Social Current

Leveraging Program Outcomes to Drive Policy Change
2026-07-15 13:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | MD
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Often, the most impactful advocacy efforts take place after a bill is passed. By monitoring progress, assessing effectiveness, and adapting strategies accordingly, organizations can strengthen their impact over time. Intentional evaluation ensures advocacy remains proactive, strategic, and aligned with outcomes.
Our July Grassroots Advocacy Network convening will offer a practical framework for monitoring and evaluating advocacy campaigns to support continuous learning and improvement. Participants will explore strategies for setting clear advocacy goals, identifying meaningful indicators of progress, and tracking both short-term wins and long-term influence across legislative and administrative efforts.
The session will also discuss metrics to understand which approaches have held the greatest impact and where campaigns may benefit from adjustments. Using data and framing, we will also discuss strategies for communicating impact to leadership, funders, and partners.
Takeaways

Qualitative and quantitative indicators to track progress across advocacy campaigns
The difference between outputs, outcomes, and longer-term influence in complex policy environments
Monitoring and evaluation tools to assess strengths, challenges, and opportunities for growth
How to use evaluation findings to refine advocacy strategies, inform decision making, and support continuous improvement

Who Should Attend

Members of the Social Current Grassroots Advocacy Network: Join online
Executive Directors and Senior Management: Leaders responsible for setting organizational strategy and engaging with policymakers and stakeholders
Advocacy and Policy Directors: Individuals who develop and implement advocacy strategies and engage in policy analysis and outreach
Communications and Public Relations Managers: Professionals focused on crafting and disseminating the organization’s message to the public and media
Program Managers and Coordinators: Staff who oversee program implementation and need to align program goals with advocacy efforts

Blair Abelle-Kiser, PhD

Senior Director of Government Affairs
Social Current

Biography

Blair Abelle-Kiser, PhD
Senior Director of Government Affairs
Social Current

Blair Kiser, Ph.D., joined Social Current in 2022 after working in health policy on Capitol Hill, the non-profit sector, and as a biomedical researcher. Most recently, Blair served as Director of Government Relations & Advocacy for NephCure Kidney International.
During their time in public service, they served as a Professional Staff Member of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis. They led a corporate investigation regarding insider trading and financial improprieties, conflicts of interest associated with Operation Warp Speed’s leadership, and scientific information politicization. Prior to joining the Select Subcommittee, they worked for Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH), where they served as a Health Policy Fellow. In Senator Brown’s office, they led a range of legislative and oversight efforts involving public health and healthcare. During the COVID-19 pandemic, they worked with several community hospice advocacy organizations and a Republican office to help craft the bipartisan COVID-19 Hospice Respite Care Relief Act of 2020.
Prior to public service, Blair spent several years as a medical research scientist on several industry and NIH-funded projects. Their work focused on developing research projects and clinical trials to improve the lives of African Americans with Sickle Cell Disease. They earned a doctorate in Biomedical Science from Morehouse School of Medicine in 2017 and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of Kentucky in 2011.

Abigail Levine, MSW

Field Mobilization and Policy Manager
Social Current

Biography

Abigail Levine, MSW
Field Mobilization and Policy Manager
Social Current

Abigail Levine, MSW, joined Social Current in 2024 as its field mobilization and policy manager. Abigail has worked closely at the state and local levels to implement robust trauma-informed programming, increase children’s access to positive childhood experiences, and promote safer experiences within schools for children with disabilities. In her previous role as a policy analyst, Abigail worked closely with multiple stakeholders, including parents, educators, and law enforcement, to develop, advocate for, and implement legislation representative of their community’s unique needs.
