10/17/2023

Building a Successful Advocacy Toolkit

Here are four tips to create one

Association advocacy pros like to think we have the ear of legislators overseeing our members’ key issues, but let’s be honest—members of Congress listen to their constituents first. And although our members are experts in their field, they still may be a little nervous and uncertain about planning a visit with their elected officials.

One of the School Nutrition Association’s (SNA) most popular member resources is our Cafeteria Visits 101 toolkit. This short, step-by-step guide walks school nutrition professionals through planning and hosting a successful legislator visit to their school cafeteria.

While every advocacy toolkit must be tailored to the needs of an association’s members and industry, use these four strategies to develop an effective advocacy toolkit.

Please select this link to read the complete article from ASAE’s Center for Association Leadership.