The Libertarian Party fundraising plan raised $250,000 for Jon Coon's campaign through a systematic, multi-pronged approach. It began with developing a fundraising plan and obtaining contact lists. Jon Coon then met with potential donors individually and at public meetings to pitch the monthly pledge program. Additional funds were raised at events, through ongoing newsletter requests, and a final pre-election push. The plan emphasized continual personal asks of the ideological donor base through various in-person and written channels. It resulted in a high 90% pledge fulfillment rate and successful fundraising.
The document discusses creating a directory to help local missions and non-profits in the Metro Area advertise and raise awareness of their causes. It seeks business sponsors to support the directory through advertising. Sponsorships range from $296-541 per month and include promotions on Salem Radio stations. The goal is to give missions and non-profits an affordable way to connect with donors, volunteers and members while providing a safe and reliable resource for the community.
This document provides a summary of a marketing plan created for the Fauquier County Fair. It discusses that previously, the Fair did not have an organized social media or marketing plan. An intern was brought on to create these plans. Through research and analyzing past financial records, it was determined that sponsorship revenues were not growing and attendance was inconsistent. Alternative advertising methods were evaluated, such as increasing social media presence and partnering with different radio stations and newspapers. The resulting marketing plan focused on expanding the Fair's reach through various cost-effective advertising channels and a comprehensive social media strategy.
Delivered by Nonsense London's Creative Director Rob Mosley and James Barker, Digital Development Manager at the Elton John AIDS Foundation at the Institute of Funding's National Convention in London on July 7th 2014.
Wings of Hope Family Crisis Services is launching a campaign to raise awareness of domestic violence and its services across five counties. The campaign will increase awareness through owned media like a newsletter and social media, paid media like radio spots and newspaper ads, and earned media like speakers in schools. The goal is to generate conversation around domestic violence and let people know help is available.
This document summarizes 10 common mistakes that public relations professionals make when dealing with journalists. These mistakes include following up too aggressively after sending out releases, taking too long to respond to journalist inquiries, not including clear contact information, failing to understand the realities of journalism work, misspelling journalists' names, breaking promises made to journalists, being gatekeepers rather than facilitators, showing favoritism to larger media outlets, and having too narrow a perspective focused on their client rather than the needs of journalists. The document provides examples and advice on how to avoid these mistakes and have more successful media relations.
Bruce Van Buren was elected to the Avondale Estates City Commission, marking the first electoral win for the Georgia Libertarian Party. His election showed that Libertarians can win local office and cut back city spending. As a candidate, Bruce lacked a history of community involvement but campaign manager pushed him to knock on every door, which was key to overcoming this and winning by a narrow margin.
The document provides a summary of Robert's Rules of Order, which establishes common rules and procedures for orderly meetings. It aims to allow the majority to decide while respecting the rights of the minority. Key points of order and procedures are outlined, including how to make motions, amend motions, limit or extend debate, and raise points of privilege or order. The fundamental right of deliberative assemblies is that all issues must be thoroughly discussed before taking action.
The document provides a campaign plan template for a Libertarian Party candidate running for city council in Berkley, Michigan. It includes sections for goals, strategy, research conducted on the district and opponents, targeted voters and messaging tactics, a timeline, and budget requirements. It emphasizes the importance of a formal campaign plan to demonstrate seriousness and provide guidance. It also includes a sample of research conducted on the Berkley district and a draft strategy and tactics section tailored for the Fred Collins campaign.
The document discusses creating a directory to help local missions and non-profits in the Metro Area advertise and raise awareness of their causes. It seeks business sponsors to support the directory through advertising. Sponsorships range from $296-541 per month and include promotions on Salem Radio stations. The goal is to give missions and non-profits an affordable way to connect with donors, volunteers and members while providing a safe and reliable resource for the community.
This document provides a summary of a marketing plan created for the Fauquier County Fair. It discusses that previously, the Fair did not have an organized social media or marketing plan. An intern was brought on to create these plans. Through research and analyzing past financial records, it was determined that sponsorship revenues were not growing and attendance was inconsistent. Alternative advertising methods were evaluated, such as increasing social media presence and partnering with different radio stations and newspapers. The resulting marketing plan focused on expanding the Fair's reach through various cost-effective advertising channels and a comprehensive social media strategy.
