About the Book
Gold Medal Winner, Readers' Favorite Awards, 2017
Finalist, 14th Annual American Book Fest, 2017
Finalist, 11th Annual National Indie Excellence Book Awards, 2017
Runner-Up, San Francisco Book Festival, 2017
This book is a do-it-yourself manual for voters, small business owners, lobbyists, and policy advocates who want to take political action, influence leaders and change laws.
This book is for you if you ever...
Wanted to change a law.
Thought a law was unfair or unjust.
Felt confused by bureaucracy.
Thibault provides a better understanding of policy change and political persuasion (also known as lobbying). Once you understand the power of lobbying, you will be able to improve your community, influence leaders, and impact the world.
How To Change A Law offers insight, actionable tools, and strategies that will lead you to becoming an active Citizen Legislator who realizes that their participation in public policy matters.
You'll learn:
The 7-step process for successfully making a significant change and taking action in just 60 minutes.
Common mistakes to avoid.
Successfully getting past internal and external roadblocks.
Real life policy success stories where someone saw a problem and wanted to implement a solution to make a change.
Demystify politics.
How to vote on issues, not for candidates.
How to use the Political Persuasion Platform(TM) and the iLobby solution to change laws through crowd funded lobbying.
We are at a turning point in our politics; everyone needs to get involved, come together around issues, build coalitions, fund their initiatives, and intelligently pursue their agenda.
This book is your roadmap.
About the Author :
John Thibault is the founder and CEO of Silicon Valley startup, iLobby and the author of the #1 International bestseller "How to Change a Law" and "Sway."
Previously he served in government affairs at MCA/Universal. He was also the first VP of business development and marketing at eBay and the first VP of marketing at Financial Engines.
He has been interviewed on radio affiliates for ABC, CBS and NBC. John is also the 2nd most viewed writer on the topic of lobbying on Quora.
He holds a Bachelor's degree from Ryerson University and an MFA from UCLA. He enjoys skiing and lives with his wife and three children in Northern California. "If you've found this book useful, please consider leaving a short review."
Review :
"You can make a difference in your community. With this book you can actually create laws in your city, county or state. If you see things that need to change, buy this book and make it happen."
- Robert A. Schuller, New York Times best-selling author, Walking In Your Own Shoes
"The United States Supreme Court has acknowledged that lobbying elected officials in our democracy is 'among the most precious of the liberties safeguarded by the Bill of Rights, and intimately connected, both in origin and in purpose, with the other First Amendment rights of free speech and free press.'
"How to Change a Law" provides step-by-step, insider knowledge about how to enact or amend a statute. Everyone is frustrated with the level of inaction in Congress and our state legislatures. Now you can do something about it."
- Steve Churchwell, Churchwell White LLP, and former General Counsel, California Fair Political Practices Commission
"I have been deeply interested in politics and the political process my entire life, but it never even occurred to me that an average citizen could have any influence on the laws. A book like this is an act of optimism, because in the cynical age we live in, it takes a voice as passionate and persuasive as John Thibault's to mount the argument that if you really believe in something, you can actually start the wheels turning to make a difference.
John's book, and iLobby itself, are both constructive tools offered to citizens who, until now, didn't know they could be change-makers in a democracy which benefits from their participation and engagement in an age where apathy is, in most cases, the status quo."
- Tim Knight, Founder, Prophet.Net, Author of Panic, Prosperity, and Progress
"I've been a fan of John's for years now and "How to Change a Law" does not disappoint. As Mayor of the Town of Atherton California, John's insights into the political process are acute and his passion to empower people is real. If you're a concerned voter looking for a road map to create new policy ideas and solve some of our greatest challenges as an advocate for a cause, this is for you."
- Elizabeth Lewis, Mayor of Atherton, CA
"The whole concept of an i-lobby -- an individual process that anyone can utilize -- is an incredibly important contribution to today's political and cultural eco-system. An excellent contribution to our understanding of politics and the real workings of government -- and highly recommended."
- Kevin O'Malley, President, TechTalk / Studio and Chairman, Business and Leadership Forum, Commonwealth Club of California
