Our experienced professionals are available to deliver customized presentations and facilitate planning sessions with your group. Staff can keynote your next event, facilitate a brainstorming or strategic planning meeting with your team, educate your business leaders or help motivate your contacts to get engaged in your public affairs programs.
We've crafted individualized training and education programs for public affairs teams, senior management retreats, staff meetings, association annual meetings, PAC boards, grassroots key contact training, country general manager meetings, and industry conferences . Below is a sampling of the topics that we've recently addressed and links to brief biographical sketches about our team. We can also make recommendations of other speakers who would be appropriate for your group.
For more information, to arrange for a staff member to speak to your group or for a referral to other speakers, please contact Sheree Anne Kelly at 202.721.0901.
| Staff Contact Sheree Anne Kelly Vice President 202.721.0901 | email | "Your participation in our program was a tremendous help. We hoped to increase PAC receipts by 10%, but they're already up by 25%. We also increased PAC membership by 12%!" - Beth Simon, Assistant Vice President and Senior Counsel, Unum |
Public Affairs--General
- Why Public Affairs is More Important Than Ever
- Restoring Trust in Corporate America
- Reinventing Association Communications
- Showcasing the Value of Public Affairs
- The Evolving Relationship Between Corporations and Governments
- Special Interest Group Politics
- Changes & Challenges in U.S. Public Affairs
- Corporate Public Affairs Best Practices & Trends
- How to Effectively Use Social Media for Public Affairs
- Creating Synergy Between CSR and Public Affairs
- Effective Strategies for Working with Activist Groups
- Best Practices in Coalition Building
- Best Practices for Public Affairs Structure and Function
- Issues Management Basics
- Creating Synergy Among All Public Affairs Functions
Government Relations
- De-Mystifying Business Government Relations
- Corporate Government Relations Issues & Trends
- Public Affairs and Corporate Citizenship: Finding Common Ground
- Getting the Most Out of a Washington Office
- Best Practices in Government Relations
- Effective Management of a Global Government Relations Function
- Creating Political Advantage for Your Organization
- Selling Your Political Program to Senior Management
Political Action Committees and Campaign Finance
- Best Practices in PAC Fundraising/Communications
- Campaign Finance Reform: What it Means for Your PAC
- PACs' Influence in the Elections
- Fundraising Ideas for Your PAC
- Creating an Effective PAC
- PAC Synergy with Government Affairs/Grassroots
- PACs 101 - What They Are, Why You Have One, Why It's Important
- PAC Legal Overview
- Measuring the Value of a PAC
Grassroots
- Fly-In and Legislative Conference Training
- Role-Playing Exercises for Capitol Hill Meetings
- The Five Pillars of Grassroots
- Launching Your Grassroots Program
- Communicating about Public Policy
- Using Technology to Advance Your Political Efforts
- How To Educate and Motivate Staff and Volunteers
- Grassroots Essentials
- Motivating Grassroots Program Members
- Civic Involvement/Participation
- Do's and Don'ts of Meeting with Legislators
- Trends and Best Practices in Grassroots
- Integrating your PAC and Grassroots Programs
Global Public Affairs
- Global Public Affairs Trends
- Best Practices for Managing Issues that Cross Borders
- How to Build a Global Public Affairs Function from Scratch
- The Basics of Lobbying in Brussels
- Melding Your Global Brand With Your Worldwide Public Affairs Efforts
Communications
- Developing a Strategic Communications Program
- Integrating Communications with Government Relations
- Integrating Philanthropy with your Corporate Communications Strategy
- Maximizing Employee Communications
Measurement
- Public Affairs Value & Measurement
- Strategic Planning & Performance Measurement
- Measuring State Government Relations
- Measuring the Impact of Communications
Program Staff Biographies
- Doug Pinkham
President - Sheree Anne Kelly
Vice President - Jason Jarrell
Head of International Programs - Fruzsina Harsanyi
Senior Advisor - Rikki D. Amos
Associate Director, Political Involvement Programs - Breanna Olson
Manager, Political Involvement Programs - Ashley Mancheni
Senior Program Associate
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