Lobby Meeting Toolkit 🧰

Complete Guide: This guide provides step-by-step instructions, best practices, conversation tips, and engagement strategies to ensure that your lobbying efforts help build relationships and grow the climate movement in an effective and inclusive way.

Meeting checklist

📁 Materials for your meeting

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Sample Meeting Plan

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Primary Asks (coming soon)

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Secondary Asks (coming soon)

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Meeting Roles

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Primary and Supporting Asks

For the best lobby day experience, it is recommended that all participants watch the Primary and Supporting Asks training(s). Additional training will be provided at the conference.

Summer 2025 Lobby Training #1: Primary & Secondary Asks
June 30 • 8:00PM ET
Summer 2025 Lobby Training #2: Legislative Plan and Q&A
July 10 • 8:00PM ET

🎓 Preparing to Lobby

Climate Advocate Training is required for all first time lobbying participants. Climate Advocate Training will also be available as a conference session. Additional training will be provided at the conference.

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Climate Advocate Training

Featured Training Paths

Though not required, many of CCL's trainings will help you to feel more prepared for lobby day.

Working with Congress

4 Trainings

These trainings will help you strategize, plan and execute a successful lobby meeting and build a great relationship with your Member of Congress and their staff.

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Preparing for Lobby Days

6 Trainings

CCL's first level of political will is lobbying, as nothing is more impactful than constituents meeting frequently and building strong relationships with their member of Congress and staff.

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Effective Climate Communications

3 Trainings

Communication skills are essential to having productive conversations with all different kinds of people about climate solutions.

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Communicating Across the Aisle

2 Trainings

How to reach out, listen, and connect on climate.

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Additional Materials

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Member of Congress Bios

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Meeting Minutes (Printed Notes Form)

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Meeting Minutes (Online Form)

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Business Cards

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Thank You Cards

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