1. RESULTS June Global Poverty National Webinar
Pivot to Education: Global Partnership for Education
Guest: Sarah Beardmore, Senior Strategy and Policy Specialist
Secretariat of the Global Partnership for Education
or dial (201) , meeting ID
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2. Welcome from Joanne Carter Executive Director, RESULTS
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Sarah Beardmore
Senior Strategy and Policy Specialist
Secretariat of the Global Partnership for Education
Beardmore has over ten years of experience in international advocacy to promote human rights and development. She worked as the EFA manager at RESULTS where she supported grassroots advocacy to improve education finance and policy, and she currently works with the Global Partnership for Education to improve accountability and transparency in education by supporting civil society engagement in education planning and oversight. Sarah has a masters degree in Political Sociology from the London School of Economics.
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Asking Questions
When prompted, unmute your line on your computer (click in Fuze) or press *1 on your phone to share.
If you are not sharing, please keep your line muted.
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5. Take Action for Education in Senate
Support the Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development (READ) Act (H.R. 601)
Senate expected to vote this week
Take Action:
Sign the FY18 Basic Education Funding Letter:
Bipartisan Appropriations letter led by Sens. Isakson (R-GA) and Feinstein (D-CA)
Deadline: June 14!
Take Action:

6. Ken Patterson Director of Global Grassroots Advocacy
Grassroots Café
Phone: (828)
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7. Why are Letters Important RESULTS National Webinar
According to the Congressional Management Foundations, personalized letters are a very influential tactic.
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8. Good News About Influence
Over 1200 congressional staff members were asked over time, “What are the most influential advocacy tactics if your boss has not reached a firm decision on an issue?
Source: Congressional Management Foundation

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Taking action inspires people, and letters are a powerful action that require most people to step outside their comfort zone.
Getting people to write letter builds the Action Network of your community pyramid.
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10. Grasstops community leaders with political clout10
Building the Pyramid
Grasstops community leaders with political clout
Local RESULTS group mobilizes members, action network, grasstops to create political will
RESULTS Local Action Network: Group of people the local RESULTS group can mobilize to take actions like write letters, make phone calls, attend townhalls, or meet with members of Congress and staff. They can be individuals, or other organizations.
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11. Why are Letters Important RESULTS National Webinar
We hear regularly from groups and members of Congress that letters do matter.
They bolster the in-person work we do, demonstrating that there is a broader base of constituents who care.
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Open Shares: Letters
Share with us about how letter-writing has inspired you, or someone you know OR
How letters have influenced a congressional relationship, or elicited a response from a congressional office
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13. Find the IC Checklist:
“Resources” “Group and RESULTS Conference Resources”
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14. Copper: 10 letters Bronze Award: 25 letters Silver Award: 50 letters
IC Challenge:
Bring or Send In Letters to Be Hand Delivered!
Copper: 10 letters
Bronze Award: 25 letters
Silver Award: 50 letters
Gold award: 100 letters
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FLASH SALE/DISCOUNT!
Below are the instructions and flash sale/discount code to grant $50 off the $200 RESULTS Volunteers registration rate effective from this Saturday, June 10 until midnight of Thursday, June 15.
To register as a RESULTS Volunteer, please follow these instructions:
1.      Click here to visit our registration portal and register
2.      Enter “First Name” “Last Name” “ Address”
3.      Select the Registration Type “RESULTS Volunteer Rate”
4.      Complete the rest of the registration form
5.      When prompted to, enter the discount code: FLASHRVOL
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Intensive Workshops
Saturday 7/22, 8:30 – 12:00, Advocacy Skills Training Workshop where you’ll learn to train others to become advocates
Wednesday 7/26, 9:00 to 12:00, Oped writing workshop. We’ll work with you to get published.
Send note to with “IC Workshop” in the subject line, or sign up using the form in the Weekly Update this coming week.
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Submit Your Group Plans for Balance of
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Report Just an Outreach Activity:
Report Just a Lobby Meeting:
Report Just a Media Piece:
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18. Speak Up Friends & Family Campaign
Over $10,000 raised! Phenomenal work!

19. Match Opportunity!
Investors in Change to RESULTS, Inc. make automatic donations each month that support hundreds of grassroots volunteers around the country as they raise their voices through advocacy. Your monthly donations will provide volunteers with the expert research, training and support they need to create political will among lawmakers on legislation that will help bring an end to poverty in the United States and around the world.
For the month of June only, a longtime RESULTS donor and volunteer will donate $1,000 for every new monthly donor – up to $25,000!

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Twitter sample tweet: 
Feeling a call to action? this summer in Washington and talk to Congress face-to-face.
Facebook sample post: 
Congress needs to hear from you. This summer, meet with your representatives face-to-face. #Voices4RESULTS
Gap funding application:
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Announcements
Next RESULTS Introductory Call. Wednesday, June 14 at 9 pm ET. Register for an upcoming Intro Call on the RESULTS website.
July RESULTS International Conference.
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How many people from your group
joined in today’s webinar?
Let us know your numbers directly -
send to Lisa Marchal
Senior Global Grassroots Associate,
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How many letters did your group write today?
Let us know, and post your pictures on the RESULTS Facebook page!
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24. Thank you for being on today’s webinar!