Member PortalWorkforce Advocacy Day 2025
Stay an extra day after The Forum for Workforce Advocacy Day, April 1-2, 2025!
The event begins immediately following The Forum on Tuesday afternoon, April 1, 2025, with a briefing on the key legislative issues facing workforce boards, and the messages that resonate most with members of Congress. Participants will then divide into state delegations to hone and coordinate our messages. The afternoon will conclude with a reception at the Washington Hilton.
On Wednesday, April 2, 2025, advocates will begin the day with a bus ride to Capitol Hill and a Congressional breakfast with guest speakers (TBD), followed by a day of meetings on Capitol Hill—arranged by NAWB—with members of Congress and/or their staff.
About Workforce Advocacy Day
Workforce Advocacy Day is a terrific opportunity to tell the story of workforce development in your community and to let Congress know how they can support our vital work.
NAWB will provide online advocacy training and support in advance of the event and will provide all the materials needed. NAWB will also arrange your meetings on Capitol Hill with our partner, Advocacy Associates, who will provide an app that you can download to make your experience as simple as possible. No previous advocacy experience is necessary.
Registration for this event is closed.
Downloadable and Relevant Content
We have created this Leave Behind to support your advocacy with members of Congress. It has been designed as a document to Leave Behind with lawmakers. You can read more about our Legislative Agenda, but be sure to Leave Behind this 4-page summary of what a workforce board is, how boards serve their communities, and a summary of NAWB’s legislative agenda. Additionally, you can download our new toolkit, Advocate from Anywhere, to learn how you can advocate on behalf of workforce development even from afar.
Please download one-pager that has multiple sample tweets that you can post before, during, and after Workforce Advocacy Day.
Lodging for The Forum 2025 and Workforce Advocacy Day
We have secured a special discounted room rate the Washington Hilton, where The Forum and Workforce Advocacy Day meetings are taking place, for $351/night. Click here to reserve a room before March 7, 2025.
For those who prefer not stay at the venue, we have reserved a smaller block of rooms at The Churchill, located directly across the street from the Washington Hilton, for $263/night. Reservations are limited, so act fast! Note that the Hilton is downhill from The Churchill. Click here to reserve a room at The Churchill before March 7, 2025.