Advocacy

Use All the Tools in Your Advocacy Toolbox

Advocacy managers need to have an arsenal of tools and tactics at their disposal. A grassroots email campaign can be an effective way to get your legislator’s attention on certain…

Grassroots Advocacy Is Not a One Shot Effort

Technology has made life easier for lobbyists that run grassroots campaigns. With advocacy tools, its easy to gather large lists of advocate’s email addresses that you can mobilize and call…

Announcing Two NEW Capitol Impact Webinars

Capitol Impact is hosting two all new webinars on Thursday May 17th, 2012. Capitol Impact would like to invite you to our two new webinars on Thursday May 17th. In…

Why Should You Invest In Your Government Affairs Staff?

In working with many government affairs groups from universities, law firms, associations, and state and local government we have noticed is that the lobbyist’s day to day tasks are not…

Join Us For Our Latest Webinar: Utilizing Grassroots Advocacy For Higher Education

Advocacy is a year round effort for most education institutions. Even with the legislative session in full swing it’s necessary for your university to continuously monitor new legislation that may…

Improve Your Communication, Improve Your Advocacy

When new legislation is introduced at the state capitol, organizations start a process to understand the impact of the bill and decide how they will deal with it. Each organization’s…

When Advocacy and Events Intersect

Recently, more and more state associations have been holding events to support their advocacy efforts. “Day at the Capitol” events, for instance, allow people to gather and show their support…

The Lobbyist’s Advocacy Conundrum

At Capitol Impact, recently we’ve been hearing that state funded universities have been dealing with severe budget cuts. Unfortunately, often times the first expenditure on the chopping block is the…

3 Ways Your Members Can Help Your Advocacy

A grassroots advocacy group lives and dies by its member support. If members are engaged and utilized effectively, the grassroots movement can be a success. Previously, we have discussed member…

2 Types of Grassroots Campaigns That Will Have A Big Impact On Legislators

When asked to run a campaign in support of an issue, an advocacy manager must determine what type of campaign to run. While most people may think that all campaigns…

3 Ways to Implement Online Tools in a Grassroots Campaign

Recently, a discussion on LinkedIn made me think about online grassroots campaigns. The author of the discussion asked “How much should one focus on an online campaign?” While it may…

Sign up for a FREE webinar for United States lobbyists!

Capitol Impact would like to invite you to our next webinar for United States lobbyists about “Best Practices in Advocacy.” We will highlight technology including state legislation tracking software and…