They average 59 years old. They’re a little bit more diverse than they were, but most are still white men. A majority are married and have kids. One in three is a lawyer. Members of the 117th Congress will be seen around Washington for the next month as they hire staff, attend briefings and move…
While there’s no doubt that 2020 will be written into history as a tumultuous and tragic year in America, much of the work for public affairs and government relations pros still lies ahead. Consider the landscape in 2021. Starting in January, a new administration is coming, and so is a new Congress. There will be…
Giving Tuesday is coming. How is your organization preparing? The one-day event that follows Black Friday and Cyber Monday kicks off the holiday giving season and generates massive one-day donations for many nonprofits. Last year, organizations raised almost $2 billion globally, including more than $500 million brought in online, according to Philanthropy News Digest. “Giving…
Presidential Race Now a week after the election and seeing a media call for former Vice President Joe Biden to clinch the national election, President Trump is challenging voting procedures in Pennsylvania, Nevada, Wisconsin, and Michigan. Arizona’s vote is still not complete, and Mr. Biden’s original 200,000+ vote margin has dropped to 14,746 votes with…
This election has been historic. Possibly the highest turnout ever (148 million votes and counting). The first female vice president (who is also Black, and of South Asian descent) ever elected. Two of the oldest Presidential candidates to ever run against each other for office. And results that unfolded in slow motion over the past…
As Washington awoke this morning, the fate of the presidency was still undecided as officials counted ballots in key states that will deliver the winning electoral votes to Joe Biden or Donald Trump. The situation was similar in the Senate, where votes were still being tallied in a handful of races that will determine control…
When it comes to educating and mobilizing employees, few companies do it better than Chevron. And why not? They have been at it for 15 years. Roughly one in five of Chevron’s 20,000 U.S. employees are part of the Chevron Advocacy Network (CAN), a group that has volunteered to learn more about issues and help…
Few issues have a more immediate impact on American families than education, as school systems strain to balance online and in-person learning and parents struggle with childcare issues. President Trump has pushed for rapid movement toward in-person learning, and has threatened to cut off funding if schools do not bring students back into school buildings.…
Immigration was the issue that helped propel Donald Trump to victory in 2016. This year, it has been largely sidelined by the pandemic. Polls show, in fact, that immigration is no longer a top concern. Voters say that the economy, terrorism, COVID-19 and racial justice are higher priorities, according to Gallup polling. Yet, make no…
I am thrilled to share that Phone2Action just acquired GovPredict. We’re excited to combine their powerful platform for government relations, which features legislative and regulatory tracking capabilities (7,000 municipalities are covered at the local level), unparalleled capability for donor research and stakeholder collaboration tools with our modern grassroots advocacy and enterprise communication solution. When Ximena…