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SCOTUS Alert01/22/10 - As many know, the Supreme Court handed down its decision on Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission yesterday. The airwaves and websites have been buzzing with political operatives on both sides of the spectrum lambasting or praising the decision.
3 Ways Your Donors Think
11/06/09 -
PAC Questions from the Road
10/27/09 -
PACs and the Supreme Court’s Pending Decision on Corporate Spending
09/25/09 - There is a lot of palace intrigue within the campaign finance community over the case before the U.S. Supreme Court to alter a one hundred year-old ban on corporate spending in elections. In Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the court took the unusual action to hear a broader second argument of the case on September 9--one month before the court’s regular session begins in October.
The case deals with how the nonprofit group Citizens United intended to use corporate funds to promote its film “Hillary: The Movie” prior to the 2008 Democratic presidential convention in which former Sen. Clinton was seeking nomination. At stake is whether to overrule two court decisions that ban corporate advocacy spending in election campaigns (Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce) and corporate and union spending on TV and radio messages—so called electioneering communications—in the weeks prior to an election (parts of McConnell v. Federal Election Commission). Its outcome is any political or judicial prognosticator’s best guess. 10 “Random” Things about Effective PACs—You’re Tagged
06/25/09 - If we could tag the personality of an effective PAC like we do people and information on the internet, we’d probably find out some interesting stuff. How many of the following characteristics apply to your PAC? Improve Your Program. Have Lunch with Clifford.
06/11/09 - I had the opportunity to meet Clifford recently.
Clifford?
Yep. Clifford. You know. The Big Red Dog?! Rabbits & Magic Acts
04/10/09 -
by Karen Fabean
Like the magician and the rabbit, the government can produce money out of thin air. Unfortunately, fundraisers—of any stripe or cause—cannot. In these hard times, raising money is difficult for any group—and perhaps especially for a political action committee.
Like the magician and the rabbit, the government can produce money out of thin air. Unfortunately, fundraisers—of any stripe or cause—cannot. In these hard times, raising money is difficult for any group—and perhaps especially for a political action committee.
Taking a Cue from the Success of Social Media
03/05/09 - By Amie Adams
A new President has been sworn in and now the business of government can get back in gear. We are still unsure what to expect from the new Administration or the new Congress, but one thing is sure after the 2008 elections—the worlds of politics and social media have come together and will not soon be parted.
The Looming Grassroots Challenge
02/04/09 -
