Connect your advocates directly to lawmakers in Congress and all 50 states by phone, email, Facebook, and Twitter/X. Expand your reach by engaging with regulators and influencing policy across multiple channels. Enable supporters to send letters to the editor, stay informed about candidates in upcoming elections, and take action from one easy-to-use Action Center.
Build self-updating email lists for congressional office staff, caucus staff, leadership staff, and committee staff. Reach lawmakers across all 50 states with targeted email campaigns. Manage your advocate and supporter email lists, create and send professional, mobile-friendly emails, and monitor campaign performance with detailed analytics and reporting to improve open rates and engagement.
Stay informed on the issues that matter most. Receive updates when new bills are introduced that align with your priorities. Monitor when legislators discuss your issues in social media posts or press releases. Keep up with upcoming committee hearings, town halls, and key staff changes on Capitol Hill so you never miss an opportunity to take action.
Quickly find lawmakers who align with your policy positions using advanced tracking and filtering tools. Segment legislators by voting history, sponsorships, committee roles, and more. Generate ready-to-use reports, exports, and maps to support your advocacy strategy and create polished leave-behinds for Hill meetings.
Used by organizations managing fly-ins from 25 to over 1,000 attendees, our Fly-In Manager simplifies scheduling, communications, and logistics to keep your event on track. Keep participants informed with a branded mobile app and track all your meetings with lawmakers in one centralized dashboard.
Quickly reach your supporters with powerful texting designed for calls-to-action. Our advocacy and engagement tools were built to be mobile first. Recruit and engage advocates at events using SMS keywords. Text TSE to 888-899-4873 (4TSE) to see a live example. (Message & data rates may apply; Text STOP to opt out or HELP for help.)
"The Soft Edge offers comprehensive grassroots advocacy and congressional relations software options at a fraction of competitors’ prices. For us, they customized software to meet our specific needs. The Soft Edge products are very easy to use, and their customer service is top-notch."
"The Soft Edge is the best kept secret in advocacy software. We are a state association that has a unique state legislation structure. The Soft Edge has had to make some adjustments to their software to meet our needs. We have found them to be supportive, creative, and willing to think outside of the box for us. The grassroots database (Congress Plus), web advocacy program (Congress Plus Advocacy), and the Event Management and Registration modules have been extremely helpful to us. The Soft Edge has brought our advocacy program into the 21st Century!"
"Soft Edge’s Congress Plus has become an essential tool for our IBM Government and Regulatory Affairs team here in Washington. With the up to date information on Members of Congress in Congress Plus, we can visit the halls of Congress with confidence that we are well-prepared to interact with Members on public policy and legislative issues important to the IBM Corporation."
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