Revised edition of: The lobbying strategy handbook, c2012. Pat Libby was the author of the previous edition. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Lobbying and advocacy: what does it mean, and why should you do it? / Pat Libby -- The rules of engagement / Elizabeth Heagy and Pat Libby -- The mosh pit of government budgeting: understanding how it works at the federal, state, and local levels / Pat Libby -- Making law: the confession of an erstwhile legislator / Howard Wayne -- Ten common elements of successful lobbying campaigns: steps 1 to 3 / Pat Libby -- Ten common elements of successful lobbying campaigns: steps 4 to 7 / Pat Libby -- Ten common elements of successful lobbying campaigns: steps 8 to 10 / Pat Libby -- Case study #2: the K.I.D.S. Coalition--protecting innocence in the digital age / Derek Floyd and Karen Gould -- Case study #3: REACH / Pat Libby and Maureen Carasiti -- Case study #3 continued: REACH the final steps! / Maureen Carasiti -- Case study #4: the 10 steps strike again! breaking the tire cycle--a campaign with international impact / Ben McCue -- Fighting for justice in cyberspace: the changing role of technology in advocacy / John McNutt -- So now you have a law: what do you do with it? monitoring progress on the issue / Howard Wayne.
Summary:
"The Lobbying Strategy Handbook gives students who are passionate about social change the tools they need to successfully influence law-making at the state and local level. The heart of this book is a 10-step strategic model that walks the reader through the essential elements of conducting a lobbying campaign from start to finish. The lobbying campaign model is clearly explained and illustrated by four case studies - and accompanying artifacts - that show how groups of students successfully used it to pass significant laws. The book unfolds with historical examples of pathbreaking social change legislation led by citizens and nonprofits, explains the motivations and impediments to lobbying, moves to a clear-cut explanation of the legal lobbying rules for nonprofit organizations, describes how federal state and local governments secure and spend money (and the political arguments affecting those decisions), and provides an illustrated guide to the legislative process. The 10-step model is bracketed by an explanation of how to effectively use technology in lobbying campaigns, and guidance about what to do once a bill has passed. Undergraduate, graduate students, and anyone interested in making a difference, can use the book to guide them in creating and conducting a grassroots campaign from start to finish"-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.