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Online Advocacy Toolkit

To help child advocates speak up for the health and well-being of all children, National PTA has created an online advocacy toolkit. From writing your legislators to scheduling Capitol Hill visits, these step-by-step directions and examples will help you reach out to policy makers and the media.

The sections below provide easy to read guides for such advocacy tasks as working with the media and corresponding with members of Congress. Each section also has a downloadable PDF version of the text to allow for easy distribution. You can also download the PDFs from the following links:

PTA Advocacy: A Legacy in Leadership Flash video presentation of PTA's history of advocacy More	Advocate for PTA Get step-by-step instructions for how to be heard by policy makers and the media. More
How to Lobby the PTA Way A series of video clips to aid in your advocacy efforts. More	Conducting a Hill Visit Tips for scheduling and visiting with members of Congress More
Corresponding with Members of Congress Learn strategies to effectively communicate with members of Congress via letters, e-mails, and phone calls. More	How a Bill Becomes a Law From introduction to committee to being signed into law by the President, learn how a bill becomes a law. More
Working with the Media Op-eds, press releases, and PSAs: learn what ‘s newsworthy and how to effectively get your message out More	Federal Appropriations and Budget Process Learn the process of how Congress funds important education and health programs More
Hosting Site Visits for Members of Congress Provides tips on how to successfully host a site visit for members of Congress at your school. More

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Public Policy Team

The Public Policy Team can be reached at (703) 518-1200. Individual extensions are listed below. Click on the individual staff names for e-mail and biography.

Elizabeth Rorick, Director of Government Affairs, ext. 3326
Chrystal Hutchison, Senior Advocacy Specialist, ext. 3532
Jacque Chevalier, Senior Education Policy Analyst, ext. 3351
Lee Ann Kendrick, Regional Advocacy Specialist, ext. 3529
Stefanie Magness, District Advocacy Specialist, ext. 3331

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Online Advocacy Toolkit

PTA Advocacy: A Legacy in Leadership

Advocate for PTA

How to Lobby the PTA Way

Conducting a Hill Visit

Corresponding with Members of Congress

How a Bill Becomes a Law

Working with the Media

Federal Appropriations and Budget Process

Hosting Site Visits for Members of Congress