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 nt Title: Preparing for August Recess Through Strategic Advocacy\nStart Da
 te / Time: Jun 02, 2026 13:00 PM US/Eastern\nLocation: \nSpeaker: Blair Ab
 elle-Kiser, PhD, Abigail Levine\nPresented by Social Current.\n \nThe Augu
 st congressional recess is one of the most important timeframes for nonpro
 fits to influence their representatives, but it can be challenging to dete
 rmine the most impactful pathways to engage and advocate. This session wil
 l share how to use power mapping to develop strategies that reflect organi
 zational values, address challenging political dynamics, and encourage com
 munity-wide involvement. Participants will learn how to use influence mapp
 ing to design precise, legislator-specific engagement strategies ahead of 
 August recess.\n \nTakeaways\n\nDistinguish between formal authority and i
 nformal influence\nMap ideological incentives and electoral pressures\nIde
 ntify bipartisan strategies\nDevelop legislator-specific engagement plans 
 for August recess\nBuild influence while mitigating reputational risk\n\n 
 \nWho Should Attend\n\nMembers of the Social Current Grassroots Advocacy N
 etwork: Join online\nExecutive Directors and Senior Management: Leaders re
 sponsible for setting organizational strategy and engaging with policymake
 rs and stakeholders\nAdvocacy and Policy Directors: Individuals who develo
 p and implement advocacy strategies and engage in policy analysis and outr
 each\nCommunications and Public Relations Managers: Professionals focused 
 on crafting and disseminating the organization&rsquo\;s message to the pub
 lic and media\nProgram Managers and Coordinators: Staff who oversee progra
 m 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: Jun 02, 2026 13:00 PM US/Ea
 stern</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 
 August congressional recess is one of the most important timeframes for no
 nprofits to influence their representatives, but it can be challenging to 
 determine the most impactful pathways to engage and advocate. This session
  will share how to use power mapping to develop strategies that reflect or
 ganizational values, address challenging political dynamics, and encourage
  community-wide involvement. Participants will learn how to use influence 
 mapping to design precise, legislator-specific engagement strategies ahead
  of August recess.</p> <p>&nbsp\;</p> <h2>Takeaways</h2> <ul> <li>Distingu
 ish between formal authority and informal influence</li> <li>Map ideologic
 al incentives and electoral pressures</li> <li>Identify&nbsp\;bipartisan&n
 bsp\;strategies</li> <li>Develop legislator-specific engagement plans for&
 nbsp\;August recess</li> <li>Build influence while mitigating&nbsp\;reputa
 tional risk</li> </ul> <h2>&nbsp\;</h2> <h2>Who Should Attend</h2> <ul> <l
 i><strong>Members of the Social Current Grassroots Advocacy Network</stron
 g>: Join online</li> <li><strong>Executive Directors and Senior Management
 </strong>: Leaders responsible for setting organizational strategy and eng
 aging with policymakers and stakeholders</li> <li><strong>Advocacy and Pol
 icy Directors</strong>: Individuals who develop and implement advocacy str
 ategies and engage in policy analysis and outreach</li> <li><strong>Commun
 ications and Public Relations Managers</strong>: Professionals focused on 
 crafting and disseminating the organization&rsquo\;s message to the public
  and media</li> <li><strong>Program Managers and Coordinators</strong>: St
 aff who oversee program implementation and need to align program goals wit
 h advocacy efforts</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp\;</p> <p style="text-align: center\
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