Articles

April 23, 2021
Corporate America’s changing advocacy agenda
Pressures to reshape corporations’ advocacy agendas and determine how to manage social advocacy is accelerating. Historically, corporate lobbying has focused on broad business issues but, in the […]
June 26, 2020
Are we prepared for the next big crisis?
Even beyond the present public health and economic emergencies are a range of additional consequences — to personal lifestyles, consumer behavior, business planning, civil order and […]
July 9, 2019
A PAC Strategy for Freshman Members
By Robin M. Sexton Senior Advisor, HillStaffer, LLC It’s true that most organizations’ political resources are spent on incumbents. Therefore, whether you stayed out of the […]
June 11, 2019
Assessing Your Association’s Fly-In
Authors: Thomas Rosenfield, J.D., CAE and Anne DeSeta DarConte, CAE Planning an annual government relations strategy that aligns with your association’s goals often includes a Hill Day. Fly-Ins can […]
March 24, 2019
Earned Media as a Government Relations Tactic
Matt Duffy, Co-Founder, CampSight Strategic Communications I remember my internship at an environmental lobbying firm in Washington DC in the mid-90s. There were about a half […]
March 10, 2019
States’ Rights Key to Financial Services Wins
By Thomas R Rosenfield, President, HillStaffer, LLC Financial services organizations, take note: consumer protections likely will become a key component of most successful public policy initiatives […]
March 10, 2019
Chemistry in the 116th Congress
By Michael Parr, Managing Director, HillStaffer, LLC Chemistry enables the global economy. All of the plastics we encounter in daily life, that’s chemistry. The medicines we […]
February 11, 2019
Outside the Beltway: Is Your Organization At the Table or On the Menu?
Historically, the Washington, DC government relations community has focused its efforts primarily, on Congress and the federal agencies. Today, if you are not also engaging in state (and even local) legislative and regulatory activities, it is likely your business, association, customers, suppliers, stockholders, employees, members, and other relevant stakeholders could be vulnerable to public policy decisions impacting your interests.
January 28, 2019
Create a Culture of Advocacy
By: Anne D. DarConte, CAE and Thomas R. Rosenfield The government shutdown is over – at least temporarily. A new Congress is at work. 38 state […]