11/21/2017

Data Basics

Taking the jargon out of advocacy

Congressional staff know a little bit about a lot of things, but when association advocates jump straight into a message full of technical industry lingo during Capitol Hill visits, they may lose their lawmakers’ ears. To make industry information more accessible to legislators, and even its own members, the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) created GrowthEconomy.org.

What started out as a reference book and static website in 2013 was replaced by a public online database in 2015, displaying jobs and sales growth created by private capital investment. The searchable, dynamic website currently features national data from 1998 to 2015, which can be broken down by state and congressional district.

“Our members are contributing to a huge part of the economy, and that message needs to be heard loud and clear on Capitol Hill,” Vice President of Communications and Marketing Kristin Gomez said. “So when any legislation is being considered, they need to realize that not only is it affecting the financial community creating these jobs, but it’s also affecting their local constituents, who are being affected by the jobs that are created by private capital investment.” 

Please click here to read the complete article from Associations Now.