Re: Lobbying guide - I need your input and help

On Sat, 2004-05-15 at 19:57, Tom Chance wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Following today's Annual Conference of the Association for Free Software, and 
> after finishing my part of the work on an FFII grassroots lobbying project, 
> I've turned my mind to a more general lobbying guide. The idea is to produce 
> a document that any activist can pick up and read, and that will not only 
> make them more confident (and so hopefully make more people lobby) but also 
> make them more effective.

I have some experience of lobbying MEPs and Government departments. If I
can help let me know. I suspect that to get to companies you probably
need an contact on the inside. Its easier for companies to ignore
individuals unless they represent a biggish potential customer base.
That of course might be a line of attack with some companies. Anyway if
I can help when the time comes let me know. I enjoyed your talk and
agree that this is an important area that has been under-played do far.


> As soon as I finish my exams (June 6th) I'd like to start work on this... 
> BUT... I need people to tell me what to cover, and I'd appreciate help in 
> writing it, since I'm hardly an expert in any of these areas, though I've run 
> a few tutorials on it, and I definitely don't have muc experience of lobbying 
> companies!
> 
> For those who haven't yet seen it, my first step in this project was the 
> following guidee I co-wrote for/with the FFII:
> http://wiki.ael.be/index.php/MEP-Position-Lobbying-Guide
> 
> Here's a list of things I do intend to cover. If I've missed anything, or if 
> you'd like specific notes on particular areas, please get back to me. I'll 
> post my work in progress, so we can work on it that way, but I'd prefer to at 
> least have an idea of the scope of the project.
> 
> 1. Some very general introduction
> 
> 2. Researching the subject you're going to lobby on
> 
> 3. Lobbying an MP
> 3.1 Finding out about your MP
> 3.2 Contacting your MP (letters, phone calls)
> 3.3 Following up on the initial contact, and influencing them
> 3.4 Meeting your MP
> 
> 4. Lobbying an MEP
> 4.1 Finding out about your MEP
> 4.2 Differences between MEPs and MPs as regards lobbying
> 
> 5. Lobbying organisations
> 5.1 I'll need help on companies!!!
> 
> That's all I can think of for now. So please, comments :)
> 
> Regards,
> Tom
> 
> 
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