• Patch-Through Calls: What Are They & When to Use Them

    Apr 03, 2023 by Joe Fuld (he/him)

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    Patch-Through Calls for Public Affairs & How to Make Them Count

    Organizations and campaigns have used patch-through calls for years when they need many people to reach out to elected officials. But in an era of cord-cutting and digital everything, will folks still take the time to get patched-through to a lawmaker? And will lawmakers listen? The answer is maybe. 

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  • 12 Advocacy Myths That Hurt Your Organization

    Mar 13, 2023 by Tobias Cebulash (he/him)

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    The 12 Most Damaging Advocacy Myths:  How to Break Bad Advocacy Campaign Habits

    With advocacy campaign season in full swing, it's time to clear the air on some common advocacy myths about what will and won't hurt your advocacy group.

    You don’t need an explicit advocacy strategy

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  • Grasstops - to Step Up Your Advocacy Campaign

    May 31, 2021

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    Grasstops Will Grow Your Advocacy Program

    A grasstops campaign seeks to persuade the people who can influence key decision-makers. Legislators are often inundated with calls, emails, petitions, meetings, and other communications about a wide variety of issues. Breaking through that noise is tough, and grassroots campaigns, unless they reach critical mass, may not be enough on their own. When those efforts are paired with the authority of grasstops supporters, their impact will be greater, and your campaign will be more likely to succeed.

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  • Telephone Town Halls for My Political and Advocacy Campaign

    Jul 30, 2020 by Joe Fuld (he/him)

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    Telephone Town Halls: Do Political & Advocacy Campaigns Need Them?

    What are  telephone town halls? Think of a telephone town hall as a cross between a radio talk show, an old-fashioned town hall, a member meeting, and a conference call all done in the comfort of your home or office. 

    Why host a tele-town hall: It seems like everyone is looking for ways to engage their organization, membership, and voters in a quick and compelling way. A telephone town hall is a way to move your audience. 

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  • Advocacy Strategies for Health Reform Advocacy Groups

    Feb 06, 2020

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    Our Top 3 Advocacy Strategies to Cut Through the Noise

    If you work for a health advocacy group and are in search of advocacy strategies that apply to your specific industry, then you’ve come to the right place. In this blog we outline strategies that will help you maximize your impact, increase engagement, and move people to the polls on your behalf. 

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  • Issue Advocacy Campaign Tips To Grow Your Base

    Dec 26, 2019 by Sophie Thurber (she/her)

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    At The Campaign Workshop, we love issue advocacy campaigns. As consultants, we get to work on a wide variety of campaigns and with a wide variety of clients. While we could never pick a favorite, working with a group of passionate people to make a substantive change on an issue they care about is our jam. People working on advocacy campaigns are the experts in their issues and are a true resource when we are working hand in hand on crafting a campaign to reach a wider audience

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  • Types of Ads for Digital Advocacy Campaigns

    Feb 21, 2019

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    How to Find the Right Ads for Your Digital Advocacy Campaign

    There are so many different types of ads that it can feel overwhelming to choose which ones to use for your digital advocacy campaign. You can certainly use all of them, but there are some that are likely better suited to your campaign than others, depending on your goals.

    Static Ads

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  • Digital Advocacy Campaign Goal Setting

    Jan 24, 2019

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    Can Your Digital Advocacy Campaign Have It All?

    We often find that a digital advocacy campaign is expected to meet multiple organizational goals at once. Unfortunately, you can’t really have it all. So how do you choose an objective and what digital strategy is likely to achieve it?

    Setting an Achievable Goal

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  • A Guide to Budgeting for Your Digital Advocacy Campaign

    Jan 21, 2019

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    Digital Campaign Spending: What to Include in Your Digital Advocacy Budget

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  • Advocacy Strategy: Integrated Campaigns for the Win

    Jan 10, 2019 by Elena Veatch

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    Mail and Digital Belong Together in Your Advocacy Strategy

    The art of crafting a well-integrated advocacy strategy is akin to making a great book-to-film adaptation. When you find out a book you love will be made into a movie, you hope the story, characters, and message won’t be lost in translation across mediums. A good adaptation will capture the theme and boil the plotline down to its most important elements—after all, few among us have time to catch a twelve-hour movie (though I personally would be on board with a marathon re-cut of The Shining).

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  • Print Ads for Advocacy Campaigns - Do They Still Work?

    Dec 13, 2018 by Sophie Thurber (she/her)

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    Print Ads for Advocacy Campaigns - Do They Still Work? 

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  • Advocacy Engagement Funnel: Be Intentional About Advocacy

    Feb 26, 2018 by Joe Fuld (he/him)

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    Advocacy Engagement Funnel: Don't Miss Your Advocacy Engagement Opportunity... 

    What is the advocacy engagement funnel?

    It is hard to be intentional about advocacy engagement. That is why we built this handy advocacy engagement funnel. Think of your advocacy strategy as a funnel. You need to define what a high-value contact vs. a low-value contact will be. You want to have a clear strategy to move your action-takers to make a more meaningful action. The more personal the action the higher the value.

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