Citizens' Climate Lobby

CCL Training: Strategies For Attending Candidate Events

CCL wants all candidates to move climate to the top of their policy agenda so (1) plan for lots of folks to attend campaign events this summer, (2) prepare for the events by crafting effective questions to ask, and (3) get to know and educate candidates on CCL, whether they are doing campaign events or not.  Join this training to walk through CCL's main goals heading into the election season picking up steam and how we can engage with candidates and members of Congress ahead of the election.

Presentation Slides: https://cclusa.org/candidate-event-slides 
Training Page: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/264 
Sample Town Hall Questions: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/350 

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(0:00) Intro & Agenda
(2:53) Types of candidate events
(5:56) Learning about all candidates
(9:02) Developing strategic questions
(12:45) Sample Questions
(18:36) Working with incumbents
(21:20) Staying nonpartisan and bipartisan

CCL Lobby Training: Legislative Plan and Q&A Discussion

Join CCL's Vice President of Government Affairs Ben Pendergrass and Senior Director Jenn Tyler for a training that will provide up to the moment insights on the dynamics in Congress and how we can most effectively use our time in meetings to support our agenda. This is a recommended training for any CCL volunteer planning on being a part of their group's Summer 2024 Lobby Meeting (as well as Lobby Training #1 - CCL's Summer 2024 Primary & Secondary Asks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqaxAhygXpo )

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(0:00) Intro & Agenda
(2:51) Primary Asks Review
(17:46) Secondary Asks Review & Leaders Letters
(22:29) Legislative Landscape
Q&A Discussion ( https://vimeo.com/949937535/709b52da77 )

Presentation Slides: https://cclusa.org/legislative-plan-slides  
CCL Training Page: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/459 

CCL Training: Handling Difficult Lobbying Scenarios

Curve balls and objections cannot only stress us out but also potentially derail conversations. Equipping yourself with the skills to overcome these scenarios will lead to more informed discussions about the benefits of our policy and empower legislators and others to become partners in passing the climate solutions we need.

 

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• Introductions and Agenda (from beginning) 
• Process For Overcoming Objections (4:19)
• What About China & India? (9:28)
• Concern for Low-Income Earners (13:29)
• Working Across The Aisle (18:38)
• Handling Challenging Questions Resource (22:36)
• Climate Skepticism (24:20)
• Difficult Situations (27:50)
• Final Review (33:54)

Training Page: https://community.citizensclimate.org/topics/working-with-congress/lobbying-301 

http://cclusa.org/handling-difficult-scenarios

Lobbying Basics: Transformative Power of Constituent Advocacy

This training is part of the “Working With Congress” training series, designed to empower you - an important member of our volunteer network - to be ready for lobby meetings, both in-district and in D.C. Learn about citizen advocacy, the advantages we hold as citizens in transforming our government and the policies we adopt, and hear stories from CCL volunteers around the country who demonstrate how citizens can build meaningful, long-term relationships with their congressional office. 

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(0:00) Intro & Agenda
(2:20) Marshall's Story of Empowerment
(5:40) Our Opportunity
(10:50) Stories Of Empowerment
(14:06) The Constituent Advantage
(23:55) Building Relationships

CCL Training: https://community.citizensclimate.org/topics/working-with-congress/lobbying-101 

Presentation Slides: http://cclusa.org/transformative-power 

Climate Science and Health AMA (Ask Me Anything) w/ Lisa Patel, MD

Join CCL Research Coordinator Dana Nuccitelli for our quarterly AMA series on April 30th! Dana will be joined by Dr. Lisa Patel, Executive Director of the Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health from the Stanford School of Medicine. A mom of two young children, Dr. Patel's climate advocacy is deeply rooted in a desire to create a healthier and more equitable future. To learn about Dr. Patel’s climate and health journey before the call here!

More information: https://medsocietiesforclimatehealth.org/members-in-action/patel/ 

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(0:00) Intro & Agenda
(3:00) Dr. Patel's Presentation
(20:06) Q&A Discussion

CCL Training: New Research on a Post-IRA Carbon Price

Now that the Inflation Reduction Act has changed the climate policy and clean technology landscape in the United States, prior modeling about the effectiveness of policies like a carbon price has become outdated. Fortunately, a new report has been published to outline the emissions-reducing potential of several climate policies in a post-IRA world, including carbon pricing. Join CCL Research Coordinator Dana Nuccitelli for a training about this important new research.

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(0:00) Intro & Agenda
(2:01) Pre-Inflation Reduction Act Policies
(10:45) Hamilton-Brookings Research
(24:43) Climate Leadership Council Report
(30:57) Looking Ahead

Presentation Slides: https://cclusa.org/post-IRA-carbon-price-slides  

CCL Training: Bringing Policy Support from Trusted Messengers to Congress

The CCL Government Affairs team is recommending that all chapters secure at least one letter from a trusted messenger to their member of Congress (MOC) and deliver the letter in a June lobby meeting. Folks in your chapter likely know local elected officials and these community leaders are very often trusted messengers to their MOCs. Or you can use our CCL Community training to identify and meet with CEOs and business owners who may be trusted messengers.  This training provides some ideas to start the process of identifying and recruiting allies in our communities. Some of the best tools for convincing friends their voices make a difference and walks us through how to start inventorying your group and potential allies who can support CCL's efforts at the national level.

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(0:00) Intro & Agenda
(2:30) Why Grasstops to Influence your member of Congress?
(4:00) What is a trusted messenger?
(13:28) How to identify trusted messengers
(19:17) Our editable template letter

Presentation Slides: https://cclusa.org/trusted-messengers 

CCL Training: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/273 

CCL Training: Managing Your Money In Your Group

Especially with big tabling events for Earth Day and our annual conference coming up, many chapters may be in need of support in figuring out how to manage their local funds. This training will walk through various ways to raise and manage money in your group for things like chapter activities and conference scholarships. 

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(0:00) Intro & Agenda
(1:55) General Overview Considerations
(5:20) Ideas for Conference Scholarships 
(12:13) Managing Money At Group Level

CCL Training Page: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/139 

CCL Training: Climate Conversations Campaign For Earth Month

Find out more: https://cclusa.org/conversations 

For such a big challenge, we don’t talk much about climate change. All that silence means that climate change can feel less important to pay attention to than it really is. After all, if we’re not talking about it, how big can the problem be? For Earth Month, CCL volunteers are having climate conversations across the country with their friends, family, and communities. Our goal? 25,000 climate conversations that have a ripple effect, leading to more conversations in families, communities, and with elected leaders.  We'll hear from Dr. Katharine Hayhoe about her best tips for having a successful conversation about climate change, learn more about how you can participate in the campaign and log your conversations and highlight more resources that are available from Science Moms and Potential Energy. Join us for the launch of our big Earth Month campaign!

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(0:00) Intro & Agenda
(2:48) Background
(9:56) How It Works
(14:01) What’s Included?
(21:31) The Guide: Heart, Head, Hands
(43:15) Putting It All Together

Presentation Slides: https://cclusa.org/climate-conversations-slides  

CCL Training: Diversity & Inclusion Updates (2024)

Join CCL's Diversity & Inclusion Director Karina Ramirez for a training that will provide an update on all of the Diversity and Inclusion initiatives CCL has been up to in the past year of our programming.

 

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(0:00) Intro & Agenda

(4:05) Overview of Programs

(10:01) Goals and Progress

(19:28) Resources and Recommendations

 

Find out more: https://community.citizensclimate.org/diversity-inclusion-at-ccl 

Presentation Slides: https://cclusa.org/di-updates-2024