Professor James Thurber and Bryce Harlow Foundation President Linda Dooley meet at a recent CCPS event. The Bryce Harlow Foundation is a major contributor to the Bryce Harlow Workshop on Ethics and Lobbying.
Weekend Workshops
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Fall 2012
The Use of the Internet in Advocacy Campaigns
The Art and Craft of Lobbying
Instructor: Alan Rosenblatt
September 22 & September 29
No president will ever be elected again without an Internet strategy, and the odds of being elected for other offices without an Internet strategy are slim. Thanks to YouTube, two senators lost their elections in 2006. Mobile phones and the social web are being used to organize mass protests. Bloggers took down former CBS anchor Dan Rather and former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott. Clearly, the world of political and issue campaigns has changed in the digital age. In this course students explore new strategies possible in a networked world and learn what it takes to be a digital political strategist.
Managing Advocacy Campaigns
The Art and Craft of Lobbying
Instructor: Patrick Griffin
October 20 & October 27
This course will examine the critical elements necessary for organizing and managing advocacy campaigns. It will explore internal factors that impact an organization's ability to succeed in highly charged political environments. Presentations and discussions will examine advocacy campaign dynamics with respect to setting strategic policy objectives, securing essential resources, establishing management roles, recruiting the professional team, and developing internal and external communication processes. Particular attention will be paid to how these elements interact to inhibit or foster a successful campaign.
Fundraising
Campaign Management Institute
Instructor: C. Nelson
September 8 & September 15
During this weekend workshop, students learn how to jump-start and sustain fundraising efforts for political campaigns and non-profit organizations. Students gain an understanding of the secrets of building a fundraising machine, how to build a powerful finance team, how to organize fundraising events, how to ask for money, and how to use the mail (snail mail and internet) to raise funds. Students write a finance plan for the final project.
Spring 2013
Running for Office
Campaign Management Institute
Instructor: C. Nelson
April 20 & April 27
Campaign Leadership
Campaign Management Institute
Instructor: C. Nelson
March 23 & March 30
Bryce Harlow Workshop on Ethics and Lobbying
The Art and Craft of Lobbying
Instructor: James Thurber
March 6 & April 13
This course will explore the legal, personal, and professional ethics of lobbying. We will discuss and analyze the transcendent issues of values, the law, conflicts of interest, the foundation of ethics, and the meaning of integrity in political advocacy. Support for the workshop comes from the Bryce Harlow Foundation.
AU students should see their academic adviser for information on enrolling in the institutes. There are also a limited number of seats available to non-AU students to participate in the institutes. For more enrollment information and fees, please click here.
