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Policy, Privacy & Regulations Affecting Your Advocacy Effort

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. Kat

Meet Your Advocates Where They Are

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 R

2022 & the Changing Landscape for PACS

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

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

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 ingredien

Your Advocacy Email Open Rates Are About to Change Forever

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

The Keys to Digital Advocacy Innovation & Growth

The Keys to Digital Advocacy Innovation & Growth This great episode focuses on innovative ideas your digital advocacy program can adopt that drive growth and engagement!

Leveraging Coalitions for Greater Advocacy Success

Bethany Dame, Assistant Vice President, Political Engagement & Grassroots at the American Property Casualty Insurance Association joins AHD this week to talk advocacy coa

Leveraging Coalitions for Greater Advocacy Success

Bethany Dame, Assistant Vice President, Political Engagement & Grassroots at the American Property Casualty Insurance Association joins AHD this week to talk advocacy coa

Legit Lobbying 2.0 & Taking Strategic Positions on Divise Issues

This week we're joined by industry expert Bruce Mehlman, Founder of Mehlman, Castagnetti, Rosen & Thomas who shares key insights into how hybrid lobbying is going to look

"No Wrong Door" NAMI's all-encompassing advocacy approach

This week, we're joined by Hannah Wesolowski, Director, Field Advocacy at the National Alliance on Mental Illness. An industry veteran, Hannah leads a team whose mantra i

Inside Toyota's Award-Winning Advocacy Program

This week we're joined by 2021 Public Affairs Council Advocacy Award Winner Becca Steele, Director of Emerging Technologies Policy at Toyota. A veteran of Capitol Hill, B

BEWARE: Hybrid Advocacy Fly-ins and Events Pitfalls!

You're already thinking about what in person fly-ins and events look like when the pandemic ends. "Could I livestream this to get more advocates involved if they can't ma

Rethink and Refine Your '21 PAC & Advocacy Strategies Featuring GSK's Michael Cavo

We've been told that our podcast is a bit like listening to friends have a chat about advocacy challenges. Today, we're banking on that concept, as we're joined by Michae

The state of advocacy and PACs after a chaotic start to 2021

This week we're joined by two of the foremost experts in their fields, return guest Kristin Brackemeyer, head of PAC and Nick DeSarno, cohost of AHD and head of digital &

Advocating for Aisles 2 Thru 11

This week we're joined by Katie McBreen, VP, Communications & Strategy with the Consumer Brands Association. Billing themselves as a 100 year old startup, Consumer Brands

New external forces that will reshape advocacy in the new Congress

Nathan Gonzales, Editor and Publisher of Inside Elections joins us this week as we dive into the results of Election 2020 and how they may bear out for Advocacy professio

Avoiding Advocate Fatigue

This week, we're joined by Kristin St. John, XYZ of ABC at the National Association of Community Health Centers. Health center funding is typically a safe bet. Legislator

Think, Feel, Do: The Basics of Advocacy Messaging & Building Relationships

This week we're joined by Christopher Masak, Senior Associate Director at Alzheimer's Association as we dive into the basics of advocacy messaging and building relationsh

Getting out the Vote & Building Member Value in 2020 and Beyond

This week we're joined by Dorian Wanzer, Advocacy Manager, Global Government Relations at International Paper to take an in-depth look at her organization's GOTV program.

Strengthening Associations & Advocacy: The important work of associations & the need for PPP funding

Jeff Evans, the Associate Director of Public Policy from the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) joins us as we dive into the fundamental role associations