Managing Budget Cuts

To assist Hill managers with the recent funding cuts, CMF produced a short manual containing 46 budget-cutting ideas and strategies for saving on big-ticket and small-ticket items, which can be applied to both House and Senate offices.

The Power of Citizen Advocacy

Contrary to popular belief, citizens have more power than they realize. According to our research, most of the congressional staff surveyed said constituent visits to the D.C. or district/state offices have 'some' or 'a lot' of influence on an undecided Member of Congress, more than any other influence group or strategy.

Life in Congress

CMF and the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) have partnered to conduct groundbreaking research with congressional staff and Members. The second of three reports from this project, "Life in Congress: The Member Perspective," focuses on the Member's viewpoint of work-life in Congress.

#SocialCongress

This report, part of the "Communicating with Congress" project, represents the first research into how Congress uses social media to gauge opinion and communicate with constituents.

Recent Updates

Constituent Communications

Undergrads Shed Light on How Best to Communicate with Members of Congress [VIDEO]

by Cassandra Varanka on February 19, 2013

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Interaction, Interconnectedness, and Interoperability: the Success of VYou on Constituent Communications

by Nicolette Davis on October 17, 2012

Whether serious (how will your state fare in the allocation of federal education dollars) or frivolous (is your Member of Congress a Yankees or a Mets fan), constituents are genuinely curious about the views of their elected officials. Unfortunately, the opportunity to pose these questions doesn’t often present itself.

Enter VYou, the online Q&A forum where online participants can conveniently upload questions to celebrities, experts and even their Members of Congress … if that Member has decided to participate, he or she can answer the questions posed by their constituents in an audio-visual format.