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 ails subject to change. ---\nhttps://www.rialliance.org/events/604/\n\nEve
 nt Title: Preparing for August Recess Through Strategic Advocacy\nStart Da
 te / Time: June 2, 2026, 1 p.m. US/Eastern\nLocation: \nSpeaker: Blair Abe
 lle-Kiser, PhD, Abigail Levine\nPresented by Social Current.\n \nThe Augus
 t congressional recess is one of the most important timeframes for nonprof
 its to influence their representatives, but it can be challenging to deter
 mine the most impactful pathways to engage and advocate. This session will
  share how to use power mapping to develop strategies that reflect organiz
 ational values, address challenging political dynamics, and encourage comm
 unity-wide involvement. Participants will learn how to use influence mappi
 ng to design precise, legislator-specific engagement strategies ahead of A
 ugust recess.\n \nTakeaways\n\nDistinguish between formal authority and in
 formal influence\nMap ideological incentives and electoral pressures\nIden
 tify bipartisan strategies\nDevelop legislator-specific engagement plans f
 or August recess\nBuild influence while mitigating reputational risk\n\n \
 nWho Should Attend\n\nMembers of the Social Current Grassroots Advocacy Ne
 twork: Join online\nExecutive Directors and Senior Management: Leaders res
 ponsible for setting organizational strategy and engaging with policymaker
 s and stakeholders\nAdvocacy and Policy Directors: Individuals who develop
  and implement advocacy strategies and engage in policy analysis and outre
 ach\nCommunications and Public Relations Managers: Professionals focused o
 n crafting and disseminating the organization&rsquo\;s message to the publ
 ic and media\nProgram Managers and Coordinators: Staff who oversee program
  implementation and need to align program goals with advocacy efforts\n\n 
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SUMMARY:Preparing for August Recess Through Strategic Advocacy
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<div>--- This iCal file does *NOT* confirm re
 gistration.Event details subject to change. ---</div><h1>Event Title: Prep
 aring for August Recess Through Strategic Advocacy</h1><div>https://www.ri
 alliance.org/events/604/</div><br /><div>When: June 2, 2026, 1 p.m. US/Eas
 tern</div><div>Speaker: Blair Abelle-Kiser, PhD, Abigail Levine</div><br /
 ><div><p><em>Presented by Social Current.</em></p> <p>&nbsp\;</p> <p>The A
 ugust congressional recess is one of the most important timeframes for non
 profits to influence their representatives, but it can be challenging to d
 etermine the most impactful pathways to engage and advocate. This session 
 will share how to use power mapping to develop strategies that reflect org
 anizational values, address challenging political dynamics, and encourage 
 community-wide involvement. Participants will learn how to use influence m
 apping to design precise, legislator-specific engagement strategies ahead 
 of August recess.</p> <p>&nbsp\;</p> <h2>Takeaways</h2> <ul> <li>Distingui
 sh between formal authority and informal influence</li> <li>Map ideologica
 l incentives and electoral pressures</li> <li>Identify&nbsp\;bipartisan&nb
 sp\;strategies</li> <li>Develop legislator-specific engagement plans for&n
 bsp\;August recess</li> <li>Build influence while mitigating&nbsp\;reputat
 ional risk</li> </ul> <h2>&nbsp\;</h2> <h2>Who Should Attend</h2> <ul> <li
 ><strong>Members of the Social Current Grassroots Advocacy Network</strong
 >: Join online</li> <li><strong>Executive Directors and Senior Management<
 /strong>: Leaders responsible for setting organizational strategy and enga
 ging with policymakers and stakeholders</li> <li><strong>Advocacy and Poli
 cy Directors</strong>: Individuals who develop and implement advocacy stra
 tegies and engage in policy analysis and outreach</li> <li><strong>Communi
 cations and Public Relations Managers</strong>: Professionals focused on c
 rafting and disseminating the organization&rsquo\;s message to the public 
 and media</li> <li><strong>Program Managers and Coordinators</strong>: Sta
 ff who oversee program implementation and need to align program goals with
  advocacy efforts</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp\;</p> <p style="text-align: center\;
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