A new smartphone app has been launched in the U.S. to help government relations professionals with the many different facets of their job. The app allows users to schedule, coordinate and update Hill meetings with ease, stay in constant contact with advocates, upload talking points, and get real-time feedback throughout an advocacy day.

CORE STRATEGIC FOCUS OF YOUR CAMPAIGN

1.MAP THE CURRENT OBSTACLES /CHALLENGES

• What’s stopping the policymaking process from moving in the direction you wish?
• What obstacles or challenges exist to having your proposals accepted and acted upon?

Understanding the obstacles to the change you are proposing or trying to prevent will inform all aspects of the campaign from seeing a feasible objective to developing your messages, activities and communication tools.

Written By : Joerg Forbrig, Transatlantic Fellow for Central and Eastern Europe at the German Marshall Fund of the United States in Berlin.

Even if Italy is not hit by a banking crisis imminently, the dire situation in Italy’s banks and its whole economy could still cause a financial disaster in Europe that would reverberate around the world.

Italy is the eurozone’s third-largest economy, and the eighth largest in the world. An economic collapse in Italy would put Europe in a crisis far, far worse than the ongoing Greece crisis.

The development of sound public policy requires the efforts of stakeholders from both the non-profit and corporate sectors. Citizens benefit from public policy entrepreneurs and advocates from outside of government bringing invaluable expertise, evidence, and perspective to the policy table.

For evaluating speeches we consider the following: Speech Objectives, Speech Content and Structure (Before the Speech, the Speech Opening, the Speech Body, the Speech Conclusion). We also consider the Delivery Skills and Methods (Enthusiasm and Connection to the Audience, Humour, Visual Aids, Use of Stage Area, Physical-Gestures and Eye Contact, Vocal Variety, Language, and Intangibles).

Speech Objectives

As an International Non-Profit Association, AALEP seeks to recoup some of its operating costs by charging a fee for AALEP members and staff participating in conferences or seminars organised for commercial purposes.

Time devoted to a speaking engagement typically includes: 

• Email correspondence with conference organizer (info, travel plans, etc)
• Prepping for talk (info, keynote design, research)
• Practice
• Travel (including waiting at airport)
• Conference (multi-day)

taking away from traditional AALEP's work.

Source: Business Insider

Presidential candidates are required to file the financial information with the Federal Election Commission within 30 days of declaring their candidacy. According to the disclosure, Hillary Clinton delivered 51 speeches in 2014 and the first three months of 2015, earning more than $11 million. 

The European Semiconductor Industry Association (ESIA) is the voice of the Semiconductor Industry in Europe. Its mission is to represent and promote the common interests of the Europe-based semiconductor industry towards the European Institutions and stakeholders in order to ensure a sustainable business environment and foster its global competitiveness.

The Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI) is the representative body for the sporting goods sector in Europe. It has a combined annual turnover of over 66 billion Euros and employs around 640,000 workers. FESI engages with all European political institutions and other European authorities and bodies that are impacting the Sporting Goods industry. Moreover, FESI also represents the interest of its members vis a vis Sport Governing bodies such as UEFA

Regular Members: National Sports Industry Federations