No one does grassroots advocacy like NAIFA. We have the most passionate and politically involved members in our industry. We had over 500 advisors at our Congressional Conference in May. Now, we have another great opportunity to influence policy with Congress’s upcoming August recess.

Our goal is for NAIFA members to schedule more than 300 meetings with lawmakers in their home districts during the August recess. We need NAIFA leaders to encourage members in their chapters to take advantage of this grassroots advocacy opportunity.

A few talking points about in-district legislative meetings:

• In-district meetings are a crucial part of NAIFA’s grassroots strategy – meetings throughout the year at Congressional Conference, during the recess, and at the National Leadership Conference in the fall. It’s a continuing drumbeat of grassroots advocacy.
• In-district meetings build on the momentum created by Congressional Conference.
• Especially in an election year, it’s important to keep our issues front-of-mind for lawmakers.
• Advocacy never stops and repetition is important. We want to continuously reinforce our message and remind lawmakers of the important work we do for our clients and communities.
• Lawmakers in Washington, D.C., are continuously in meetings with all sorts of people. When they are in their district, they are at home and know they are meeting with one of their constituents.
• Meeting in-district reinforces that you are a part of their community and that you represent the views of clients, neighbors, friends, and family who are voters in their district.
• You are building relationships with lawmakers – like you build relationships with clients. That requires you to check in often.