The Council's professional staff provides members with information, research and expert contacts on a wide variety of public affairs subjects. We can answer questions, review documents, share best practices and connect you with peers who have faced similar challenges.
Each year we field nearly 1,000 requests for assistance from members. Some recent examples include:
- How can I motivate my grassroots activists?
- Can you give me some creative new ideas for my next PAC solicitation?
- How do I manage a 50-state state government relations program?
- Whom should I hire for media training?
- Can you send me examples of issues management processes?
- What is the difference between a corporate foundation and a corporate giving program?
- How does the U.S. Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling impact my political involvement program?
- What are examples of ways that companies have successfully used social media to achieve public affairs objectives?
- Where can I get training about federal lobbying disclosure rules and can I give a baseball hat to a member of Congress?
- How can I build a global public affairs function from scratch?
- What is the average salary for a D.C. office head?
- How can I benchmark my organization's public affairs department against those considered best in class?
Our experienced professionals are also available for customized presentations to your employees or association members, including PAC boards, grassroots key contacts, association conferences and corporate leadership teams. Click here for details.
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Get the answers to your questions by calling us at 202.872.1790 or by clicking here to identify the appropriate staff expert.
