Lobby Meeting Toolkit 🧰
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.
- Senate (virtual): Monday, November 9 — all Senate meetings take place this day
- House (virtual): Week of November 16–20
- Targeted fly-in (in person, DC): Monday, November 9 — select Democratic offices, by invitation. Liaisons for targeted members will hear directly from CCL.
Details are still being finalized — check back for updated asks, ask sheets, and trainings.
Meeting checklist
Primary and Secondary Asks
For the best lobby day experience, it is recommended that all participants review the Primary and Secondary Ask resources below and attend the relevant lobby day trainings.
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Primary: Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act (BAAJA, S. 5653) — permitting reform
Secondary: Fix Our Forests Act
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Primary: Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act (BAAJA, S. 5653) — permitting reform
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Final ask language for each chamber is coming soon.
Resources for planning lobby meetings
🎓 Preparing to Lobby
Visit the Preparing for Lobby Day page for more important details regarding recommended training, the lobby meeting appointment setting process and team creation, and how to plan and best prepare for lobby day.
Fall Lobby Day Trainings
Additional lobby day trainings will be added here as they are scheduled.
Required Training
Climate Advocate Training is required for all first time lobbying participants.
Role-Specific Training
How to Take Great Notes
Learn how to capture the most important elements in a meeting with a member of Congress.
Featured Training
Though not required, many of CCL's trainings will help you to feel more prepared for lobby day.
Lobbying Basics: The Transformative Power of Citizen Advocacy
Start TrainingLobbying Basics: Planning and Practicing Your Meeting
Start TrainingHow to Host Online Zoom Meetings
Start TrainingAdditional Materials
Member of Congress Bios
ViewBRIDGE Common Ground Blueprint Worksheet
ViewGoogle Doc CopyMeeting Minutes (Printed Notes Form)
View1 filesMeeting Minutes (Online Form)
ViewBusiness Cards
View1 filesThank You Cards
View1 filesZoom Backgrounds
View3 filesConfidentiality with our Meetings with Congress
ViewGoogle DocLobbying Discussion
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