Inside Secrets to Engaging both Elected Officials and Their Staff for Greater Advocacy Success - Episode 18

If you want to make faster progress when you’re advocating with elected officials, one of the most effective things you can do is engage their staff as well.  But the trick is, the approach to engaging those two creatures needs to be very different if you want to succeed.  Today we break down those differences and show you how to engage each of them for maximum impact.

In this episode, we’ll reveal:

• The unique relationship between electeds and staff, and how that impacts your advocacy work
• The essential first step to successful engagement
• Your roadmap for navigating the staffing structures of elected officials at every level
• Essential (and distinct) messaging frameworks for engaging electeds and their staff  
• What staff need from you to help you get what you want
• How to successfully pitch a new policy idea

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