Civic Engagement 101 - Empower Missouri

Civic Engagement 101 will teach advocates, impacted people, and not for profit staff how to share their experience with elected officials. Geared towards the Missouri state legislature, these skills can help you advocate for systems change at many levels. Decision makers must hear from the experts, including you. Policy advocacy doesn’t need to feel scary or overwhelming, and you will leave this training with the basic education needed to grow your skills and demystify the process to have the greatest impact on the lives of our neighbors.

Participants will learn:

How to have a successful advocacy meeting with a lawmaker and use a media strategy to get extra attention to the issues they care about.
What advocacy is and isn’t, when it becomes lobbying, and the limits imposed by the IRS on most 501c-3 organizations and staff.
How the lawmaking process happens in Missouri as well as how and when it is most easily influenced.

We are offering three upcoming sessions of Civic Engagement 101 in May and June:

Wednesday, May 21st, 6:00-7:00 p.m.
Tuesday, June 3rd, 3:00-4:00 p.m.
Wednesday, June 4th, 9:00-10:00 a.m.

All three sessions will cover the same content, there is no need to register for more than one. Register below for the session of your choice.