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• Public Policy, Advocacy, and Lobbying — Terminology
• Advocacy — Assignment

 
 
State House, Providence, Rhode Island  

Policy and Advocacy
Provided by Karen L. Jessup, PhD, Chair, Board of Advisors, National Trust for Historic Preservation.

  • 1-2-3 Guide to Lobbying on Capitol Hill and at Home, Preservation Action
  • ‘Preserve, Protect, and Promote: A Minnesota Guide to Community Action,’ The Preservation Alliance of Minnesota, 2005. [Download as a Word document.]
  • ‘Steps to Successful Advocacy,’ Preservation Massachusetts, 2001. [Download as PDF file.]
  • 'How to Lobby Your Legislator,’ The League of Women Voters of Washington, revised 2001.
  • ‘State Tax Credits for Historic Preservation’ by Harry K. Schwartz from Model State Policies, National Trust FORUM, November/December 2005. Distributed as a class handout.
  • Preservation Action. Read everything on the Web site, including any linkages. You do not have to print out these pages.
  • National Trust for Historic Preservation. Read especially all material under ‘Why Preserve’ (included in the dropdown links in the navigation header) and all material under ‘National Trust Gulf Coast Recovery’ (for now, on the index page) including relevant linkages (also listed under Hurricane Katrina Resources).
  • The Alliance for Historic Landscape Preservation. Read especially the sections on ‘Mission,’ ‘What Is the AHLP?,’ and ‘What Does the Alliance Do?’ You do not have to print out these pages.

Extra Resources (provided by Philip)