Episode 1: Lobbying versus Advocacy

League of Women Voters volunteers Melissa Currence and Amy Hjerstedt host the What Would Alice Paul Do? Podcast. In this episode, we talk about the difference between advocacy and lobbying. See the Public Policy Positions of the League of Women Voters: http://lwv.org/content/summary-public-policy-positions Lobbying is about supporting or opposing specific legislation. Tips include having facts with you so they can be shared and taken back to convince other legislators join in. The cost of these activities are usually covered by a League of Women Voters "general funds" (a.k.a. 501c4 money). Advocacy include educational opportunity to gain awareness around an issue. Activities can include forums on topics the community cares about. Funding for this type of activities are typically covered by tax-deductible funds (a.k,a., 501c3 money). See more about the Money In Politics Action Kit at http://forum.lwv.org/document/money-politics-action-kit A webinar for using these tools is available at https://youtu.be/J8WhAVRtWA4 Join the LWV Money in Politics Google Group at https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/lwv-money-in-politics Connect to the League of Women Voters by signing up for League of Women Voters Action Alerts at http://lwv.org/get-involved/action-alerts/ Join LWVUS on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/leagueofwomenvoters/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/LWV As part of advocacy work, you can complete legislative interviews. Here are tips & examples from local/state leagues. LWV of Pennsylvania: https://www.palwv.org/the-legislative-interview-process/ LWV Chester County, PA: http://lwvccpa.org/2016-legislative-interview-questions-and-information/ LWV of Florida: http://thefloridavoter.org/issues-2/legislative-questions/ LWV San Francisco: http://www.lwvsf.org/legislative-interviews/2017-legislative-interview-with-assembly-member-david-chiu/ We encourage you to check out Iron Jawed Angels, a movie about Alice Paul and the U.S. fight for women's voting rights. Find out more about the movie at http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338139/ See resources for Educators: http://www.cincyworldcinema.org/ija_resources.php The music for this episode was by OhmLab. Continue the conversation at www.alicepodcast.com.