WE HELP THE GOOD GUYS DO BETTER.
We work to make sure that nonprofits and candidates have the best strategies to achieve their goals – whether they want to build their membership, win an election, maximize their social network, create lasting relationships with policymakers or just beat the bad guys. We are committed to smart, nimble work and data driven tactics.
WE DON'T DO FLASHY.
If you’re interested in getting 100,000 signatures on a petition with no plan to influence an actual policy or political outcome or want to see a video “go viral” because more YouTube views makes you happy, we’re probably not a good fit.
WE GUIDE YOU TO REAL RESULTS.
Clients hire us as expert guides to navigate difficult waters on the local, state and federal level to see actual results. We have a depth of experience from years of work in statehouses, campaigns, nonprofit organizations and firms, large and small, facing tough challenges with ambitious goals.
SERVICES
Strategy & Assessment
Campaign Planning & Management
Grassroots & Grasstops Engagement
Public Relations
Field Work
State & Federal Advocacy
Polling
Direct Mail
In addition to our strategy, advocacy and communication work, Anvil Strategies specializes in direct mail. We help candidates and campaigns move voters through creative, innovative, data driven pieces. Our mail helps organizations, causes and campaigns move people to action to impact policy and politics. We don’t do boilerplate. We work with candidates we believe in to execute high-impact integrated communication campaigns crafted for specific candidates, communities and political environments.
We were honored to have our work recognized with a Gold Pollie for Toughest Advocacy Piece and Toughest Advertisement and a Campaigns & Elections Reed Award for Best Independent Expenditure Advertisement.
Want to see some of our work?
Shoot us an email at info@droptheanvil.com and we’ll email you some highlights.
Are you super patient and committed to viewing art in its purest form? If so let us know and we’ll send you some hard copies.
About Our Founder & Managing Partner
Danny Barefoot founded Anvil Strategies after years with Englin Consulting, a communications and campaigns firm where he specialized in political campaigns, direct mail, and grassroots mobilization and advocacy.
In 2008, Danny worked on Hillary Clinton’s Presidential bid managing outreach to students and traveled to help set up field programs across the country. He went on to manage several other state legislative and congressional races.
Danny is an expert in political and advocacy direct mail ad campaigns and has been recognized with a gold Pollie for the toughest piece of direct mail, a silver Pollie for toughest piece of direct mail, and a Campaigns and Elections Reed Award for Best Independent Expenditure in a Statewide Campaign.
Danny is a graduate of Georgetown University Law Center. After law school, Danny served as a legal fellow at the ACLU of Virginia focused on prison reform and appellate advocacy. After his fellowship he worked as an associate at an AM Law 50 law firm focused on crisis litigation for various prominent individuals and Fortune 500 companies.
Get in touch: Info@droptheanvil.com