Question: I need a way to educate lawmakers and mobilize advocates around a specific cause, do you know of a tool that can help?

If you want a service to teach lawmakers and rally advocates for a particular cause, VoterVoice is a top contender. It's a full-featured digital advocacy tool that lets you reach stakeholders, mobilize advocates and measure results to push policy. Features include campaign creation, real-time measurement and AI-powered tools for email scripting and event management.

Another good option is Resistbot, a chatbot interface that lets citizens contact their representatives. It lets you compose letters, sign up for campaigns and check voter registration. So far it's sent more than 30 million letters and has been shown to increase voter registration, so it's a good way to get people to sign up to advocate.

If you want to track legislation and work with allies, Plural is worth a look. It uses AI to provide real-time alerts, automated bill summaries and collaborative workspaces. It's geared for advocacy groups, companies and trade associations, but anyone can use it to cut through the miasma of public policy and make decisions.

Last, BillTrack50 offers an all-purpose legislative tracking service with a powerful search interface and AI-generated bill summaries. It's geared for professionals and citizens, offering features like daily alerts, bill tracking and sharing, so it's good for people who want to stay on top of legislation.