Citizens' Climate Lobby

Lobby Training: Leading A Lobby Meeting (Audio)

Audio Only: This lesson is for those who wish to learn more about leading a lobby meeting with a member of Congress or staff.

In this lesson, Sabrina Fu, CCL's Mid-Atlantic Regional Co-Coordinator and Brett Cease, CCL’s Volunteer Education and Engagement Coordinator, review the role of a lobby leader, how they assign team roles, coordinating practice times and how to handle other special situations.

Lobby Training 401: Handling Difficult Scenarios

Curveballs sometimes stress us out more than they should.

However, equipping yourself to overcome these situations will lead to more informed discussions about the benefits of Carbon Fee and Dividend and empower others to become partners in building the political will for the climate solutions we need.

Join CCL's Southeast Director Don Addu & Northeast Regional Coordinator Iona Lutey in the final lesson of our four-part lobbying series as they discuss how to handle difficult situations and hot-button issues to help you feel prepared to keep your meetings from getting sidetracked and stay on topic.

Lobby Training 401: Handling Difficult Scenarios (Audio)

Audio Only: Curveballs sometimes stress us out more than they should.

However, equipping yourself to overcome these situations will lead to more informed discussions about the benefits of Carbon Fee and Dividend and empower others to become partners in building the political will for the climate solutions we need.

Join CCL's Southeast Director Don Addu & Northeast Regional Coordinator Iona Lutey in the final lesson of our four-part lobbying series as they discuss how to handle difficult situations and hot-button issues to help you feel prepared to keep your meetings from getting sidetracked and stay on topic.

Lobby Training 301: Lobby Meeting Practice

The third in our four part series, join Amy Bennett, CCL's Director of Lobby Day Events & Liaisons in a webinar that prepares CCL supporters for meetings with your member of Congress.

Amy will review CCL's most important considerations in preparing for our lobby meetings as well as model a demonstration of what these meetings look like in a live role-play scenario.

Ben Pendergrass, CCL's Senior Director of Government Affairs, also joins to highlight the strategy behind our supporting asks and the importance of practice and active listening skills.

Lobby Training 301: Lobby Meeting Practice (Audio)

Audio Only: The third in our four part series, join Amy Bennett, CCL's Director of Lobby Day Events & Liaisons in a webinar that prepares CCL supporters for meetings with your member of Congress.

Amy will review CCL's most important considerations in preparing for our lobby meetings as well as model a demonstration of what these meetings look like in a live role-play scenario.

Ben Pendergrass, CCL's Senior Director of Government Affairs, also joins to highlight the strategy behind our supporting asks and the importance of practice and active listening skills.

Lobby Training 201: Preparing For Your Lobby Meeting

Lobbying can be both exciting and intimidating. Being prepared is one way to reduce anxiety.

Join Elli Sparks, CCL’s Director of Field Development, in the second in a series of four webinars on CCL's Lobby Training.

This webinar walks participants through a step-by-step process for preparing for a meeting with Congress and/or their staff including:

• Researching your legislator and their district or state before a visit
• The additional tools CCL offers to identify local climate impacts and economic demographics of the community
• Assigning meeting roles
• Practicing and working together as a team

Lobby Training 201: Preparing For Your Lobby Meeting (Audio)

Audio Only: Lobbying can be both exciting and intimidating. Being prepared is one way to reduce anxiety.

Join Elli Sparks, CCL’s Director of Field Development, in the second in a series of four webinars on CCL's Lobby Training.

This webinar walks participants through a step-by-step process for preparing for a meeting with Congress and/or their staff including:

• Researching your legislator and their district or state before a visit
• The additional tools CCL offers to identify local climate impacts and economic demographics of the community
• Assigning meeting roles
• Practicing and working together as a team

Lobby Training 101: The Power of Citizen Advocacy

The first in a series of CCL’s four lobbying lessons to help prepare CCL Conference attendees ahead of June’s Lobby Day.

In Lobbying 101, join Regional Coordinator Bill Barron as we discuss citizen advocacy and the constituent advantage.

Listen to the stories from CCLers across the country--from Debbie Chang in Washington, DC and Bill Bray in The Woodlands, TX, to Mark Gould in Charleston, SC, as we demonstrate how citizens can build meaningful, long-term relationships with their congressional office.

Lobby Training 101: The Power of Citizen Advocacy (Audio)

Audio Only: The first in a series of CCL’s four lobbying lessons to help prepare CCL Conference attendees ahead of June’s Lobby Day.

In Lobbying 101, join Regional Coordinator Bill Barron as we discuss citizen advocacy and the constituent advantage.

Listen to the stories from CCLers across the country--from Debbie Chang in Washington, DC and Bill Bray in The Woodlands, TX, to Mark Gould in Charleston, SC, as we demonstrate how citizens can build meaningful, long-term relationships with their congressional office.

Citizens' Climate University: EDF's New Climate Advocacy Tool

Social science research reminds us of the importance of tying the impacts of climate change to our local communities.

That's why this webinar features a new tool from the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) to make these essential connections.

Join James Fine, EDF's Senior Economist in a webinar that reviews the background behind their Clean Energy Progress Map as well as the best practices on how to incorporate it into your team’s climate advocacy.