The Advocacy Olympics or, How to Medal in the Great American Sport of Democracy!
In this edition of the Advocacy Associates Podcast, Stephanie Vance, the Advocacy Guru, ruminates on the potential events in an advocacy oly...
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14 episodesMake the Darn Ask
Effective advocates will always ask their elected officials for something specific. Advocacy Guru Stephanie Vance outlines what "make the as...
Five Tips for Effective Advocacy
Stephanie Vance, the Advocacy Guru of Advocacy Associates, shares five ideas for communicating effectively with elected officials. Listen in...
Why I LOVE Paying My Taxes
Stephanie Vance, the Advocacy Guru, shares five reasons why she loves income tax day. Listen for tips to be a better advocate for the fundin...
New Report on Communicating with Congress
In this edition of the Advocacy Associates podcast, the Advocacy Guru offers insight into a new report from Congress and imagines a whole ne...
Beware the Ides of March
March in Washington, DC is absolute madness. Thousands of advocates and not enough time to get your message across. Find out five ways to be...
New Year, New Advocacy
In this podcast from Stephanie Vance, the Advocacy Guru at Advocacy Associates, we offer three New Year's Resolutions for more effective gra...
Learning about Your Legislators
Before meeting with, writing or calling an elected official, the effective advocate will know a little something about their audience. In th...
Why the legislative process is like Thanksgiving Dinner
Some people compare the legislative process to making sausage, but to me, it's more like the subtle negotiations, shifting alliances and dow...
How to "Trick" Your Legislators Into Doing What You Want
Seven-year-olds can teach us a great deal about extracting resources from those in authority. Learn their secrets for successful trick or tr...
What Can Congress Do (and NOT Do) for You?
In this podcast, we start looking at how to identify what you want in terms of policy changes and whether your Congressional office is the b...
Dissin' Congress: A Look at Congressional Approval Ratings
In this podcast we look at Congressional DIS-approval ratings and offer some ideas for why the insitution is so much maligned. In addition,...
Back to School Advocacy
Every September I start to get that hankering for renewal and self-betterment. It has something to do with "Back-to-School," I'm sure. In th...
Harry Potter's Rules for Advocacy
Our inaugural edition of the Advocacy Associates podcast offers some thoughts on Harry Potter and his rules for "Wizarding Your Way to Advoc...