June 1, 2019
Join Taylor Krause, CCL's National Outreach & Partnership Coordinator, and Sara Wanous, CCL's Membership Coordinator for a training focuses on the details of Congress, the policymaking process, and what life is like for members of Congress and their staffers.
This webinar is also a part of CCL's Core Volunteer Training, a series specifically created to support you in becoming more active with CCL and answering any questions you might have across a wide range of topics.
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Committees & Chambers (3:27)
How A Bill Becomes Law (11:42)
What's Law Like In Congress? (20:35)
Citizen Advocacy Resources (34:10)
Presentation Slides: http://cclusa.org/cvt-congress
Training on CCL Community: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/61
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May 31, 2019
Are you interested in learning more about what it takes and key details to remember when leading a lobby meeting with a member of Congress or staff?
Join CCL Northeast Regional Coordinator Iona Lutey for a training that will review the role of a lobby team leader, how they assign team roles, coordinate practice times and how to handle other special situations.
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The Importance of Leadership (2:36)
Advance Planning (6:06)
Meeting Planning (17:40)
Transition Examples (26:53)
Other Considerations & Meeting Debrief (35:20)
Meeting Minutes (40:58)
TBD, Delivery Only, and Constituent Call-in Meetings(44:32)
Presentation Slides: http://cclusa.org/lobbylead
Training on CCL Community: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/188
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![CCL Training: Handling Difficult Lobbying Scenarios]()
May 24, 2019
How might you best respond to someone in a meeting yelling their concerns back at you? Or a group member taking over on a tangent?
Join Greater Pacific Northwest Regional Coordinator Tamara Staton and Southeast Regional Director Don Addu for this training to learn how to overcome objections and handle difficult situations with a proven process that keeps your meetings and conversations on topic and leads to more effective and meaningful relationships.
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What About China & India? (2:40)
Sounds like a Tax (6:44)
Revenue-Neutrality (10:11)
Climate Skepticism (13:00)
Key Takeaways & Common Temptations (16:30)
Difficult Situations (20:50)
Hot Button Topics (26:10)
Putting It All Together (34:30)
Presentation Slides: http://cclusa.org/ handling-difficult-scenarios
Training on CCL Community: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/187
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![CCL Training: Planning Your Meeting with Congress Training]()
May 17, 2019
Lobbying can be both exciting and intimidating. Being prepared is one way to reduce anxiety.
Join CCL Mid-Atlantic Co-Coordinator Sabrina Fu for a training that will walk you through CCL's step-by-step process for preparing for your meetings in Washington DC with Congress and/or their staff.
-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
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Intro & Overview (from beginning)
Tools for Preparing to Lobby (2:52)
Assigning Roles (14:12)
Supporting Asks & Legislation of Interest (19:50)
Practice Ahead (37:38)
Putting It All Together (45:49)
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Presentation slides: http://cclusa.org/planning-your-meeting
CCL Training page: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/185
![CCL Training: How The Carbon Fee Is Assessed & Collected]()
May 10, 2019
Are you interested in finding out about where the Energy Innovation and Carbon Dividend Act is designed to assess the fee it places on fossil fuel emissions?
Join CCL's Research Coordinator Rick Knight for a training that explores more in-depth policy details behind how carbon-based fuels may be assessed their CO2 content and what it means to assess a fee as far upstream as possible.
Rick will follow the supply chain for coal, oil and natural gas to understand how the Energy Innovation Act might minimize the administrative burden of assessing the fee while maximizing the extent to which the fee captures the full fuel cycle greenhouse gas emissions.
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Intro & Overview (from beginning)
Measuring Carbon Content (3:38)
Supply Chains for Coal, Oil & Gas (13:25)
H.R. 763 & Fee Placement (20:17)
Regulatory Discretion & Summary (29:18)
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Presentation slides: http://cclusa.org/point-of-assessment
CCL Training page: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/130
Q&A from webinar here: https://youtu.be/EqtdQmlvbSA
![Communicating With Conservatives: CCL’s Core Volunteer Training]()
May 7, 2019
Join CCL's Jim Tolbert, Conservative Director, for a training on Communicating With Conservatives regarding The Energy Innovation & Carbon Dividend Act.
Jim will review conservative messaging on climate change and highlight the conservative support aligning with the bill as well as the Act's five key messages and underlying components, connecting each to how the bill aligns with conservative values.
Core Volunteer Training is a series specifically created to support you in becoming more active with CCL and answering any questions you might have across a wide range of topics.
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Moral Foundations Theory (2:56)
In-Group Loyalty & Betrayal (8:53)
Authority vs. Subversion (15:06)
Purity vs. Sanctity (17:00)
Conservative Messaging on the Energy Innovation Act (21:13)
Resources on Community (33:22)
Webinar slides: http://cclusa.org/cvt-conservatives
This training on CCL Community: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/55
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April 27, 2019
Join CCL Action Coordinator Todd Elvins for a training that highlights the beginning steps to get started building support for the Energy Innovation Act from prominent local faith, business, and community leaders and elected officials who will impress your members of Congress in your own community.
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Endorsement Story & Five Levers Review (2:25)
Getting Endorsements (7:45)
Using the Energy Innovation Act Website (17:08)
Prioritizing Engagements (22:14)
Types of Endorsements (27:08)
Action Teams Discussed (31:30)
Resources:
Presentation Slides: http://cclusa.org/cvt-grasstops
Engaging Community Leaders Training Page: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/62
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![CCL Training: Diversity & the Climate Movement: Bridging the Cultural Gap on Climate Change]()
April 27, 2019
Join Clara Fang, CCL's Higher Education Outreach Coordinator, as she shares findings from her PhD research on diversity, equity, and inclusion in the environmental movement.
Studies show that people of color in the United States support climate action as much if not more than Whites, but they don't seem to be translating that concern into membership in environmental organizations, many of which struggle with diversity.
In this webinar, you'll learn about the historic and cultural barriers for people of color in the environmental movement, and what CCL can do to be a more diverse and inclusive organization.
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The Challenge of Diversity (2:06)
Benefits of Diversity (5:29)
Perceptions of Climate Change (8:18)
Barriers of History and Culture (15:10)
Building A Just & Inclusive Climate Community (24:10)
What Can I Do? (29:35)
Final Resources & References (36:27)
Resources:
Presentation Slides: http://cclusa.org/diversity-climate
Reaching Out To Diverse Communities Training Page: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/173
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