Be an Advocate and Participate in Goodwill’s Virtual Advocacy Day!

By Laura Walling, Vice President of Government Affairs, Goodwill Industries International

Today Goodwill advocates from around the country including organization Presidents and CEO, mission leaders, communication professionals, volunteer board members and more, will meet with hundreds of lawmakers and staff to discuss investments in America’s workers, changes to the workforce development system, the impact of tax policies on nonprofits, and Goodwills’ role in textile recycling. Most importantly, these advocates will be educating Congress about the role that Goodwill plays in their community.

You can help support these efforts virtually by sending a message to your lawmakers as part of Goodwill’s Virtual Advocacy Day! Your voice matters and the thoughts you share with your lawmakers make a difference. Here are three things that you can do to participate in Goodwill’s virtual advocacy.

• Send a Letter: Start off your virtual advocacy efforts by visiting Goodwill Industries International’s Legislative Action Center.  You can send your lawmakers a letter asking them to support Goodwill’s policy priorities.

• Tweet Your Lawmaker/Share a Facebook Post: Use the power of social media (Twitter and Facebook) to message your lawmaker and ask them to support Goodwill. Follow the hashtag #GoodwillOnTheHill for messages you can re-share and re-tweet to your lawmaker.

• Post a Selfie: You are the face of a Goodwill advocate! Share a picture online of you and tell the world why you advocate for Goodwill.

These are three simple ways you can participate in Goodwill’s virtual advocacy. We invite you to take at least one action today.

Every voice matters and virtual advocacy is one of the ways that you can make your voice heard. Thank you for your efforts today for being a Goodwill advocate!

Don’t forget to follow @GoodwillCapHill and view photos and highlights using #GoodwillOnTheHill