Preparing For CCL 2024 Conservative Conference and Lobby Day

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Citizensā€™ Climate Lobbyā€™s Conservative Climate Leadership Conference & Lobby Day is taking place March 19-20, 2024. Politically right of center attendees will meet in Washington, DC for a one day conference followed by a day of lobbying Republican members of Congress. This page walks through important details regarding recommended training, how the lobby appointment setting process is being handled, and how to plan and prepare for lobby day.

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Most Important Training and Resources

The below training is recommended to get you ready for lobby day and familiar with the Asks we will be making to Congress. Click the links below to watch the recordings. Note: political dynamics are unpredictable and can lead to changes in our Asks and training between now and lobby day.

If youā€™re new to CCL or you have never taken CCLā€™s Climate Advocate Workshop, we strongly encourage you to sign up and attend the live virtual session on March 3rd, 2 p.m. ET. There will be a special version of this workshop held at the conference itself on March 19th. This workshop is required to lobby with CCL, so plan to attend the virtual or in person version (or both!).

Registering for the Conference

The conference is designed for politically right-leaning attendees. If you are politically right of center, please complete a short set of screening questions by March 4, 2024. Within one week of submitting your application you will hear back from CCL staff via email, phone, and/or text. Upon acceptance, you will receive a link to register for the conference. For any questions regarding the conference, email conference.inbox@citizensclimate.org.

Primary and Secondary Asks For Conservative Conference

Here are the following one-pagers for our primary and secondary asks for CCL's 2024 Conservative Conference. These are intended for participants to be able to look at ahead of the conference, printed copies will be provided to lobby teams in Washington, D.C.:

Additional Training Opportunities

In addition to the training listed above, there are additional CCL trainings to help you get ready to lobby. All of them take place on Tuesdays, at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT as part of the Core Volunteer Training series (especially for new-ish volunteers):

Lobby Meeting Process & Appointment Setting

We are aiming to meet with about 30 Republican Congressional offices for this yearā€™s Conservative Lobby Day. Citizen lobbyists are estimated to have 2-3 meetings and be placed on a lobby team of five to six people. At least one constituent is required for each lobby meeting. We will do our best to put constituents in their congresspersonā€™s meeting. Given attendees from around the country, lobby teams will have a mix of constituents and non-constituents.Ā 

CCL Congressional Liaisons and CCL staff will coordinate setting appointments for lobby day. If you are not a liaison, please do not try to set an appointment (you can learn about becoming a liaison here). If youā€™re not sure if there is a liaison or you need help, contact your Regional or State Coordinator.

For registered attendees (registration closes March 7, 2024 11:59 p.m. ET sharp, no exceptions) you will be notified by March 14, 2024 of your lobby team members and schedule. If you do not receive your lobby day schedule by the end of the day on March 14th, please email liaison.coordinator@citizensclimate.org.

Lobby meetings will be taking place on Wednesday, March 20, 2024, starting anywhere from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. ET. All citizen lobbyists participating are expected to be available for that time frame as you can have meetings scheduled anytime in that window.

We kindly ask that you love the schedule you get. The process of coordinating the schedule is complex and changes have domino effects. Sometimes Congressional staffers have requested a limit on the number of people attending the meeting. Lobby meetings are always tentative - they may be scheduled at the last minute, moved, or canceled, so stay flexible with your schedule, and stay in contact with your meeting leader(s). If for any reason you cannot attend a lobby meeting, we ask that you notify both liaison.coordinator@citizensclimate.org and the meeting leader, which can be found on your lobby schedule.Ā 

For questions about lobby day, scheduling, or the appointment setting process please email liaison.coordinator@citizensclimate.org.

Lobby Meeting Planning

Lobby day training will take place during the conference itself on March 19th. Weā€™d suggest checking out the recommended training listed on this page before you arrive in DC to start to get familiar with the concepts of the policies weā€™ll be lobbying on.Ā 

There will be dedicated time during the conference on March 19th for meeting planning.Ā 

Depending on the time of your meeting(s) on March 20th, you may also have time in the morning and during breaks to meet with your teams and plan. There is no expectation that you need to meet with your lobby teams before arriving at the conference.

Each lobby team will have a person designated as the lead who will coordinate the planning for the lobby meeting. You will be notified in advance if you are designated as a lobby team lead. If youā€™ve not led a lobby team before, you can check out the Leading a Lobby Team Training.

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  • (0:00) Intro & Agenda
  • (3;48) Conference Logistics
  • (14:47) Lobby Day Review
  • (29:29) Q&A
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  • Alison Kubicsko
  • Mindy Ahler
  • Drew Eyerly
  • Ben Pendergrass
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