Advocacy
5 Ways to Find Your Best Brand Advocates
ArtsyBee / Pixabay<p>Finding individuals, customers and non-customers alike, to refer your product or service may come quick — and even easy! However, …
MarketingSocial Media Advocacy: How to Build a Brand Advocate Program
While you can boast about your own product and service, social media advocacy is a better way to spread the word. It involves using third-party …
Social Media MarketingAddressing Homelessness: When Did Our Social Sensitivities Take Precedence Over Our Sense of Justice?
As a society, we have truly passed through the ethical looking glass when lawmakers are more concerned with reducing the <i>visibility</i> of homelessness …
HomelessnessLobbyists know which way the Washington winds are blowing
DONALD TRUMP came to Washington vowing to “drain the swamp” of influence-peddling. Such a promise would be hard to keep even if he meant it. Spending …
LobbyingHealth Care, Tax Overhauls Drive Lobbying in Trump Era
“We’re feeling really confident going into the second half of the year”<p>During the turbulent first six months of the Trump administration, some of the …
LobbyingTech giants spend record amounts on lobbying under Trump
The tech industry is spending big in President Trump's Washington.<p>Google (GOOGL, Tech30), Apple (AAPL, Tech30), Amazon and Uber all spent record amounts lobbying federal officials during the three months that ended in June, according to new lobbying disclosures.<p>Google, typically one of the top …
LobbyingHow to Advocate for Singles in Your Church
Read as Single PagePage 1 of 4<p>Image: iStock<p>Based on the messaging in many evangelical churches today, one might think that Christians believe that …
Trudeau won’t recuse himself from hiring of new lobbying watchdog despite ongoing investigations
Print<p>Justin Trudeau will not recuse himself from the hiring process for the next lobbying commissioner, even though the current one is investigating …
LobbyingApple Confirms Pride Band Sales Support LGBTQ Advocacy
Apple confirmed this week that a portion of the profits from its Pride Edition Woven Nylon Apple Watch band will go toward supporting LGBTQ advocacy …
LGBTQAs several Bulls' staffers have noted here at the Advocate Center -- "Fans wanted a direction -- now they've got one."
As several Bulls' staffers have noted here at the Advocate Center -- "Fans wanted a direction -- now they've got one."
BasketballData-Backed Insights On The Value Of Advocacy from SiriusDecisions
On your never-ending to-do list, generating more customer stories may seem like a “nice-to-have” item, not a “need-to-have.” Maybe you need a …
Customer ExperienceHousing advocate: 'It's ridiculous to ask these families to pay this much.'
Six out of the seven least affordable metropolitan areas across the U.S. are in California. They are Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, San Diego, …
HousingCasinos And Energy Dominate Lobbying Spending At The Capitol
Businesses, nonprofits and cities and towns spent more than $25 millionthis legislative session trying to win favor with lawmakers and the Malloy …
LobbyingHappy 7th Birthday To An LGBTQ Advocate – My Daughter.
That her birthday will always be one day after the observance of Pulse is what reminds me that in a world of evil, hope is born again.<p>As a transgender advocate, there’s a lot of people who question my parenting – though most are nice/wise enough to keep their opinions to themselves. Most.<p>One …
ParentingUber slapped with fine for underreporting lobbying
Uber took state regulators for a ride — and now it’s paying a hefty price.<p>The ride-sharing service has agreed to pay a $98,000 fine for …
LobbyingThe Advocacy Starter Kit
Over the past several months, I have served as an Influence Leader for ASCD. This program helps to sharpen the skills of both new and veteran …
K-12Holistic Advocacy, or The Case of the Annoyingly-Optimistic Librarian
<i>ACRLog welcomes a guest post from Courtney Block, Instruction, Reference, and User Engagement Librarian at Indiana University Southeast.</i>Storytellers. …
UX DesignWith H-1B under threat, Alphabet is the only big tech company to ramp up immigration lobbying
The tech industry was quick to voice its opposition to US president Donald Trump’s first executive order on immigration in January, which banned travelers from seven majority-Muslim nations from entering the country. Companies penned scathing letters and signed amicus briefs. Their employees staged …
LobbyingWall Street’s 'Solution' To Every Problem: Cut Social Security
Their solution is always the same, even though the problem keeps changing.<p>Wall Street, anti-government ideologues, and others determined to cut Social Security have their solution. They just need to find the right problem. There is a dead giveaway that this is what is going on: Their solution is …
Social SecurityLobbying Spending Database - PDVSA, 2016
Loading Chart<p><b>Client Profile: Summary, 2016</b><p>A special interest's lobbying activity may go up or down over time, depending on how much attention the …
LobbyingTop Tips from Congressional Action Teams on Advocacy Day
UNICEF USA’s Advocacy Day on April 4 was one for history books! With 176 scheduled meetings encompassing 35 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands, …
UNICEFGrowing life span inequality has given the rich an extra $130,000 in government benefits
A powerhouse new study’s surprising revelations about inequality.<p>The federal government spends a large amount of money to support the living standards of elderly people — primarily through Social Security and Medicare but with significant helping hands from Medicaid and disability insurance. That …
Why Brexit will bring a boom in lobbying
With the Brexit countdown underway, the UK has a huge amount to negotiate with the EU. While numerous issues ranging from immigration to trade have …
LobbyingTarget, Other Retailers Boost Lobbying in Border-Tax Battle
Three top U.S. retailers almost quadrupled their combined spending on lobbying in Washington during the first quarter of 2017, as they work to defeat …
LobbyingLobbying Spending Database - Federation for Amer Immigration Reform, 2017
Loading Chart<p><b>Client Profile: Summary, 2017</b><p>A special interest's lobbying activity may go up or down over time, depending on how much attention the …
LobbyingMeet the fixer: This housing advocate is rebuilding Buffalo.
When 8-year-old Rahwa Ghirmatzion moved to a small, rural town in western New York, she wondered where all the people of color were. As a refugee who …
Housing6 Key Features to Look for When Choosing an Employee Advocacy Platform
Employee advocacy has become a buzzword in today’s digital workplace. Due to the proliferation of digital technologies, employees have an umpteen …
Social BusinessEx-Trump Aides Seek Foreign Lobbying Clients
“Some of President Donald Trump’s former campaign hands are rushing to sign lucrative deals with foreign clients, shrugging off their own pledges to …
LobbyingFlynn Never Signed Ethics Pledge on Lobbying
Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn “did not sign an ethics pledge ostensibly required of all Trump administration appointees barring them …
LobbyingHow to Use Employee Feedback to Build Better Marketing Campaigns
If there is truth in clichés, the well-worn phrase "we're all in marketing now" has something to teach companies. What your employees say about your …
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