Follow-Up After The Meeting
With Your Legislator
To solidify your impact on your legislator, you should do the following after the meeting:
- Send a brief thank you note. In the note, reiterate the most important points discussed. Include any additional information or materials promised.
- At critical points during the legislative process remind your legislator, using letters and phone calls, of commitments he or she made.
- Watch your legislator to determine what action he or she took, how they voted, etc., and follow-up with a thank you indicating you have followed their actions.
- Using the phone, mail, email, or personal delivery, incorporate some of the following ideas to stay connected, on a regular basis, with your legislator:
- Newsletter from Program
- Invitation to a Center Function
- Note/Letter
- Photo
- Artwork
- Copy of a Letter of Appreciation from Parent
- Breakfast/Lunch Invitation
- Send pertinent articles – newspaper or magazine
- Refer to TV or Radio Report or Coverage of Event
- Share Good News – Accreditation, Keystone STARS, Awards, Media Coverage
DVAEYC, 2005