Lobbying & Advocacy Training

November 8, 12:00pm to 1:00pm
https://umass-amherst.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0ud-CsqTIjGd3yIk8TsiX94d4Ow6air-Jd

 

This workshop equips faculty and staff with practical steps they can take to advocate for the use of research in policymaking, and clarifies what lobbying is and what is not allowed in our professional roles. without inadvertently lobbying. The training reviews common lobbying criteria and shows how scholars can make the most of lobbying exemptions. The workshop includes a number of interactive scenarios that allow scholars to test their new knowledge and introduces basic policy communication skills that can be proactively deployed to avoid lobbying concerns.

Co-Sponsors 
Public Engagement Project, School of Public Health and Health Sciences, and Center for Community Health Equity Research

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In appreciation of their generous support, the UMass Public Engagement Project would like to thank the Office of the ProvostUniversity Relations, and the Colleges of Natural SciencesSocial and Behavioral Sciences Humanities and Fine ArtsEngineeringPublic Health and Health Sciences, and Education.  The UMass Public Engagement Project also recognizes and appreciates in-kind contributions and collaborations with the Center for Research on Families and the Institute for Social Science Research