Pandemic throws wrench into association advocacy efforts
- May 22, 2020 |
- Walt Williams
Virtual tools like videoconferencing have helped, but member activism and tapping into existing relationships is more important Rolling advocacy: About 800 buses swarmed Washington, D.C., May 13 to raise awareness for the industry's economic suffering.Photo: American Bus Association Lobbyists have rarely been as busy as they are now as Congress allocates trillions of dollars in economic aid, but social distancing and travel restrictions have forced associations to take different approaches to advocacy. Related content Congressional hearings remain mostly low-tech for CEOs One example: The American Bus Association teamed up with the United Motorcoach Association to… Read More