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Super pac hacks for your library
The document outlines strategies for effective library campaigns, emphasizing the importance of recruitment for passion, storytelling, and message consistency. It discusses various channels to communicate the libraries' impact, including social media, community events, and earned media. The overarching goal is to create a culture of support and engagement around libraries and their essential services.
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- 1. Super PAC hacksfor your library
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- 4. Willing to Takea Risk
- 5. Everyone Works Togetherfor the greater good
- 6. Campaigns are a culture of lovefor the cause
- 7. How do westart building that in libraries?
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- 9. Campaigns hire forPassion and not experience
- 10. Campaigns build networksof supporters
- 11. Campaigns know who toFocus on
- 12. Tell the successstories of the organization
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- 15. Keep your eyeon the message
- 16. So how doyou create the message?
- 17. Focus your message Librariessupply books to children, and dvds to adults, and cds, and adults use our computers, support literacy, and support healthy living, and businesses use our databases, and families come to storytimes, and we have programs for people, and we have computer classes, and we internet access, and internet access is important for some reason, and we answer questions, and we find information, and people work in our libraries, and people have a space to do homework, and there is the area for people to knit, and cats are great pets, and I love my cardigan, and we support the arts, and, and, and.
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- 20. Repeating the message -online
- 21. Repeating the message -Social Media Tricks
- 22. Repeating the message- Canvassing
- 23. Repeating the message– Community events
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- 25. Repeating the message- email
- 26. Repeating the message- SWAG
- 27. Repeating the message– To Politicians
- 28. Repeating the message– Paid media • Billboards • Commercials • TV ads • Radio Ads • Newspaper ads • Magazine Ads • Google Ads
- 29. Repeating the message-House Parties
Editor's Notes
- #6 Bigger picture, larger good.Everyone is a player and has a place on the field
- #7 Chants, sayings, internal language
- #9 OngoingActiveToolsHouse PartiesSocials/meetupsBring a friendNetworking events
- #10 Can train to the right people to have the skillsCan’t train the wrong people who don’t want the skills
- #11 Friends groupsVolunteersCity councilStaffSupporting and supported community orgs
- #12 The majority, not everyone, the 80/20 ruleThe ones in chargeMoneypower
- #13 Not the numbersFOR THE LOVE OF GOD STOP TELLING THE NUMBERS
- #16 Message box activitiesPractice staying on message
- #17 Look at the opposition’s message (yes, there are people in your community who don’t like the library) Develop your message with them in mind first, then your supportersYou message should oppose and educate the oppositionSurveysTalking to your community
- #22 Click on opposition adsBuild a community of commenters, sharers, likers, Rters, rebloggers, etc…
- #23 Door to Door library card sign-ups
- #24 Be at Every Community Event. If there isn’t a community event, create one
- #25 Libraries should have an editorial/media calendar
- #26 You can do anything with a large enough email listCrowdsourced fundraiser like kickstarter or loudsauceBuild a rallyGet people to programsBuild supportKeep the public informed
- #28 Always have people at city council to talk about the library Build relationships with your local councilNo legislative days, create a legislative relationship – Legislators are more likely to meet if you’re a PAC donor