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Making Michigan better means getting involved in grassroots organizing. Want to know how to obtain important information from state agencies? How about some help planning meetings and strategy? Our Activist Toolkit can help you become much more effective in public policy debates. Included are sample letters, organizing tips, sample documents, and information on developing a strategy, holding public events, honing your message, and more.

We are building a toolkit that grassroots activists can use to become more effective in the public policy debate. Included are sample letters, organizing tips, email addresses of key state regulators and lawmakers, and useful Web sites.

This how-to compendium includes sample documents, as well as information on developing a strategy, holding public events, honing your message, and more.

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Sample Freedom of Information Act Letter
Force Field Analysis
Know How to Win
Inviting People to Your Campaign
How to Manage a Letter Writing Campaign
Sample Letter to the Editor (maximum 200-300 words)
Sample News Release
Getting People to Help
Run a Good Meeting
Sample Letter to Lawmaker on Industrial Development
Get Organized
Think Like a Reporter
Learn to Write Clearly
Framing the Message
How to Write a News Op-Ed
A Sample News Release
Writing Testimony and Letters

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