Governmental Relations and Government Affairs Management
The art of successfully moving corporate goals through public policy channels is the hallmark of Capital Partnerships, where client retention far exceeds industry norms.
The firm's success can be quantified in the over $1.5 billion it has successfully secured for federal and state government affairs clients.
Advocating for clients in Washington, Columbus and across the nation means implementing a multi-faceted communications strategy; walking the halls of Congress is far too simplistic for today's lobbying challenges.
That's where Capital Partnerships' Christine Vineis' public relations expertise strengthens client goals with a well-rounded, targeted government relations campaign.
Public policy interpretation and watchfulness is also part of Capital Partnerships' government relations services — alerting clients to pending administrative or legislative changes, offering election intelligence, but, most importantly, identifying opportunities for clients.
Christine Vineis is affiliated with the Washington lobbying firm, The Livingston Group, one of the most respected bipartisan government relation firms. Founded by former House Appropriations Chair Bob Livingston, Capital Partnership clients have access to the Administration and the U.S. Congress through the most connected professionals in Washington. Take a look at their site to learn more.
Grant Writing
We won over $ 470 Million for clients in just 5 years!
What makes a winning grant? Ask us! We take our government affairs experience and leverage it with our public relations and marketing know-how to tell a strong, compelling story. The Strategic Funding Roadmap we build for clients early on insures you are only applying to those funds for whom you have a good chance of winning dollars. The Roadmap will likely contain traditional as well as non-traditional grants and funders because we see a broad range of potential issue area funders thanks to Capital Partnerships' diverse client portfolio.
Anyone can fill out a few pages on www.grants.gov. Capital Partnerships takes the time to know what the grant readers are hoping to achieve with their awards, and relays those intricacies to clients to ensure the project has those elements. We then determine what kind of tangible evidence and measurements are being sought, what the role of the local government or private sector is expected to be and then the story-telling begins. Tell us your story and let's see how we might work together!
Public Relations
Working in public relations for America's top companies like Pfizer, Inc. and AT&T means Christine Vineis knows the value of a strategic communications plan and its role in impacting sales, legislative goals and overall public perception.
Capital Partnerships recognizes the media is a potent ally in disseminating crucial information or simply creating public awareness. Capital Partnerships has a longstanding and mutually beneficial working relationship with digital, print and broadcast media and believes the media can be a powerful asset to any business.
By identifying elements that are essential to a story, the firm serves as a reliable resource to media outlets on the local and national levels. This connectedness delivers the power of the media to Capital Partnerships' clients.
Crisis management is an important public relations issue to be addressed by any business, large or small. Capital Partnerships makes sure its clients are prepared in the case of an unforeseen media event and are in command when the media calls.
Business Development
Top Fortune 100 transportation businesses as well as new companies entering the marketplace rely on the high level relationships of Capital Partnerships to showcase their products and services to key decision-makers.
Information gathering coupled with a thorough understanding of the funding processes applied by the federal government, state departments of transportation and metropolitan planning organizations save Capital Partnerships' clients' time, while maximizing their competitive advantage.
Chris envisioned our mission and purpose and helped us sell it to the public, government officials and our students' moms and dads. She was just what we needed... and as a bonus she is a delight to work with.
– CEO, Community Education Services, Inc.
We were awarded $ 17.5 Million. Thank you for a job well done.
– Member, RJ Corman Board of Directors
The proposal was funded and in fact it was one of the top scoring applications.
– From a funder
Thank you for the great presentation. It was really helpful to have the grant application process laid out so comprehensively, from initial research to reporting.
– From an audience member at our 2015 national grants presentation
When we opened our Columbus office, we hired Chris to introduce HNTB's qualifications to the region and keep an eye out for new projects. Like her brand, she came to us highly recommended by our New York City office.
– Vice President, HNTB
You knocked it out of the park. Everyone there was fully engaged and truly interested in what we had to say.
Director, National A & E Firm
Thank you for all of your help. . . you did a great deal in a short time and your assistance is/was appreciated.
President and CEO, Technology Firm
