Consulting 101
Donor Research & Legislative Tracking
Directive vs. Informative Memos
Speeches
Fordham Essentials
100

Groups that raise and spend money to influence elections, often issue-focused, are called these.

What are PACs?

100

This research is based on those who have already donated to a campaign, elected, or political group.

What is donor research?

100

This is an authoritative, persuasive document used to propose a course of action, a legislative championship, or a policy goal, depending on the organization for which it is intended.

What is directive memo?

100

When you're pitching to a client, and you're asked a question you don't know the answer to, what do you do?

Reference Ellie or Mason and they will answer or come up with something
100

In 2022, this person became the first layperson and the first woman to be president of Fordham.

Who is Tania Tetlow?

200

These are 2 of the groups known as the big consulting networks.

Deloitte, McKinsey, BCG, Accenture, Bain

200

This research is based on those who have donated to similar campaigns, associated electeds, or related political groups.

What is prospecting research?

200

This is a summary document, detailing an issue in-depth; compounded in substance by research but not intended to present a solution.

What is an informative memo?

200

When someone you are introducing on stage is late, do you push on with the show or wait for them to get there?

Usually, continue on with the event and as soon as they arrive, slot them after whatever section you would be at the moment.

200

This 2x Academy Award winner is one of Fordham's most famous alumni.

What is Denzel Washington?

300

This role serves as the liaison between consultants and the client at BPC.

Who is the Project Manager (PM)?

300

FPC will meet with elected officials in these 2 cities.

What are DC and Albany?

300

This is the first step to making a directive memo.

What is thinking about the problem?
300

What are some important things to consider when writing a speech

the Audiences, background, level of expertiswe and motivations 

300

This famous poet lived within walking distance of Fordham's RH campus.

Who is Edgar Allan Poe?

400

This is the last part of the project workflow at FPC

What is client presentation and feedback loop?

400

Congress.gov is a legislation tracking link for which FPC team?

What is FLAT?

400

What is the second step of making a directive memo?

What is thinking about your audience?

400

What pace and style of speaking should you use on a campaign/rally crowd vs a set of potential clients?

Use a loud, inflective, and collective "we" style of speaking. For clients it should be composed, put together, and transactional (what I can provide you)

400

This rival school repeatedly kidnapped Fordham’s live ram mascot.

What is Manhattan College?

500

These are the four types of political consulting.

What are campaign strategy, policy analysis, communication, and data & analysis

500

This website is used to track donor research and giving history.

What is Federal Election Commission?
500

These are the 4 elements of a SWOT chart that are used when writing a memo.

What are strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats?

500

What do you do when someone in the crowd starts yelling that you suck?

address them lightheartedly and move on with the speech without showing it affected you

500

Fordham and Harvard battled over school colors by playing this sport.

What is baseball?