and motivates others into action.
Consulting
Joel works with professional staff and volunteer board to develop action plans through next election into legislative session (Congress or state).
The most powerful moment in politics is when a constituent comes face-to-face with someone they can vote for to deliver a thoughtful, personal, rational request for action.
