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	<title><![CDATA[Go Forth and Advocate: A Q&A with Stephanie Vance]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-markarian/go-forth-and-advocate-a-q_b_212027.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: left"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 0.8em"></span>Stephanie Vance, the <a href="http://www.advocacyguru.com/" target="_blank">AdVocacy Guru</a>, used to work on Capitol Hill, but now she travels the country training advocates on how to participate in the legislative process and become effective citizen lobbyists. She has published a new book, "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Citizens-Action-Lobbying-Influencing-Government/dp/1880873745/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;amp;s=books&amp;amp;qid=1244139439&amp;amp;sr=8-1" target="_blank">Citizens in Action: A Guide to Lobbying and Influencing Government</a>," and like her presentations and training events, it's informative, engaging, and even fun. She took a few minutes to chat with me recently about...</p>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Politics]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2009-06-06T16:38:00-04:00</date_published>
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