What's New 

Effectively Managing Congressional District & State Offices

CMF has released its latest guidebook, Keeping It Local, a results-driven manual that helps offices create an equal partnership between the DC and district/state offices, and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of district & state operations. 

CMF to Announce Mouse Awards on April 21

The Congressional Management Foundation will present the best Member, committee, and leadership Web sites with Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze Mouse Awards in a ceremony at The Willard.

A complete list of winners, commentary, and analysis will also be posted online.

For sponsorship information, click here.

If you are a congressional staffer looking for more information about the Awards, please review our Gold Mouse Project page.

Featured Resources

Gain New Insight into Effective Decision Making

Download the handouts: LD_Executive_Decision-Making_Handouts (531 KB)

Learn to Manage the Work–Life Balance

On March 1, CMF and Mimi Darmstadter, sole proprietor of My Life's Work – Coaching & Consulting, hosted a program exclusively for House Chiefs of Staff about New Ways to Understand and Manage Work–Life Challenges, made possible through support given to CMF by State Farm Insurance, The Mercatus Center, BlackBerry and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM).

COS_Work-Life-Balance-Slides

Town Hall Meetings: How to Promote an Effective Dialogue

CMF partnered with AmericaSpeaks to showcase a model that Members can utilize to conduct large-scale, deliberative discussions with constituents that promote a meaningful dialogue.

Town-Hall-Slides (1.1 MB)

Download the audio from the Webinar.