Release Notes, June 2025 "Joshua Tree National Park"
Introducing Data Grids – Starting with Meetings!
As we gear up for an exciting few months, Product Team wants to take a moment to share some details about incredible journey we are about to embark on, together!
Product roadmap is more than just a list of tasks—it's a blueprint for innovation, impact, and creating experiences that will make a real difference for our Democracy Direct® users.
Each milestone represents an opportunity to push boundaries, solve challenges, and build something truly remarkable. The next few months will be transformative for the products we provide.
What Is the Meetings Feature?
The Meetings feature in Democracy Direct® is a powerful CRM tool designed to help organizations track and manage their engagements with elected officials. Whether you're documenting a Capitol Hill fly-in or logging a quick district office meeting, this feature allows you to capture essential details—such as meeting date, type, attendees, notes, and outcomes—in one centralized place. By recording these interactions, your team gains a comprehensive view of relationships with policymakers, enabling better strategic planning, reporting, and long-term advocacy impact. This feature serves as a cornerstone for demonstrating influence and maintaining continuity across government affairs programs, providing measurable value to organizations that leverage it. If you're not using the feature and want to learn more, please contact your dedicated customer expereince lead or our support team at ondemand@ddcpublicaffairs.com.
What’s New?
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the Meetings Data Grid—the first in a series of powerful, user-friendly data grids coming to Democracy Direct® as part of the Results First project.
Why Data Grids?
The Results First initiative is all about eliminating tedious searches and making critical information instantly accessible. With Data Grids, your data is presented in a clear, organized, and interactive grid format tailored to your needs. No more hunting for records—just intuitive, efficient access to the information that matters most.
Meetings Data Grid – Available June 2025
The Meetings Data Grid is the first release in this transformative series. Here’s what you can expect:
Instant Visibility: All relevant Meetings data is displayed up-front, removing the need for complex search queries.
User-Friendly Interface: Easily sort and filter meetings based on pre-defined criteria, so you can find what you need in seconds.
Customizable Views: Tailor your grid to display the information that’s most important to you and your workflow.
Streamlined Workflows: Reduce operational overhead by accessing, organizing, and managing meeting data from a single, intuitive screen.
Faster Decisions: With data at your fingertips, you can respond quickly and confidently to the needs of your organization.
What’s Next?
This is just the beginning. Over the coming months, we’ll be rolling out additional Data Grids for Receipts, Pledges, Disbursements, and more. Each grid is designed to help you work smarter, not harder.
Get Ready for a New Way to Work
The Meetings Data Grid goes live in June 2025. Stay tuned for more updates as we continue to innovate and deliver features that empower your success.
Built In Collaboration with Our Power Users
We’re especially proud to share that this new feature was built in close collaboration with our power users . Their real-world insights and feedback have been instrumental in shaping the Meetings Data Grid, ensuring it delivers practical value and meets the needs of organizations and also ensures that we’re building solutions that truly work for our clients. Please continue to leverage the feedback button so our team can hear from you!