Facts About PACs Podcast

The 2024 election cycle is now officially underway.  Join Adam Belmar and special guest Jim Ellis for a political snapshot of the '23 election results and the implications for American politics heading into 2024.

The annual NABPAC conference was ALL SYSTEMS GO!  Hit play for the takeaways and the highlights with hosts Micaela Isler and special guest, Rocky Krivijanski, Founder, Trine Strategies . 

Is AI changing the fraud risk in banking and how are fraudsters using it? A candid conversation about PAC Banking with Mike Richardson, SVP – Chief Commercial Banking Officer at Chain Bridge Bank . 

The November 17th deadline for the temporary spending bill keeping the government open is coming quickly.  How should PAC practitioners prepare for the questions and concerns of their members? Hit play for the steps you can take to get ready now. Host Micaela Isler is joined by David Schild of Three Rivers Strategies and Adam Belmar of Advocacy Content Kitchen.

For the first time in 113 years, the Office of Speaker of the House of the United States House of Representatives has been declared vacant. From the PAC perspective, how should we all proceed now? 

A conversation with NABPAC's 2023 Association President Courtney Schoenborn, Corporate VP, Government Affairs at New York Life. Courtney speaks with hosts Micaela Isler and Adam Belmar about the rewards of professional development, the professional benefits of being part of NABPAC, and why staying engaged is a key ingredient to her success.

Employee Voter Registration Week starts on Monday, September 18th , and if you are on a mission to increase the number of registered eligible private-sector voters hit play. We’re joined by Kim Durcho, Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff at BIPAC and Nicole Crain, the Executive Vice President for the Iowa Association of Business and Industry, for a conversation about the Employee Voter Regist...

Julie Schrei, Principal at Schrei Solutions, joins the #1 PAC podcast in America to share her method for reinvigorating employee-funded PACs. Plus, the key questions every fundraiser needs to answer before they hit send, lick that stamp, or pick up that phone. Episode Sponsor: PASS - Public Affairs Support Services.  Keeping PACs on track for 38 years. 

The #1 PAC Podcast in America is back with an updated look at the current shape of generative AI in our professional lives.  Dr. Casey Burgat from George Washington University’s Graduate School of Political Management joins David Schild, Adam Belmar, and Micaela Isler for a fascinating conversation pertinent to the professional PAC world we all live in.

Austin O’Boyle, Director of Advocacy, Aristotle, shares his insights on Advocacy and Activation in a conversation with Adam Belmar that hits the mark for everyone in the employee-funded and business trade association PAC space. 

Putting the big picture of the campaigns for Congress and the White House in 2024 in focus.  Jim Ellis joins Adam Belmar to discuss the campaigns, the candidates, and what it might mean for the balance of power in Washington DC.

Hit play for a deep dive into relationship fundraising in the PAC space. From the how. To the why. To the sustainable results that you can achieve. Nancy Bocskor joins Micaela Isler and Adam Belmar with everything you need to know about how to catch and keep PAC contributors.

Being a successful PAC professional means you must understand the law well. PAC professionals have a partner in their organization’s head lawyer, the General Counsel. Special Guest Carol Laham, Partner at Wiley, joins the podcast as we break down scenarios where PAC Directors might find Counsel’s Office in their inbox. Episode Sponsor: Access Marketing Services

How a summer internship highlighted the importance of advocacy for Austin Givens, a rising senior at Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Hear how law school is now the plan for NABPAC's latest superstar from The Fund for American Studies . Episode Sponsor: Chain Bridge Bank

Join us as we continue our stroll through the corner offices with another dramatic imagination of PAC Director interactions with the senior leadership in their organizations. Micaela Isler, David Schild, and Adam Belmar are back with a peek into the role of the Chief Communication Officer.

How are practitioners in the employee-funded and business trade association PAC space using AI tools like ChatGPT in June 2023?  Are they? Join Micaela Isler and Adam Belmar for an unplugged episode of the number-one PAC podcast in America.

The measure to suspend the federal debt limit has passed the House of Representatives. What's next on the legislative calendar?  Hit play for an exclusive update on policy and politics in the 118th Congress with Sean Joyce, Founder & CEO of the bipartisan public affairs firm, Atlas Crossing . Episode Sponsor: PASS - Public Affairs Support Services  

In this special episode of the Facts About PACs podcast, David Schild joins Micaela Isler and Adam Belmar for a dramatic imagination, and a detailed examination of, how best to proceed when a PAC Director encounters someone from the C-Suite who is overly enthusiastic and needs to be managed in a way that protects both your organization and the employee-funded political action committee.

Join the search party as we wade through the search results on corporate PACs. David Schild and Adam Belmar lead the mission on this week's brand-new Facts About PACs podcast episode. 

The No Labels Party is attempting to qualify for the ballot in as many states as possible and has already done so in Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, and Oregon.  The maestro of identifying and analyzing emerging trends in campaigns and elections, Jim Ellis , joins the podcast to get us all up to speed on the No Labels Party and what it means for the 2024 campaign cycle. Sponsor: Access Marketing Servic...

The Fund for American Studies offers DC offices the chance to host top undergraduate students from across the country and worldwide for an academic internship experience in the nation’s capital. Micaela Isler and Adam Belmar discuss mentorship and preparing the next generation of advocacy professionals with  Lainey Carlton, Director of the Business and Government Relations Summer Programs at The F...

Today we bring the internet meme “How it started and how it’s going” to life with a discussion of the widely misunderstood and other underappreciated facts about employee-funded and business trade association PACs.  Professor Steve Billet from the University of Notre Dame joins the podcast.

For many practitioners in the employee-funded and business trade association PAC space, vendors and software platforms are critical components to a successful operation.  Eric Wilson, a political technologist driving innovation and digital transformation as Senior Vice President for Strategy at Bullpen Technology Group , joins Micaela Isler and Adam Belmar with tips for PAC Managers on how to eval...

PAC Match can be a meaningful benefit for members of an employee-funded or business trade association PAC and the 501c(3) nonprofit organizations they support.  And the demonstrated success and popularity of PAC Match programs have paved the way for many organizations to try it.  Micaela Isler and Adam Belmar are joined by Brittany Starr, Senior Director, Political Affairs at the American Academy...

Micaela Isler, Adam Belmar, and David Schild are joined on this special episode of the  Facts About PACs podcast by CPA Brian Bender from Withum , to discuss the banking crisis sparked by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank on March 10. Hit play to learn whether PACs are put at risk by having too much money in one bank or account.