Overview
National Breast Cancer Coalition
Investigate the group’s key issues.
1) what is their mission
2) what is their legislative agenda
3) how is the agenda developed
4) how is it communicated to members
5) how is their agenda pushed and promoted (i.e., mechanisms used to engage/attract and influence policy makers)
6) what are the group’s current lobbying efforts
7) key partner coalitions
8) do their partnerships influence policies at the local, state or national level
9) key obstacles
10) spending allocations (consult the Center for Responsible Politics, www.opensecrets.org).
The student will
1) summarize their findings in a 1–2-page, single-spaced memo.
2) submit a 15-20 scholarly PowerPoint presentation that addresses all the key questions listed in the first section of this page. The power point must have presentation, conclusion and references slides