Download the Lobby Roadmap Word Doc & fill in the details for each meeting, to help the meeting go smoothly and for record keeping.
Name of Member of Parliament/Senator or other person you’re meeting with:________________________.
Include useful background information, eg: what committees they serve on, academic background, pre-Parliamentary employment, how they’ve voted on related legislation, recent public statements.
The Ask: What do you want the person to do? Meetings can be cut short, make the Ask early.
Date/Time:________________________.
Building/Room Number:________________________.
Members of delegation and contact details:________________________.
Mobile phone numbers are useful if people get separated or if someone is running late.
Assign names for each of the roles listed below, and plan out what each person will say.
Group Leader: __________________________
Note Taker: _____________________________________
Storyteller: ___________________________________
If there is time, this person (usually not a subject expert) explains how this particular topic impacts them/their family/community/town.
A) Repeat the ‘Ask’ if it hasn’t yet been answered: “Would you/your boss be willing to ___________________?”
B) Ask when you can follow up: eg: “Given that the vote is taking place next Tuesday, could we follow up with you on Monday to seek if your boss has decided which way she’s voting, and if she’s willing to make a public statement?”
C) Thank the staffer and/or Parliamentarian for the decision/their time and consideration.
D) Make sure contact details are/have been exchanged.
E) If it seems like a good idea ask for a photo with a prop if possible, explain how it will be used (eg ‘We’ll put this on our social media, and share it will our networks’).
9. Follow- up: Notetaker__________________. Email follow up note to staffers, include: thank you, any information requested by the office and the staffer’s contact details, cc other members of your delegation into the email.
The Quaker Peace and Legislation Committee gratefully acknowledges the Friends National Committee on Legislation Lobby Road Map, upon which this Australian version is based.