Build the team: Participants will begin with strategizing team composition, using case studies to determine who belongs on an advocacy team depending on the issue at hand. Some members bring institutional standing, others bring evidence they can produce on short notice, and others bring the constituent relationship that opens a door. Matching people to roles is a strategic decision, and the session treats it as one.

Build the argument: The second segment is a writing workshop on the one-pager. Congressional offices operate under severe time constraints, and academic prose does not survive that environment. Participants will draft and revise, working toward a document that states a problem, an ask, and a local consequence on a single page.

Build the evidence base: The session closes with data sources. Participants will learn where to find state and local data on history employment, program enrollment, funding, and heritage sites, and how to build a credible argument from it.