The 2020 Public Affairs Pulse survey finds the public is critical of the government’s handling of COVID-19.
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Articles, Tipsheets, Media Coverage and More
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From the Council and Our Staff Experts
- The State of Corporate Public Affairs 2020-2021 (11/5/2020)
- Global Public Affairs During and Beyond COVID-19 (10/28/2020)
- COVID-19 Toolkit: Considerations and Risk Assessment for Your PAC (6/5/2020)
- How to Manage a Crisis Without Public Trust (5/1/2020)
- Impact (April 2020) (COVID-19 special edition)
- Planning a Virtual Legislative Meeting for Your Advocates (4/1/2020)
- Rise of the Digital Public Affairs Professional (4/2/2020) (Nick DeSarno joins Phone2Action’s webinar)
- Election 2020: Communication Tips for a Successful GOTV Program during COVID-19 (4/14/2020)
- State Lobbying in a Time of COVID-19: 5 Core Principles (4/21/2020)
- Crisis Communications During and After a Pandemic (3/26/2020)
- Considerations for Lobbying and Government Relations During COVID-19 (3/25/2020)
- Managing Your PAC in Uncertain Times (3/23/2020)
- Global Public Affairs in the Age of COVID-19 (3/20/2020)
Media Coverage
- America’s Economic Pain Arrives on K Street
- COVID-19 Complication: PACs Can’t Deliver Promised Checks
- K Street Backrooms Morph into ‘The Zoom Where it Happens’
- K Street May Mostly Skip Political Conventions this Year
- K Street, PACs Not Eager to Attend In-Person Fundraisers Yet
- Lobbying Frenzy Connected to Stimulus Sparks Backlash
- Seven Changes Affecting Government Relations During the Pandemic
LinkedIn Live Series
- The Importance of Sustainability during a Crisis with Alexa Kaufman
- The Future of Lobbying with Jane Adams
- Reaching Policymakers During COVID-19 with Misty Fuller
- Diversity and Workforce Development with Audrey Henson
- Election 2020 with Nathan Gonzales
- Pivoting to Digital During Quarantine with Caitlin Donahue
- Managing Advocacy Programs During Quarantine
Research
Other Resources
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Case Studies and Campaigns
- Corporate Citizenship Responses to COVID-19 (Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship)
- Hear Us Out Campaign (Phone2Action)
- The Current podcast (Edison Electric Institute)
COVID-19 Hubs
- Coronavirus Hub (APCO)
- Coronavirus Updates and Resources (Fiscal Note)
- COVID-19 Policy Tracker (MultiState)
- COVID-19 Resource Center (Quorum)
- COVID-19 Resources for PR Professionals (Institute for Public Relations)
- Today’s Coronavirus Tracker (Associations Now)
Helpful Guides
- A Guide to Managing Your (Newly) Remote Workers (Harvard Business Review)
- A Working Guide to Communicating about Coronavirus (Hill+Knowlton)
- After COVID – Politics and Policy in the age of Pandemic (Bruce Mehlman)
- Fourth Coronavirus Response Package (CQ)
- PAC and Advocacy Tips (SAGAC Public Affairs)
- Public Access to Statehouses (Serlin Haley)
- Special Report: Trust and the Coronavirus (Edelman)
- Swing Voter Insights on Corporate Social Good Efforts (ROKK Solutions)
- The COVID-19 Corporate Response Tracker: How America’s Largest Employers Are Treating Stakeholders Amid the Coronavirus Crisis (JUST Capital)
- Why Grassroots Advocacy is Critical for Engaging Policymakers While Social Distancing (Quorum)
Public Health Organizations
Recent News
- Covid-19 Cases are Falling in the U.S. It Could be a Calm Before a Variant-Driven Storm (STAT News)
- COVID-19 Vaccines Could Add Fuel To Evolution Of Coronavirus Mutations (NPR)
- Coronavirus Live Updates (The New York Times)
- Coronavirus Stimulus Package Fuels Boom for Lobbyists (The Wall Street Journal)
- Double Down on CSR: Not Despite the Pandemic, but Because of It (FleishmanHillard)
- How the Coronavirus is Shaping the 2024 Presidential Race (Politico)
- Life in Quarantine (The Wall Street Journal)
- Live Updates (Washington Post)
- Lobbyist’s Coronavirus Challenge: Bring Back the Small Talk (The Wall Street Journal)
- McDonald’s and Other Brands are Making ‘Social Distancing’ Logos (CNN)