It depends on the level of lobbying. To achieve both you need massive members AND decent money resources (i.e. a full time in-person representation in Brussels)

It depends on the level of lobbying. To achieve both you need massive members AND decent money resources (i.e. a full time in-person representation in Brussels). Petitions and other "virtual" protests forms are certainly nice, but it is nothing in comparison to having an ex-parliament member going from door to door explaining the issue to his former colleagues. One way I could see this working is creating an organization that is largely focused on member size while cooperating issue-based with existing money strong lobbying efforts for example of Google. Joining forces could bring benefits to both parties by pairing money with democratic representation. Also I like the idea of focusing just on the EU and not regional issues. The EFF partner organization in Europe ( http://www.edri.org/ http://www.edri.org/ ) is in my opinion largely ineffective because of their way to fractioned member organization system.