As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, EFF could potentially dedicate 10% of funds to lobbying. They would need (and maybe already have without my awareness of it) a 501(c)(4) group to do heavy duty lobbying activity.
I would be curious to know more about EFF's fundraising activity. I can confidently guess that the NRA gets a lot of money through direct mail and employs dozens (hundreds?) of major gift officers to build relationships with high-net-worth prospects. These donors are probably majority old white conservative guys. I'm sure EFF's potential donor base has little overlap with them, and I'm not sure if the same strategy would work. They should still have MGOs to get high-dollar gifts from individuals, foundations, and corporations. But where the individuals are concerned, I'm not sure how they would prospect since direct mail probably doesn't work as well on people who care about EFF's issues.
I would be curious to know more about EFF's fundraising activity. I can confidently guess that the NRA gets a lot of money through direct mail and employs dozens (hundreds?) of major gift officers to build relationships with high-net-worth prospects. These donors are probably majority old white conservative guys. I'm sure EFF's potential donor base has little overlap with them, and I'm not sure if the same strategy would work. They should still have MGOs to get high-dollar gifts from individuals, foundations, and corporations. But where the individuals are concerned, I'm not sure how they would prospect since direct mail probably doesn't work as well on people who care about EFF's issues.