Delivered by Nonsense London's Creative Director Rob Mosley and James Barker, Digital Development Manager at the Elton John AIDS Foundation at the Institute of Funding's National Convention in London on July 7th 2014.
Wings of Hope Family Crisis Services is launching a campaign to raise awareness of domestic violence and its services across five counties. The campaign will increase awareness through owned media like a newsletter and social media, paid media like radio spots and newspaper ads, and earned media like speakers in schools. The goal is to generate conversation around domestic violence and let people know help is available.
This document summarizes 10 common mistakes that public relations professionals make when dealing with journalists. These mistakes include following up too aggressively after sending out releases, taking too long to respond to journalist inquiries, not including clear contact information, failing to understand the realities of journalism work, misspelling journalists' names, breaking promises made to journalists, being gatekeepers rather than facilitators, showing favoritism to larger media outlets, and having too narrow a perspective focused on their client rather than the needs of journalists. The document provides examples and advice on how to avoid these mistakes and have more successful media relations.
Bruce Van Buren was elected to the Avondale Estates City Commission, marking the first electoral win for the Georgia Libertarian Party. His election showed that Libertarians can win local office and cut back city spending. As a candidate, Bruce lacked a history of community involvement but campaign manager pushed him to knock on every door, which was key to overcoming this and winning by a narrow margin.
The document provides a summary of Robert's Rules of Order, which establishes common rules and procedures for orderly meetings. It aims to allow the majority to decide while respecting the rights of the minority. Key points of order and procedures are outlined, including how to make motions, amend motions, limit or extend debate, and raise points of privilege or order. The fundamental right of deliberative assemblies is that all issues must be thoroughly discussed before taking action.
The document provides a campaign plan template for a Libertarian Party candidate running for city council in Berkley, Michigan. It includes sections for goals, strategy, research conducted on the district and opponents, targeted voters and messaging tactics, a timeline, and budget requirements. It emphasizes the importance of a formal campaign plan to demonstrate seriousness and provide guidance. It also includes a sample of research conducted on the Berkley district and a draft strategy and tactics section tailored for the Fred Collins campaign.
This document provides instructions for raising $2,500 for a political campaign within 7 days through direct, in-person requests to friends, family, and local businesses with whom one has a relationship. It recommends making a list of such contacts and their estimated incomes to determine request amounts between $50-$500. The approach involves brief, casual requests explaining the campaign and asking for a donation, with suggestions for addressing concerns or objections to donating. Reciprocation of past or future business spending is also proposed as a request rationale. Scheduling fundraisings for brief periods each day over 7 days is recommended to reach the $2,500 goal quickly through a high-volume personal approach.
The document outlines the key requirements for a successful fundraising campaign:
1) A compelling case must be made by clearly articulating the community need, the organization's plan to address it, who will carry out the project, and when it will take place.
2) A strong case for support, realistic fundraising goal, and previous fundraising success are needed.
3) A sufficient number of qualified and major gift prospects who are likely to donate must be identified early.
4) Strong staff support, resources, and full commitment from the board and effective volunteer leadership are critical to a campaign's success.
This document is a quarterly status report for a state Libertarian Party chair. It includes a checklist of core activities like having a strategic plan, website that can accept donations, and ability to put candidates on the ballot without assistance. It also includes metrics on membership, organization, resources, electoral success, and communications outreach. The report collects data on items like revenues, expenses, member numbers, and advertising spending to measure the state party's performance.
This document is a campaign manual for Libertarian candidates that provides guidance on effective campaign techniques. It covers preparing to run a campaign by setting goals and laying groundwork. It discusses organizing the campaign team by developing strategy, creating a campaign plan and timeline, managing budgets and staff. It offers tips for reaching voters through precinct walking, public appearances, phone banks, paid and earned media. It provides guidance on organizing petition drives and getting out the vote. The manual aims to help Libertarian candidates run effective, organized campaigns.
