Public Policy Blog.
Building Winning Coalitions In A Hybrid World
Building coalitions has long been a key strategy in the policy space, and while the pandemic has added new obstacles to overcome, it has also spurred innovation.
Lessons of the Pandemic: How Policy Professionals Successfully Leveraged Remote Work and How You Can Succeed in 2022
Policy work has changed by leaps and bounds over the last two years, as a result of digital transformations spurred by the pandemic. Political pros have had to quickly adapt to a new remote-only environment to stay on top of their political game. It’s a sharp departure from a world that depends on attending hearings […]
Open States Joins Plural: A message from our new Director of Public Data
The project that’s become Open States began back in 2009 while I was an employee at Sunlight Foundation. There was great enthusiasm for civic tech at this time, but not much direction for developers interested in getting involved. How could we rally the community and concentrate this surge of energy toward places where it had […]
Plural Acquires Open States and Invests in the Future of Civic Data
Plural is working towards a world where public policy is transparent and accessible to communities; because, if you can’t see it, you can’t change it. In 2019 we launched Plural, our legislative intelligence and policy management software, for policy professionals to monitor, report and collaborate and create deeper insights on legislation. Today, our technology helps […]
REPORT: COVID-19 Adaptations for State Legislatures
Preparing for Legislative Session in a Pandemic We’ve researched the top challenges you can expect to see in state legislatures in light of the pandemic. Download the report to learn what each state is planning for its 2021 legislative session. Watch the webinar with Shannon Watson, Director of Public Affairs at the St. Paul Area […]
5 Steps to Make Sure Your Stakeholders Get Out the Vote
Whether you’re part of a corporation or a nonprofit, chances are your employees are going to be affected by what happens in the election this November. With misinformation spreading rapidly and confusing processes on how to vote safely during a pandemic, it has become more difficult than ever to know how to properly get the […]
The Next Wave of COVID-19 Relief Legislation and What It Means for Nonprofits
As the Senate adjourned in August amidst massive gridlock surrounding the second COVID-19 federal relief bill, many Americans were left asking how they will be affected once a second stimulus bill eventually gets passed. Nonprofits in particular have been some of the hardest hit by the pandemic, as unemployment rates continue to skyrocket and families […]
How Fair Fight reduced its time reviewing legislation by 75% with Plural
Charged with promoting fair elections in a pivotal election cycle, Fair Fight needed a software solution to match its drive for equity. The Background Fair Fight was founded by former Georgia State Representative Stacey Abrams, who ran as the Democratic nominee for Governor of Georgia in 2018. After her narrow loss in the gubernatorial election, […]
What’s new in Plural: Updates to reporting and tagging features
We’re excited to share these updates with you. Let’s take a look… Customize your reports We’ve made improvements to the way you can export the bills you’re keeping track of. Quickly generate a spreadsheet of the legislation that’s organized by your Tags or Teams. Select the legislative data that you want to include, then export […]
Using Tags in your Workflow
Using Plural’s tagging feature is one of the best ways to keep your policy work organized. For example, some of our policy pros are using Tags to manage their client engagement work by tagging bills by their client name or next action step. Other policy pros on Plural are using Tags to categorize legislation by […]
How Fredrikson & Byron pivoted to Plural to deliver with speed to its clients
Saddled with legacy technology and faced with a myriad of new legislation, Fredrikson & Byron needed to radically change its workflow in order to deliver results for their high-demand clients. “Plural’s workflow and collaboration features are critical to us staying ahead of bills and operating from a position of clarity.” — Cody Holliday, Public Policy […]
5 things your team can do to adjust to remote advocacy
COVID-19 has impacted the way advocacy organizations are operating. We spoke with the Executive Director of Minnesota Voice, Wintana Melekin, about how she and her statewide nonprofit are adjusting to the new normal in her industry and adapting to operating remotely. Here are 5 tips for continuing to push your organization forward while working from […]
