government affairs

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On a daily basis, the services provided by Elmwood Strategies often include:

• Working with federal and state governments to create economic development packages
  
  
• Creating strategic plans for managing and marketing issues within Beltway corridors
  
  
• Management of public policy advocacy coalitions
  
  
• The enhancement of positive name identification and construction of working relationships with relevant government officials and their staff
  
  
• Coordination and ongoing interaction with think tanks, polling firms, media firms, journalists, and other related political entities in order to strengthen support for a client’s public policy interest
  
  
• Grasstops: creating favorable environments on Capitol Hill through the mobilization of key figures from within a Member’s district, state, or circle of friends.
  
  
• Grassroots: Changing the tenor of local opinion and perception of a public policy issue
  
  
• Increasing co-sponsorship numbers on key legislation
  
  
• Protecting profit by defeating ill-conceived proposals
  
  
• Pursuing authorizations and appropriations for pilot projects and other R&D activities.
  
  
• A variety of related activities customized to client interests and needs