Additional budget resources
- State Budget Basics, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
- State Budget Partners, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
- Budget Processes in the States, National Association of State Budget Officers
- State Revenue Forecasts, National Association of State Budget Officers
- State Practices on Revenue and Spending Forecasts, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
- Better State Budget Planning Can Help Build Healthier Economies, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
- Preemption Toolkit, Voices for Healthy Kids
- Glossary of State Budget Terms, Ballotpedia
- State Fiscal Briefs, Urban Institute
- Balanced Budget Requirements, Urban Institute
- State and Local Backgrounders, Urban Institute
- State Budget Calendars (pages 9-11), National Association of State Budget Officers
- State and Local Budget Resources, Children’s Funding Project
Additional lobbying resources
- How States Define Lobbying and Lobbyist, National Conference of State Legislatures
- Comparison of 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) Permissible Activities, Bolder Advocacy, Alliance for Justice
- Early Childhood Education (ECE) Policy Dashboard Child Care Aware of America
Additional communications resources
- Messaging Briefs: High quality, affordable child care; maternal and child health; Early Head Start; Paid Family and Medical Leave; Economic Security, NCIT
- How to Leverage Media Hits, M+R
- Fast LTE Tool, M+R
- SNAP Toolkit, Voices for Healthy Kids
- Head Start, Voices for Healthy Kids
- Paid Family and Medical Leave, Voices for Healthy Kids
- Preemption Toolkit, Voices for Healthy Kids
- Storytelling and the Power of Making Headlines, M+R
Additional organizing and mobilizing resources
- Coalition Campaign Asset Inventory, Power Prism and Voices for Healthy Kids
- Key Considerations for Coalition Operating Guidelines, Power Prism and Voices for Healthy Kids
- Coalition Mapping Worksheet, Power Prism and Voices for Healthy Kids
- Template Campaign Plan, Power Prism and Voices for Healthy Kids
- Power Mapping (Pathways of Influence) Worksheet, Power Prism and Voices for Healthy Kids
- Campaign Planning Tools, Voices for Healthy Kids
- Finding Commonalities and Solutions With Decision-Makers, Voices for Healthy Kids
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