# CCL Training: Building Relationships With County Commissioners As Trusted Messengers

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Podcast: [Citizens' Climate Lobby](https://stenobird.com/podcast/citizens-climate-lobby-46507)
Published: 2026-05-01T17:42:52+00:00
Episode link: https://ccl.podbean.com/e/ccl-training-building-relationships-with-county-commissioners-as-trusted-messengers/
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## Resource

This training walks you through the process of securing and delivering policy support from county commissioners on both sides of the aisle and provides specific examples of CCL volunteer success stories with community leaders in Montana. We’ll also talk about identifying and connecting with trusted messengers and why it’s effective and efficient to start with the ones in your direct network. Skip ahead to the following section(s):(0:00) Intro & Agenda(3:18) What Is A Trusted Messenger?(4:25) Why County Commissioners?(12:48) How To Build A Strategy To Get Letters(20:00 ) Case Study: Montana(29:27) Taking Action Presentation Slides: https://cclusa.org/county-commissioner-slides CCL Training Event: https://community.citizensclimate.org/events/item/24/20756 Trusted Messenger Letter Templates: https://community.citizensclimate.org/resources/item/19/201 Log Your Training: https://community.citizensclimate.org/log_training?sf_id=a5y8X0000005xY2QAI

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