Associations

Advocacy in an Election Year – Part 1

2014 is a significant election year in most states. The makeup of your state legislative bodies could have changes large or small. How much do you think your advocacy system…

Save Time on Your Weekly Legislative Reports

Which one of the three scenarios below describes your work process to create a weekly report on legislative activity? You are the lobbyist for an association and once a week…

Laying Out Your Advocacy Road Map – Part 1

With the New Year quickly approaching now is the time to lay out your game plan for the upcoming legislative session. An effective advocacy program is thought out and can…

Do you have Legislative Tracking Tunnel Vision?

One task that is common amongst government affairs personnel across the country is tracking and monitoring state and federal legislation. Depending on the size and nature of the organization, a…

Improving Legislative Engagement: A Guest Article by the Louisiana District Attorneys Association

This week we have a guest article from the Louisiana District Attorneys Association. LDAA has been using Capitol Impact’s legislative tracking system to great success over the past few years,…

The Association Management Software (AMS) Industry is Shrinking

In the past twelve months more than 4000 associations have been affected by software provider mergers. In the early part of this year, Affiniscape out of Austin, TX merged with…

Maximize Your Effect on Legislators When Your Organization Rallies at the State Capitol

If you have ever been to your state Capitol during the legislative session, you know that it is a busy place. In addition to the legislators, you have the lobbyists…

Let Your Membership Renewals Set Up Your Membership Categories

Most organizations need to classify members by categories. In our work we seen many different types of associations work to classify there membership: agricultural organizations want to keep track of…

What Should You Expect From a Legislative Tracking System?

Many organizations around the country track state and federal legislation during their respective legislative session. If your organization utilizes legislative tracking software to keep up to speed on the latest…

Engage Your Members to Improve Legislative Advocacy

Associations involved in legislative advocacy are responsible for turning their audience from casual association members to a force of informed and engaged advocates. What are some ways that associations can…

A Guide to Strategic Advocacy Part 2: Utilize Your Tools Effectively

Organizations that have made an investment in advocacy software may believe that just having the right tools will make their grassroots campaigns more successful. While grassroots advocacy technology does make…

A Guide to Strategic Advocacy Part 1: Improve Your Grassroots Advocacy Process

In this two part series we will explore some ways that grassroots managers can improve their advocacy efforts by looking at the problem of advocacy more strategically. What should you…