Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    FOUNDED IN 2004 ON THE PRINCIPLE THAT "ALL POLITICS IS LOCAL," GORAIL BELIEVES THAT DIRECT INPUT FROM CONSTITUENTS IS THE BEST WAY TO COMMUNICATE WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS. GORAIL EDUCATES COMMUNITY LEADERS AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF MOVING FREIGHT BY RAIL AND ASKS THEM TO MAKE CLEAR TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS THAT RAIL POLICY DECISIONS MADE ON CAPITOL HILL HAVE REAL IMPACTS BACK HOME. DESPITE THE CHALLENGES OF 2020, GORAIL HAD GREAT SUCCESS CONVEYING ITS MESSAGE ABOUT THE PUBLIC BENEFITS OF FREIGHT RAIL, INCLUDING THE MANY WAYS RAILROADS, RAIL SUPPLIERS AND CONTRACTORS AND THEIR EMPLOYEES STEPPED UP IN SUPPORT OF AMERICAN COMMUNITIES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. TO ADVANCE ITS MISSION IN 2020, GORAIL CONDUCTED 1,775 VIRTUAL EDUCATIONAL MEETINGS WITH LOCAL LEADERS IN KEY STATES AND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS RESULTING IN 1,512 ADVOCATE ACTIONS INCLUDING 56 EARNED MEDIA PLACEMENTS AND 1,005 COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS LEADERS CO-SIGNING A LETTER COMMEMORATING THE STAGGERS RAIL ACT OF 1980 AND HIGHLIGHTING THE PUBLIC BENEFITS OF FREIGHT RAIL INVESTMENT AND INNOVATION.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $1.3M

  • Freight Rail Education Campaign

    GORAIL EDUCATES COMMUNITY LEADERS AND THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF MOVING FREIGHT BY RAIL AND ASKS THEM TO MAKE CLEAR TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS THAT RAIL POLICY DECISIONS MADE IN WASHINGTON, D.C. HAVE REAL IMPACTS IN LOCAL COMMUNITIES. GORAIL CONTINUES TO HAVE GREAT SUCCESS CONVEYING ITS MESSAGE ABOUT THE PUBLIC BENEFITS OF FREIGHT RAIL. TO ADVANCE ITS MISSION IN 2023, GORAIL EXPANDED ITS NETWORK OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS ACROSS 34 STATES, EDUCATED COALITION PARTNERS ABOUT FREIGHT RAIL POLICY ISSUES, AND LEVERAGED THESE RELATIONSHIPS TO GENERATE A STEADY STREAM OF CONSTITUENT INPUTS, PUBLICATIONS IN LOCAL MEDIA, AND SOCIAL MEDIA INTERACTIONS WITH KEY CONGRESSIONAL OFFICES AND EXECUTIVE BRANCH OFFICIALS.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
    –
    $1.3M