This section includes tips and resources for planning and engaging in advocacy and civic engagement.

Advocacy Campaigns
Advocacy Dos and Donts for Non Profits
Leveraging Your Relationships With Elected Officials To Access Government Funding
Basic Tools for Outreach
How to Build a Coalition
How To Facilitate Effective Meetings
Action Alert Sample
Steps to Creating a Local Advocacy Campaign
Volunteer Recruitment and Retention

Contact your Elected Representative
Sample Letter: How to organize an emergency town hall meeting
Sample Letter: How to Request a Meeting
Schedule a Personal Visit

Get out the Vote
All You Need To Know About Voter Registration
Get Out the Vote in the Arab American Community
What is GOTV?
Sample phone script for GOTV volunteers and tips for canvassers
Supplies and items needed for GOTV Volunteers
Story: Teens Remind Local Arabs to Vote

Media Advocacy
How to get more media coverage for your organization
How to Pitch to the Media
How to prepare for a media interview
How to Write an Op Ed Piece by American Civil Liberties Union
Tips on Writing a Press Release
Sample 1: Press Release
Sample 2: Press Release

Relevant Online Resources
10 years later: A look at Senate Bill 1070
Arab Muslims in Brooklyn Find Power in Voting Booth
Guide to Community Organizing
Rights Working Group: Media Guide on Opinion Editorials
2011 Rights Working Group Legislative Visits Toolkit

Issue Briefs
Budget Priorities
End Racial Profiling and Protection of Civil Liberties
Immigration Enforcement