Social Policy Strategies
Mission driven. Politically savvy. Evidence based.

Services

Expert support, when you need it.

policy development

Whether you’re looking to increase impact within your existing policy work or engage in a new issue area, SPS can provide you with the positioning and materials to achieve your desired outcomes. 

  • Issue Research & Analysis

  • Data Analysis

  • Policy Innovation

  • Thought Leadership

  • White Papers

communications

Clarify and amplify your communications across traditional and online platforms to ensure that the right message reaches the right audience at the right time.

  • Message Development

  • Interviews, OpEds, LTEs, & Editorial Board Meetings

  • Press Conferences

  • Social Media, Web, & Newsletters

issue advocacy

Craft a successful advocacy campaign with field-tested strategies to achieve success even in the face of budgetary or political constraints. 

  • Advocacy Strategy

  • Message Development

  • Grassroots & Grasstops Mobilization

  • Advocate Training

  • Event Planning

 

programs

Whether launching a new program, adapting to a changing landscape, or maximizing impact, SPS can help you design and implement effective and efficient programs.

  • Intervention Design

  • Program Innovation & Technology

  • Scaling

  • Outcomes Measurement

  • Marketing & Outreach

STRATEGIC POSITIONING

Understand and manage your exposure to political risk and execute strategies to align and maintain your public reputation with your organization's values and goals. 

  • Political Risk Assessment

  • Risk Mitigation

  • Values Alignment

  • Reputation Management

partnerships

Build consensus around policy, strategy, and messaging among diverse stakeholders and leverage the voice of new allies to achieve your policy and advocacy goals.

  • Stakeholder Identification

  • Coalition Building

  • Community Outreach

  • Third-Party Validation

  • Convenings

behavioral insights

Public policy is traditionally designed around how people should behave, but behavioral science recognizes that individuals don’t always make optimal decisions. SPS can apply lessons about decision making and cognitive science to increase the effectiveness of policy and program interventions.

  • Program Innovation

  • Policy Development

Research

Understanding client needs and measuring impact are essential to designing effective policies and programs and maximizing limited resources. 

  • Survey Design & Implementation

  • Focus Groups

  • Cognitive Interviews

  • Impact Evaluation

  • Research Design

Data

Learning to do more with existing data and improving your data collection can significantly increase the impact of your programs, policy, advocacy, communications, and development efforts.

  • Data Audit

  • Data Collection

  • Data Analysis

  • Visualization and Graphics

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS

Analyze how you will be impacted by policy proposals, influence the outcome of legislative and regulatory actions, and maintain strong relationships with elected officials and government agencies.

  • Legislative & Regulatory Analysis

  • Legislative & Administrative Strategy

  • Legislative Development & Drafting

  • Testimony & Public Comment

  • Policymaker Engagement