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It also provides an overview of the process we used to gather this information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Findings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\">Our interviews confirm that leaders in national policymaking and advocacy roles see First Focus on Children as a prominent voice for children. Other key findings include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"\">\n<li class=\"\">Because a wide range of issues matter for children, leaders cite a wide range of relevant advocacy organizations, but only a few consistently<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Leaders identify key attributes that differentiate First Focus on Children from other advocacy groups<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Despite contemporary political dysfunction, leaders identify a wide range of issues affecting children that are currently on the agenda in Washington<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Leaders say Washington is also failing to focus on urgent issues that matter to children<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">First Focus on Children can strengthen its leadership role in the child advocacy space<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\" class=\"\">There is potential over the long run for substantial federal policy gains on critical children\u2019s issues<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-blue-default-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/firstfocus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Bellwether-2024.pdf\">Download the bellwether report<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This memo summarizes the findings of our interviews with \u201cbellwether\u201d leaders in federal policymaking or advocacy roles. 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