Thought leadership and industry analysis
So you need to build an advocacy program. Here's how to prioritize the infrastructure, vendors, and measurement for campaign success.
AdvocacyAI is running the 2026 Grassroots Advocacy Reality Survey to collect firsthand data from lobbyists, advocacy professionals, legislative staff, and campaign strategists on where grassroots advocacy is actually having impact. The results will be published as a free public resource, and participants can receive the full benchmark report before public release.
Advocacy organizations often confuse activity with impact. True legislative influence requires strategic alignment across departments, focused issue prioritization, disciplined message repetition, audience segmentation, and depth-based metrics rather than vanity metrics like list size.