Advocacy Help Desk

Policy, Privacy & Regulations Affecting Your Advocacy Effort

Mar 21, 2022

Recorded in January, this episode takes an in-depth look at Tech Policy with industry expert and Facebook veteran Katie Harbath, now Founder and CEO of Anchor Change. Katie takes us through her days at the social media giant, the promise of the platform from more than a decade ago, and, shortly thereafter, where the...

Meet Your Advocates Where They Are

Mar 4, 2022

Advocacy is driven by people. But how do you find new advocates? And how are you learning more about what interests your current stakeholders? This week we're joined by Rand Fishkin, Co-founder of SparkToro, an audience discovery platform that helps groups find the websites their audience visit, social accounts they...

2022 & the Changing Landscape for PACS

Feb 8, 2022

Our first three-time guest on the show, Kristin Brackemyer, Director, PAC and Government Relations for the Public Affairs Council joins us in our first episode of 2022 to talk about the changing landscape for PACs. Touching on everything from the 147 to the midterms, fundraising strategies to reconnecting with...

Key Ingredients to Get Your Point Across: Be Brief, Be Human, Be Persuasive

Sep 29, 2021

The keys to effective communication = brevity, passion, a bit of data and the human touch. Communications expert Jean Card, Founder of Jean Card Ink, lays these ingredients out in our latest episode to help you sharpen your advocacy comms. A veteran speechwriter for the White House and Cabinet agencies alike,...

Your Advocacy Email Open Rates Are About to Change Forever

Aug 25, 2021

BIG changes are coming that will impact your advocacy email campaigns! In this important episode we break down how tech companies are updating systems that will transform how we look at open and delivery rates to our advocates; changing strategies and how you measure success. To help you prepare, AHD has email...