DDC Advocacy Partner Sara Fagen appeared on CNBC on Tuesday on the eve of the Florida Republican primary during a special Your Money, Your Vote segment on the business news network. 

Fagen joined former Assistant Treasury Secretary and Mitt Romney surrogate Emil Henry to discuss the outlook for the GOP primary and what it means heading into the general election in November. 

Fagen argued that, despite the drama currently unfolding between former Gov. Mitt Romney and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, …

Last week DDC Advocacy was proudly recognized as 96.3 WHUR’s office of the week! Folks from the Steve Harvey Morning Show came to our headquarters in National Harbor for a live broadcast that included interviews with Jim Murphy, COO/CFO and Raymond Bell, Education Coordinator.  We loved having the Steve Harvey morning show at our office and greatly appreciate their recognition of what a truly great place to work DDC Advocacy is! 

If you’d like to listen to the broadcast you can do so by clicking the link here, WHUR Broadcast , and if you’re interested in learning more about DDC Advocacy including our current job opportunities please visit  our Careers …

Our very own Education Coordinator, Raymond Bell, founded the HOPE (Helping Other People Excel) Project in 2010 with a simple mission: to launch careers for young people and provide them with opportunities larger than just minimum wage.

"I want to put an end to young adult violence, and I feel the best way to do it is with meaningful employment. I became frustrated with the lack of quality career-training programs available to young adults. With career schools like TESST and EVEREST, the bar is very low for quality training. Very few, if any, young adults from Southeast leave their schools prepared to compete with today's highly …

September’s special election of Republicans in the NY-9 and NV-2 Congressional districts may have marked a crescendo for conservatives, as Election Day 2011 held few surprises and offered only a little insight into what 2012 might bring.  Democrats scored some key victories, especially in what were seen as referendum races, while the GOP largely held-serve in what it saw as key legislative and governor’s races.

Election Day Post-Mortem from Key States

In Ohio, voters repealed a law signed and backed by Republican Governor Jon Kasich, limiting public employees’ collective bargaining rights.  The referendum, known as Issue 2, had been signed into law as a Senate bill last spring, but remained on hold pending the referendum vote yesterday.  Conversely, a largely symbolic vote on Issue 3, which would exempt residents of Ohio from national health care mandates and stop …

Enhanced Campaign Reporting and Analysis and a New Email Staff Module

DDC Advocacy is pleased to announce a major upgrade to Democracy Direct's® campaign management and analysis capabilities, along with a new module that will allow you to send email to legislative staff. Below is a summary of the great new features of these enhancements.

Enhanced Campaign Management & Analysis

We've made major updates to Campaign Manager, our campaign management, analysis, and reporting functionality.

Key features include:

• Redesigned dashboard-style campaign tree – Easily navigate your campaigns, access summary metrics, and drill into detailed metrics for …

Sneak Peek! Enhanced Campaign Reporting and Analysis and a New Email Staff Module.

We’re always looking to improve our technology to make managing grassroots programs and campaigns easier and more effective―so we are very pleased to announce a major upgrade to Democracy Direct's® campaign management and analysis capabilities, along with a new module that will allow you to send email to legislative staff.

As always, the input and feedback we get from our clients play a big role, and we’re happy to say that a number of the key upgrades are based on suggestions from users.  Below is a sneak peek of these two great new features.  Both will be released on the evening of October 13th.  To find out more, please contact us to attend one our client webinar sessions on September 28 at …

DDC Advocacy recently sponsored the Government Relations Leadership Forum member-guest luncheon featuring Barry Jackson, chief of staff to Speaker Boehner.  The event was attended by more than 60 leading government affairs representatives from various national associations and companies.

Jackson touched on several subjects that gave insight into how the remainder of the Congressional year will play out.  Overall, he predicted that October and November will run smoothly and we’ll be able to see the impact of the deliberations of the newly appointed Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, aka “The Super Committee.”

When the audience asked about tax reform, Jackson responded that there would not …

It has never been more challenging—or required more innovation—to reach voters on issues. Media fragmentation, combined with the sheer volume of noise competing for people’s attention, means that issue campaigns must evolve new ways of thinking about how to engage people. New data sources emerge daily and often require complex analytics to find value. Corporations, interest groups, and candidates must also know the people they are trying to engage in deeper, more meaningful ways.

I’m excited to join the DDC Advocacy team because they have pioneered the application of new technologies and brought them to issue advocacy campaigns. My strategic background in politics, advertising, and microtargeting is a natural fit with theirs. By marrying technology with the bedrock principles of strategic grassroots organizing, DDCA runs the most cutting-edge issue advocacy campaigns in today’s market. They know that effective advocacy engages people …

With a deal finally reached between leaders of both parties and the Administration, Tuesday’s Senate vote on the debt ceiling compromise will mark the final hurdle in what has been a contentious process.  Unlike many pieces of legislation, the impact of the debt deal will begin to be felt almost immediately.  While it certainly saves the Administration and country from a short term economic crisis, it will be crucial for organizations to understand the future of the legislative landscape and the ways in which they should anticipate the deal’s impact going forward.

There were no winners: The President and members of both parties are declaring victory on the debt deal compromise, but the political landscape says otherwise.  In its final form, the …

Last Friday, DDCA had the pleasure of sponsoring the Government Relations Leadership Forum's half-day event at The American Gas Association. A fascinating panel of senior Hill staffers began the day by sharing their insights on how to best communicate with Congress. Stephen Bailey, Senate Committee on the Budget- Senior Analyst for Revenues Tax Counsel suggested that it's important to understand the staff that you are dealing with. Do staffers have their boss’s ear? Are they capable of communicating effectively in the right atmosphere? Are they key to delivering your message? Brad Schweer, Legislative Director- U.S. House of Representatives, noted that timing is everything. He believes it is imperative to understand the best time to enter a member’s office and make sure that his/her staffer can focus solely on your issue. He also suggested that you …