Resource Type: Tips & How-Tos

We try hard to influence policymakers like elected leaders and other government decision-makers. But do our tactics work? Turns out, our assumptions (such as more = better) can be wrong. Here are evidence-based tips for getting through to policymakers, through your supporters and via direct contact.

Recorded live on January 8, 2021, this webinar, led by Elana Levin from New Media Mentors, is aimed at people with Twitter experience looking to get more intentional and strategic on the platform. Elana covered advanced tactics, building your organization’s thought leadership position, reaching journalists, and incorporating Twitter intentionally into issue campaigns. The webinar is useful for communications and campaign staff and emphasizes the ways in which organizations can use Twitter to do more than just win a conversation.           

The first chapter of the Washington State Environmental Justice Task Force (EJTF)’s Fall 2020 report provides context for what environmental justice (EJ) is, how to build on existing EJ work in Washington, and why state government must prioritize addressing EJ issues and environmental health disparities. The second chapter focuses on the EJTF’s process for developing recommendations, a statewide EJ definition, and EJ principles. The final chapter of the report includes all EJTF recommendations. The report appendices include additional resources, including guidance developed by the EJTF’s Community Engagement Subcommittee for how state agencies can develop their own community engagement plans.