In case you missed it, Tom Edsall wrote a lengthy piece in the New York Times on the increasing volume of lobbying activities that elude – via loopholes or exemptions – the 1995 Lobbying Disclosure Act, and therefore are not required to be reported to the public.
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, along with other power players in Silicon Valley, recently formed FWD.us, a non-profit organization working to influence D.C. policy to ensure the United States remains competitive in the global economy.
After more than six years of fly-ins, the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) has learned a thing or two about hosting a successful meeting.
These trust-building techniques may be counter-intuitive, but they could help you build an effective advocacy strategy.
First quarter lobbying revenues are in, and it is clear that K Street did not experience the rebound that experts predicted at the beginning of 2013.
LeAnn Rimes drew ire in the social media world this weekend when she unexpectedly gained 50,000 followers in two days with no associated gaffe, life announcement or arrest. LeAnn’s mistake is one of 5 critical social media errors to avoid, all listed here.
Today, reporters are under extreme pressure to break news. Unfortunately, this leads to their spreading false information and perhaps even influencing the outcome of events.
Organizations that want to be successful in our present era must become their own media outlets. This means creating and publishing compelling content that your target audiences want to read and ideally share, otherwise known as content marketing.
We’ve seen how corporations use ‘big data’ to inform their strategies, on everything from product design to marketing to operations. But how can cause-driven organizations harness the power of information, now that it is widely available and ready for the taking?
Email marketing is a great tool that enables organizations to contact, message and drive action among their supporters. It’s easy to track, relatively inexpensive and there is a flood of email marketing companies eager for your business who have built platforms that do all of the hard work for you.
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