Children's Service Society

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Advocacy Guide

• Advocacy Guide Introduction
• Overcoming Barriers to Advocacy
• Getting Started: General Advocacy Tips
• Engaging Parents
• Engaging Staff and Board Members
• Working with Your Board of Education
• Partnering with Other Organizations
• Legislative Advocacy
  • Writing Your Legislator
  • Emailing Your Legislator
  • Meeting with Your Legislator
  • Preparing Parents to Meet with Their Legislator
  • Calling Your Legislator
  • More Ways to Get Your Legislators' Attention
• Tips for Being a Spokesperson
• Nonprofits, Advocacy and Lobbying

Advocacy Toolkit

• General PAT Talking Points
• Targeted PAT Talking Points
• Overview of the legislative process
• Parent Handout: "Telling Your Parents as Teachers Story"
• 10 Easy Ways to Make Advocacy Part of Your Everyday PAT Work
• Legislative Office Visit Preparation
• Legislative Office Visit Follow-up
• Sample Letter to Your Legislator
• Working with the Media (from PAT Marketing Guide)
• Electoral Advocacy

Click here for the complete Parents as Teachers Advocacy Guide and Toolkit

Links To Additional Advocacy Resources

• Elected Officials Contact Information
• Government Websites
• General Advocacy and Policy Websites
• Child Advocacy Organizations' Websites
• Recommended Advocacy Books and Materials