Sustainability Materials

Tools used in Wisconsin to mobilize local communities on behalf of their program

• Media Tip Sheets:
• Visiting an Editorial Board
• Letters to the Editor / Op-Eds
• Writing Tips: Letters to the Editor / Op-Eds
• How to Build a Relationship with Your Legislator
• Engaging Your Supporters
• How to Do an In-District Meeting
• How to Prepare for Joint Finance Committee (JFC) Hearings
• Grassroots and Grasstops Identification and Mobilization, and Education Plan
  (In-district meetings, JFC hearings, media advocacy)
• Web Resources on Policy Advocacy, Tobacco Control Resource Center for Wisconsin

Instructional videos for partners

These videos have been helpful for Wisconsin’s partners as they think through how to talk to legislators, the media and community members. Topics covered include how to share talking points, how to use the candidate education packet, how to discuss other tobacco products and what to bring to an in-district meeting.

Note: these videos are not polished products: Sometimes they’re dark or fuzzy, sometimes the transitions are a little rocky, and there may be an occasional typo in the headings.

• How to Use the Candidate Education Packet in a Meeting
• Messages that Work Across the Political Spectrum
• Learn More from the Legislator
• Examples of What to Say
• The Messenger Matters

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