HOW DO VOLUNTEERS CONTRIBUTE TO COMMON CAUSE?
• Lobby public officials – use your knowledge and passion for politics on the Hill and in state capitals. • Grassroots Advocacy – work with our members over the phone, and in person to make a difference. • Research Issues to help educate our members and to advance our issue campaigns • Support staff in the office – many of our volunteers are professionals from the public and private sectors. Common Cause volunteers in DC are very important to the process of keeping the state offices and members in those states up to date on what is happening. Volunteers help organize, educate, and mobilize members across the country via phone, written correspondence and e-mail. They keep local activists informed with up-to-the-minute legislative information and mobilize these members to write, call, or meet with their Member of Congress on a particular Common Cause issue. There are also a large number of other important activities to volunteer for. If you’re looking to put your skills to use, we can us
