Recapping September

September, as you've probably seen, has marked somewhat of a re-commitment to sharing what we've learned at Government Affairs Strategies while working with local, state, and national and international organizations in their advocacy efforts.

Here is a quick run down of what we've published this month -

• How Quickly You Can Change Your PAC Culture - one of the most integral pieces of your advocacy program is your Political Action Committee and how your organization treats that committee.
• Protecting the Trust People Give Your Organization - without the support and trust of the community, your work will always be suspect.
• Managing Your Contact Database - In this era of inter-connectivity, mass communication, and social media, contact interaction has changed, and there are many tools to assist you in managing yours.
• The Future Of Advocacy - the changing landscape of advocacy is such that if you do not evolve into new directions, you are just swallowed up by the noise of it all.

In September, we also introduced a new series we are publishing - "5 Quick Ideas", aimed at assisting associations in the development of their government affairs programs.  Hoping for this to be a twice-weekly update, this series is intended to give you a quick 5 ideas that can build upon your program, and hopefully direct you in different resources and thoughts on accomplishing those goals -

• Building Your Government Affairs Program
• Courting Lasting and Influential Leadership
• Defining Your Issues

 As we move into October, if you have any ideas of what you'd like to see in these updates, please share them with us -

Chip Ahlswede - chip@gastrategies.com
Meredith Weisel - meredith@gastrategies.com

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