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Since 1998, CLPI has led efforts to empower nonprofits to leverage social change through lobbying and other forms of advocacy. Here are a few testimonials from our clients: Barbara Gorzinski, Associated Ministries As the Program Manager of Associated Ministries of Tacoma-Pierce County, Barbara Gorzinski works on issues of asset building for low-inc... ome people in Pierce County, Washington. She has been leading her organization in advocacy work around the issues most important to her clients. By working in coalition with other local organizations, Associated Ministries has seen legislative successes in Pierce County. The boost for Barbara's increased advocacy efforts came from a day-long event sponsored by United Way that she attended in Seattle. CLPI presented sessions at that event, providing resources, advice, and direct training around nonprofit advocacy work. Barbara still uses references and resources provided by CLPI, especially their booklet on legal parameters for advocacy engagement. Before attending CLPI's workshop, she said, "I didn't realize that I needed to register or track how many times I speak with legislators and so I do that now." Moreover, she has worked to institutionalize advocacy activities within her organization by working more closely with the board and "trying to get more clients-the people our services are for-to do a lot of lobbying and providing them with the tools to do the advocacy. By arming her clients with information she learned from CLPI, such as information about the legislative process and how their opinions could impact a legislator, Barbara made them into effective advocates for Associated Ministries' mission. Since receiving training from CLPI, Associated Ministries has put much more energy into meeting with legislators and getting to know potential legislative champions. They have led a coalition promoting a statewide asset building initiative. With Associated Ministries in a leadership role, the coalition continues to work on addressing legislative issues that enable ...Read More