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;Between October 5 and October 25, conducted 25-minute interviews with 14 Senior Congressional Staffers Who Handle Welfare Reform ; ;Discussions Covered a Range of Issues ;…Discussions cont. ;Important Lesson:;Many staffers, however, have a superficial understanding of welfare reform.;ALL staffers, however, stress that they are: ;“If an organization wants a member’s office to understand the implications of a new report what suggestions do you have?”;…Suggestions for sharing reports cont.;Whenever possible, present findings – perhaps in a cover letter – that shows you understand the Members, interests.;Be sophisticated in your dissemination strategies. Don’t mail your report and think that you’re done. ;“What organizations are doing the most effective job in communicating their findings on welfare reform?”;CLASP and CBPP were also frequently mentioned – praised by both Republican and Democrats – for having very smart people and producing high quality reports. ;Urban Institute – mail out great research but no presence on Capitol Hill. MDRC – great research but poor job of boiling down their findings and making them useful to staff. Need better summary materials. Heritage Foundation only conservative group mentioned. A couple of staffers said they were getting “a lot of good stuff” from Heritage, but not seen as a dominant player either by Republicans or Democrats. ;“What is Brookings doing on welfare reform that’s so effective?” ;“In the months ahead, what resources do you anticipate using to get your questions answered about welfare reform?”;Personal Contacts Matter ;Timing Of Welfare Reauthorization ;Opportunities for Broad Changes or Just Tweaking? Depends. ;What do you think foundations should know as they consider their investments around welfare reform? ;Issues for foundations to consider;Don’t lead with a negative message about welfare reform – take note of its successes before highlighting the work to be done. Nearly every Democrat on the Senat