In the late 1990s, the NSDC Board of Trustees and staff established influencing policy and policy makers at the local, state, and national levels as an organizational priority. As part of this process, we examined the policy-influencing practices of other organizations, both within and beyond the field of education. During our research, we were introduced to an organization called Results, an advocacy organization that seeks to eliminate the devastating impact of poverty. Results members are committed to a world where all people have a fair chance at success. The organization’s mission is “to create the public and political will to end poverty by empowering individuals to exercise their personal and political power for change.” Its theory of change combines the voices of passionate grassroots activists