There are few avenues for showing your support for a cause as powerful as legislative advocacy. It is the act of using your voice to shape the creation of or changes to legislation that results in policies that are favorable to your views. Whether you are an individual using your own voice or an organization supported by the voices of many, the most effective channels are the same. As an individual, calling, emailing and tweeting Read more…
Like so many things in 2020, the pandemic impacted how organizations could lobby for changes to legislation. Those calling congressional offices often found their calls going to voicemail while critical relief legislation was being actively created. American Families United focuses on issues for families where a US citizen is married to someone in various stages of the immigration process. Many of these families were left out of the original stimulus. With a second round of Read more…
We are pleased to announce the integration of our Congress Plus platform with the iMIS association management system. iMIS is one of the oldest and most respected AMS systems having been used by more than 4,000 organizations since 1991. Our integration with iMIS includes nightly syncing of contact data from iMIS and real-time updates of advocate activity into the iMIS database. This integration works with all versions of iMIS and joins a growing list of Read more…
As we start off the fly-in season on Capitol Hill, we wanted to share the experience of one our customers using the Congress Plus Fly-in Manager. When we set out to build the fly-in manager 4 years ago, we interviewed a number of organizations. We made two key discoveries that shaped the way we built our solution. First, every organization manages their fly-in differently to fit the specialized needs of their members and participants. Second, Read more…
Consider this scenario. A congressional staffer is on their way to a meeting with their boss as the final decision on a crucial piece of legislation is about to be made. Somewhere else, a government relations professional is hitting send on an email that could sway the decision of this particular staffer’s boss. With a window of only a few minutes and the need to have the messaging really stand out in order to have Read more…