WWC Builds Seminars
that:
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Are customized for your organization.
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Are based in reality and give practical
information for working with Congress.
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Encourage participation and teach how to work effectively with Congress.
Working With Congress provides organizations with multiple topic areas from which to create half-day, full-day or multi-day seminars. To the right, please find these topic areas. By clicking on an individual topic, you will be given a brief description for each segment.
Once you have identified your areas of interest, WWC will work with you to construct a seminar that addresses the legislative needs of your organization within the context of the topics selected.
Half-day and full-day agendas illustrating how our custom seminars can be organized are shown below.
Sample Half-Day Seminar
Presented by
Working With Congress
8:00am: Introductions and Orientation
8:15am: Understanding Policy, Personalities and Politics on Capitol Hill
9:30am: Break
9:45am: Communicating Effectively with Members and Staff
11:00am: Break
11:15am: Knowing the Differences between the House and the Senate
12:15pm: Wrap-Up and Lessons Learned
12:30pm: End
Sample Full-Day Seminar
Presented by
Working With Congress
8:00am: Introductions and Orientation
8:15am: Understanding Policy, Personalities and Politics on Capitol Hill
9:30am: Break
9:45am: Navigating the Committee System
10:45am: Break
11:00am: Interactive Exercise: The Minnesota Beef Processing Case Study
12:30pm: Lunch
1:30pm: How an Idea Becomes a Law
2:30pm: Break
2:45pm: Building Legislative Coalitions
3:45pm: Break
4:00pm: Interactive Discussion on the Legislative Goals of the Organization and Brainstorming Session on Next Steps
5:15pm: Wrap-Up and Lessons Learned
5:30pm: End |