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Title: Name of the Organization
Statement of Purpose: Two or three sentences about the main theme or purpose of the student’s assigned group.
1.0 General information (name of organization/headquarters)
1.1 Name of organization/headquarters.
1.2 When founded.
1.3 Purpose of organization
1.4 Membership1.4.1 Who are members -- individuals or other organizations or both?
1.4.2 Current membership numbers?
1.4.3 What are the membership dues per year?2.0 Organizational structure
2.1 Local and state chapters -- do they exist?
2.2 Annual meeting – when, where?
2.3 Executive committee members?
2.4 Officers?
2.5 Paid staff numbers – chief lobbyist?3.0 Budget of the organization (last year’s or most recently available)4.0 Current issues of concern before Congress5.0 Recent legislative victories6.0 Recent legislative defeats7.0 Lobbying and Money
7.1 Name of the organization’s political action committee
7.2 How much money do they raise and how?
7.3 Who gets their campaign contributions?
7.3.1 Percent of Republicans
7.3.2 Percent of Democrats
7.3.3 What are the standing committee assignments of Congress persons that are recipients of funds?
