Assignment: Children's Health Fund and National Breast Cancer Coalition
Part I: Children's Health Fund
o Investigate the group's key issues
o What is their mission
o What is their legislative agenda
o How is the agenda developed
o How is it communicated to members
o How is their agenda pushed and promoted (i.e., mechanisms used to engage/attract and influence policy makers)
o What are the group's current lobbying efforts;
o Key partner coalitions
o Do their partnerships influence policies at the local, state or national level;
o key obstacles
o Spending allocations (consult the Center for Responsible Politics, www.opensecrets.org).
In addition to investigating the interest group's website and reviewing position statements and testimony, should consult media reports to obtain more information on the group's current lobbying efforts.
Should summarize their findings in a 3 pages.
Part II: National Breast Cancer Coalition
o Investigate the group's key issues
o What is their mission
o What is their legislative agenda
o How is the agenda developed
o How is it communicated to members
o How is their agenda pushed and promoted (i.e., mechanisms used to engage/attract and influence policy makers)
o What are the group's current lobbying efforts
o Key partner coalitions
o Do their partnerships influence policies at the local, state or national level;
o key obstacles
o Spending allocations (consult the Center for Responsible Politics).
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.