TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Most Effective Do’s and Don'ts of Successful Legislative Grassroots Citizen Advocacy
Patrick B. Haggerty.

A list of do’s and don'ts that address the relationship between the legislator and the citizen advocate.

Key words—Citizen Advocacy

Tips for Dealing Effectively with Your Legislators

A collection of tips from professional lobbyists.

Key words—Dealing with Legislators

How to Communicate with Congress
Pennsylvania Cooperative Extension Service

Tips for writing letters, making phone calls and other forms of communication with congress.

Key word—Communication

Who Makes Decisions? Who Sets Policy?
B. L. Flinchbaugh

A guide to learning to identify the power brokers and decision makers in a community.

Key words – Decision Makers

Guidelines for Educating Decision Makers on Extension Programs
NACAA Life Member Committee

A guide to telling Decision makers your story

Key words – Educating Decision Makers

Extension Marketing Tool Box
Robin Orr

This document contains tips for marketing Extension.

Key Words--Marketing Tips

Building Political Support for Extension in the 21st Century
Patrick G. Boyle

The purpose of this document is to encourage Cooperative Extension to re-examine it’s current strategies. To sustain our public funding Cooperative Extension must analyze the changing political environment. The first section of this document examines the “Changing Political Environment”. The second section discusses “Implications for Building An Effective Future Support Strategy”. The last section provides resources for the analysis of current support and building strategies for future support.

Key words - Political Environment

Building Political Support for Extension, Challenges for Today
Dr. Michael J. Tate

This document explores the basic principals, the realities of society and working with decision makers. Tate stresses team work, planning strategies and knowing your policy makers. The provides resources and suggestions on building political support.

Key words – Support Base

Empowering & Motivating Extension Advisory Boards and Community Councils, “A Hands On Practical Approach”
Michael F. McKinney

A training tool designed to lead Extension Educators through the use and development of Advisory Boards.

Key words – Advisory Boards

County Commission Focus Group Report
Cassy Venters

A report of County Commissioners’ perceptions of University Of Missouri Extension 2004

Key words - Perceptions

A Collection of Ideas from South Dakota, Minnesota, and Georgia

Key words - Ideas

Policy Resource Links

Key words - Resource Links

National Extension Association of Family and Consumers Sciences Public Policy Challenge

Key words - Challenge

Credits
Introduction | Table of Contents | Citizen Advocacy | Dealing with Legislators | Communication | Decision Makers | Marketing Tips | Educating Decision Makers | Political Environment | Support Base | Advisory Boards | Perceptions | Ideas | Resource Links | Challenge | Credits
              

Prepared by the Joint Council of Extension Professionals