Roots of Success 2019
July 2019
June 2019
May 2019
- The Influence Edge: Authenticity
- What’s Your Organization’s Political Involvement Culture Quotient?
- Amy Live & Uncut: Demonstrating Advocacy Technology ROI
March 2019
- Amyism #70: You Volunteers are Your Legacy, Lead Them Well
- Reading Between the Research Lines: Washington in the Information Age
February 2019
- Reading Between the Research Lines: Washington in the Information Age
- Amy Live & Uncut: Running from the LCD Syndrome
- Amy Live & Uncut: Amyism #77: Persuasion v. Awareness
- Why Will Your Grassroots Advocacy Program Fail This Year?
Roots of Success 2018
- Amy and Kelton’s Exiled Words and Phrases of 2018
- The Best of Research. Influence. Lead. 2018
- Do You Know and Use Evidence-Based Tactics for Your GOTV Effort?
- Grassroots Leadership
- The Story Behind the Story
Roots of Success 2017
- The Impact of Grassroots Recruitment Methods on Advocate Behavior
- Does Your Organization Have an Authentic Advocacy Culture?
- Is “Creating Awareness” an Advocacy Success Metric?
- Reading Between the Research Lines – Amy’s Bloomberg Government Column “Seven Ways to Make a Lasting Impression with Members of Congress”
- Innovate to Motivate Town Halls – July 19, 2017 – Are You Intentional or Random Regarding Your Grassroots and PAC Performance?
- Give It a Rest: How to Rejuvenate and Keep Grassroots Support Strong
- Which Tactics Change Legislators’ Minds?
- Save the Date! Innovate to Motivate Conference: December 6-8, 2017, Nashville, TN
- Amy and Kelton’s Exiled Words and Phrases of 2017
- Sound Bites from I2M 2017
Roots of Success 2016
- “Berning,” Trumped Up Thoughts
- Taking Your Ideas from Zeroes to Heroes
- Does Excessive Use of Web Mobilization Lead You to Your Advocacy Priorities?
- Observations and Lessons Learned from the 2016 Presidential Election
- Exiled Words of 2016 and the All-Showalter Team is Back
Roots of Success 2015
- Communicating Government Relations Value
- Reading Between the Research Lines – Business PAC Trends
- Building Your Team: The State of Grassroots Volunteer Recruitment and Morale
- Amy and Kelton’s Exiled Words of 2016, Making GR a Priority, and Election Year Grassroots Engagement
Roots of Success 2014
- TSG’s Client Best Practices for 2013
- Amy & Kelton’s Exiled Words and Phrases of 2013
- Which Type of Influencer are You?
- Persuasion v. Pressure: Do You Want Long-Term Influence or Short-Term Coercion?
- Building an Effective Post-Fly-In Plan
- What’s Your Trust Quotient?
- Amy & Kelton’s Exiled Words of 2014
Roots of Success 2013
- TSG’s Client Best Practices for 2012
- Do You Have a Culture of Grassroots Engagement?
- Five Reasons the NRA Won the Background Check Debate that Have Nothing to Do with Politics
- Can Underdog Positioning Be Too Much of a Good Thing?
- How to Conduct Your Year-End Evaluation
Roots of Success 2012
- The Top 12 Political Involvement Management Practices for 2011
- Banish These Words
- Three Ways to Give Your PAC and Grassroots Programs Staying Power (and why you should care)
- Three Ways to Give Your PAC and Grassroots Programs Staying Power (and why you should care)
- Communicating with Congressional Staff – What Works, What Doesn’t, and Why – Part 1
- Communicating with Congressional Staff – What Works, What Doesn’t, and Why – Part 2
- Do You Measure What Matters?
- Government Relations Metrics Teleseminar
Roots of Success 2011
- TSG’s “Banished Words List”
- How the New Members of Congress Should Impact Your Grassroots Persuasion Strategies (and no, it’s not about their political party)
- What’s Better for PAC and Grassroots Recognition–Tangible Rewards or Experiences?
- Lessons Learned in 2010
- What Makes a PAC Website Persuasive?
- I2M 2011 – Staying Ahead of the Curve Because Our Volunteers Helped Build the Curve!
- Sound Bites from I2M 2011
- New Amyisms
- Improving Your Political Involvement Program by Asking the Right Questions
- What Isn’t Obvious Is…
- Prime Fibs…Juicy Morsels That Are Not What They Seem, 2011
- How to Influence Regulators
- How You Can Give Your PAC and Grassroots Programs Staying Power
- Top Lobbying Do’s and Don’ts for 2011
- Prime Fibs…Juicy Morsels That Are Not What They Seem, 2011 – Part 2
- The 5 Behaviors of Black Belt Political Involvement Professionals
- “Keepers” from ASAE’s Government Relations School
- The Three Distinctions Between Mediocre and Excellent Political Involvement Programs
- ASAE Annual Convention – Evaluating Your Government Relations Program
- Lessons Learned from Innovate to Motivate Grassroots and PAC Town Halls
- 6 Time bombs in your Grassroots or PAC Program
- Want to Excel? Trust the Evidence, Not Your Gut