> Most proposals they object to are trying to solve real problems. I almost never see the EFF propose better ways to solve those problems.

To start, if the problem is 'doing something wrong' vs 'status quo', simply stopping the 'doing something wrong' is a proposal

Nevermind the many concrete recommendations which do occur- support for net neutrality is one clear example i can recall from memory, I'm sure they are others.

Also:

https://www.eff.org/cases

has clear examples of cases impacting policy which eff have been involved in

and:

https://www.eff.org/pages/tools

has some very important tools for internet privacy, some of which which have made a huge impact