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Policy Research and Analysis with AI

What you'll learn

  • 1Use AI to analyze legislative and regulatory developments relevant to your mission
  • 2Build policy briefs that translate complex issues into accessible advocacy tools
  • 3Track policy landscapes across multiple jurisdictions and issue areas

The Advocacy Research Gap

Policy advocacy requires deep research: understanding legislative language, tracking regulatory changes, analyzing fiscal impacts, and knowing the positions of key decision-makers. Large advocacy organizations have dedicated policy shops. Small nonprofits — often the ones with the deepest community knowledge — lack research capacity and find themselves outgunned in policy debates by better-resourced opponents.

AI levels this playing field.

Legislative and Regulatory Analysis

When a bill or regulation affects your mission area, AI can help you quickly understand its implications:

TASK: Analyze the following legislation/regulation and assess its
impact on [your mission area and the population you serve].

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What you'll learn:

  • Use AI to analyze legislative and regulatory developments relevant to your mission
  • Build policy briefs that translate complex issues into accessible advocacy tools
  • Track policy landscapes across multiple jurisdictions and issue areas