This section contains toolkits and resources for providers to successfully plan and carry out grassroots activities all year long.

Toolkits:
Getting started with grassroots advocacy toolkit
This toolkit (Word doc) contains general information about grassroots advocacy, and will help your agency get started as you begin doing important grassroots work.

Letter raiser toolkit
Everything you need to hold a letter raiser activity. (Word doc)

Site visit toolkit
This comprehensive document guides you through setting up a site visit from the beginning to end, and contains a handy checklist. It also includes a sample press release and invitation. (Word doc)

Top ten provider tips: Grassroots advocacy best practices toolkit
Advice from your peers on how to make grassroots advocacy come alive and become a permanent part of your company culture. (PDF)

Other resources:
Directions to the capitol and parking
This webpage will show you how to get to the Capitol and where to park.

Minnesota's Legislature: A session primer
This primer will give you a solid foundation on how Minnesota’s state government operates.

Site visits and the law
If you are a non-profit, there are some things the law says you can't do.

Six concrete steps CEO's/Executive Directors can take
Learn what you can do as a leader within your agency to promote grassroots involvement.

For more information:
Sara Grafstrom,
Director of Advocacy and Community Relations
sgrafstrom@arrm.org
651-291-1086, ext. 8