How State Governments Generate Active Transportation Funding

Popular methods that local governments use to generate funds for active transportation.

School Nutrition Policy Coalition: Universal Schools Meals Sample Op Ed

Universal Schools Meals Sample Op Ed

Shared Use Liabilities One-pager

Informational materials, like core background details and stats, in one page.

Out-of-school Time One-pager

Informational materials, like core background details and stats, in one page.

SNAP Incentives Decision Maker Fact Sheet

Informational materials, like core background details and stats, in one page.

Bike Pedestrian One-pager

Informational materials, like core background details and stats, in one page.

Fundraising 101

A 10-step approach to fundraising for advocates.

Fundraising with an Equity Lens

A guide on the importance on weaving equity throughout fundraising opportunities.

Healthy Food and Beverage Options in Public Places One-pager

Informational materials, like core background details and stats, in one page.

Sugary Drinks One-pagers

Informational materials, like core background details and stats, in one page.

School Wellness One-pager

Informational materials, like core background details and stats, in one page.

SNAP Incentives Advocate Fact Sheet

Informational materials, like core background details and stats, in one page.

Power Prism: Pathways of Influence Worksheet

Sugary Drinks Policy Brief on Tiered Taxation

Informational materials, like core background details and stats, in one page.

Corner Stores One-pagers

Informational materials, like core background details and stats, in one page.

Physical Education One-pagers

Informational materials, like core background details and stats, in one page.

Healthy Food Access One-pagers

Informational materials, like core background details and stats, in one page.

Junk Food Marketing in Schools One-pagers

Informational materials, like core background details and stats, in one page.

Kids' Meals One-pagers

Informational materials, like core background details and stats, in one page.

Preemption One-pagers

Informational materials, like core background details and stats, in one page.

SNAP Incentives One-pager

Informational materials, like core background details and stats, in one page.

Vending Machine Labeling Fact Sheet

Informational materials, like core background details and stats, in one page.

Safe Routes to School State Appropriations One-pager

Informational materials, like core background details and stats, in one page.

Sugary Drink Tiered Tax Advocate Fact Sheet

Informational materials, like core background details and stats, in one page.

Sugary Drink Tiered Tax Policymaker Fact Sheet

Informational materials, like core background details and stats, in one page.

School Nutrition Policy Coalition Sample Fact Sheet

A fact sheet on H.R. 7887, the Pandemic Child Hunger Prevention Act

School Nutrition Policy Coalition: Universal School Meals Sample Social Media

Sample social media content to support Universal School Meals

Water In Schools Messaging One-pager

Messaging documents provide everything from simple phrases you can use to sample language you can copy, paste and customize in your campaign.

Disability & Inclusion Executive Summary

Complete Streets One-pager

Informational materials, like core background details and stats, in one page.

Early Care and Education Standards one-pager

Informational materials, like core background details and stats, in one page.

Early Care and Education Standards Fact Sheet

Informational materials, like core background details and stats, in one page.

Building Relationships with Funders

A quick guide on best practices for building and maintaining relations with funders.

Fundraiser Analysis & Planning Template

A guide on identifying and tracking fundraising opportunities.

How Can Preemption Impact Equity?

Did you know preemption can prevent local governments from passing policies that would improve equity through nutrition and food policy like sugary drink taxes and nutrition labeling standards?

Answering the Three Key Questions for Advocacy Campaigns

A worksheet to help your campaign answer the three key questions for advocacy campaigns.

Campaign Budgeting 101

A worksheet for developing realistic campaign budgets.

Choosing an Advocacy Campaign Goal

A guide and criteria to help your campaign choose an advocacy campaign goal.

Coalition Asset Inventory Coalition Building - Full Coalition

This campaign asset inventory can be completed as a group to provide a sense of the assets and gaps that the campaign coalition has collectively.

Coalition Asset Inventory Coalition Building - Individual Organization

A sample survey to use to help your coalition get a picture of what assets coalition organizations can bring to the table and what they woudl liek to get out of their efforts.

Coalition Mapping Worksheet Coalition Building

A mapping worksheet for sharing the four essential layers to successful campaign coalitions and for helping to brainstorm who to recruit in those areas.

Coalition Operating Guidelines

The guide walks through considerations for creating a coalition operating guidelines.

Decision-Maker Meeting Feedback Form

A feedback form to keep track of the campaign's decision-maker meetings.

Developing Your Persuasive Message - The 27-9-3

Building a persuasive message! A worksheet on the 27-9-3 rule which makes your persuasive point in no more than 27 words within a time frame of 9 seconds with no more than 3 points.

Give and Get

Worksheet that guides you through what you will give and get from a strategic partnerships for coalitions.

Key Decision-Maker Worksheet

A worksheet to identify key decision-makers in key positions to move your campaign.

Media Advocacy Planning Tool

A planning tool to set your media advocacy plan in motion.

Organizer's Checklist for Effective Coalition Meetings

A checklist for organizers and campaign leaders to lead effective in-person and virtual coalition meetings.

Pathways of Influence Worksheet

Worksheet that helps you determine how best to approach decision-makers.

Personal Relationship Profile

Worksheet that asks the question "Who do you know?" and helps you build your personal relationship profile.

Potential Donors Worksheet

The potential donors worksheet provides a framework to brainstorm who would be interested in supporting your campaign.

Questions to Help You Research the Policy-Making Process

Some talking points and questions to ask when you contact the official clerk's office or staff to research the policy-making process.

Researching Roots of Community Equity and Health

This exercise is a warm-up for deeper research into the roots of community equity and health back home – the good and the bad.

Sample Budget Template for Statewide Legislative Campaign

Sample budget template for statewide legislative campaigns in a spreadsheet format.

Sample Campaign Manager Job Description

Sample job description for a campaign manager.

Sample Campaign Plan

This is a sample campaign plan for a statewide legislative campaign. Please tailor to your own campaign's location and details.

Tips for Community Conversations and Organizer Checklist

This document provides an overview and a checklist for meaningful conversations that allow individuals to be influential advocates.

Tips for Contacting the Media

A tip sheet for contacting television and print media and tips to send media advisories, press releases, and letter to the editors.

Tips for Editorial Board Meetings

Editorial Board Meeting Tip Sheet. Ideas for communicating a message or mission to the media with the intent of having the media outlet editorialize in favor of this mission.

Tips for Interview Do's and Don'ts

A tip sheet on the dos and don'ts of media interviews.

Tips for Meeting with Lawmakers

A tip sheet that provides talking points and guidance on a general flow to your decision-maker meeting.

Tips for Testifying at Public Hearings

A tip sheet and template script with best practices for in-person and virtual public hearings.

Tips for Writing a Press Release

A tip sheet on writing a press release.

Tips for Writing Letters to the Editor

A tip sheet to help you write a letter to the editor.

Telling Your Personal Story

This short worksheet can help you write a brief account of your personal story to advocate for a policy or system change.

Developing a Youth Survey

This worksheet provides planning guidance for youth advocates and adult mentors to help ensure your survey gets you the data you need.

Developing Media Worthy Stories

A worksheet on developing media-worthy stories.