This document provides instructions for organizing and running an Operation Politically Homeless (OPH) booth. It discusses selecting a location and time for the booth where many people will be present, obtaining any necessary permissions, recruiting volunteers, acquiring needed materials, and contacting news media. The document gives guidance on setting up the booth and engaging with participants, including administering the World's Smallest Political Quiz, plotting responses on the Diamond Chart, and obtaining contact information from prospective libertarians. It also offers recommendations for follow-up activities like an introductory presentation to further engage identified libertarians.
The document provides tips for running a successful voter registration and outreach table at local shopping malls. It recommends contacting malls to request a table, having multiple activists work shifts to keep enthusiasm high, distributing materials like the Nolan Quiz to attract interest, collecting contact information from interested individuals, and thanking activists to motivate continued involvement. The overall goal is to promote the Libertarian Party through friendly outreach and build name recognition in the community.
This document provides 36 tips for getting more media coverage from various media professionals. Some key tips include putting a human face on stories, localizing stories, avoiding an insular "beltway mentality," being immediately accessible to reporters, providing newsworthy updates regularly, and writing catchy headlines and leads for news releases. Media professionals emphasize being honest, personable, and listening to their advice regarding what makes a compelling story.
The Libertarian Party of Indiana raised $40,000 in one day at their 1999 state convention by implementing a strategic fundraising plan. They set a goal of hiring an executive director months before the convention. At the convention, committee members gave testimonials and asked attendees to pledge monthly donations during breaks. Speakers emphasized the party's accomplishments with a director and goals for the future. By the end of the convention, over 100 attendees had pledged new or increased monthly donations totaling $40,000 per year. The executive director position was sustained for over a year through these pledged funds.
Talk radio can be an effective way for libertarians to spread ideas to the general public, but it requires preparing concise yet engaging messages. Callers should listen to shows beforehand to understand formats and hosts, and edit remarks to less than 90 seconds. It's also important to be entertaining rather than just reading articles, and to discuss topics passionately. While small market shows allow more airtime, both agreeing and disagreeing hosts can spread libertarian ideas if discussions remain respectful.
The document provides tips for Libertarian parties to develop effective media lists and get more media coverage, including compiling media contacts from directories, yellow pages, and libraries; researching local media outlets by phone; sending out regular press releases; and making interviews more impactful with preparation and clear, concise messaging.
The document provides tips for being an effective state or local Libertarian Party chair. It outlines that the chair needs organizational skills, diplomacy, sales ability, and people skills, while also understanding Libertarian philosophy. Beyond this, the chair must be a good listener, think creatively to solve problems with few resources, and understand managing the operational details of running the organization. The key roles of the chair are resolving conflicts and getting people to work together effectively. Tips include showing courtesy to Libertarians, explaining rationales, asking for help rather than ordering it, recognizing accomplishments, and maintaining a sense of humor.
The document discusses redistricting, the process of redrawing legislative districts after a census. It argues that redistricting should better represent people rather than politics by using criteria like keeping communities of interest together and avoiding splitting counties and cities. The Secretary of State wants to start a discussion on redistricting reform in Indiana to create a fairer system and more competitive elections. Sample redistricting maps are provided to show what districts might look like if new criteria were used.
The document provides tips for writing effective letters to the editor, including keeping letters under 200 words, responding to issues in a timely manner, sticking to a single topic, using facts and avoiding personal attacks, and proofreading for errors. The key recommendations are to state your argument briefly, support your position with evidence, and view the letter from the reader's perspective. The most important tip is to write letters regularly and not get discouraged if one is not published.
This document provides guidance on voter targeting for political campaigns. It discusses identifying three types of voters - supporters, opponents, and undecideds - and determining which to target based on the percentages of each. The primary targets are undecided voters who are most persuadable and soft supporters of the opposing candidate. Various methods are described for identifying supporters through phone calls, door-to-door canvassing, and predictive modeling using demographics and past voting behavior. The goal is to secure one's base, target persuadable voters for persuasion efforts, and target marginal supporters for get-out-the-vote activities to reach the threshold for victory.
The document discusses how regular Americans contributed more money than big donors and PACs to House elections in 2012, but institutions are leaning away from citizens towards big money interests. It encourages becoming a grassroots donor to support Congressman John P. Sarbanes' campaign and help pass his Government By the People Act to increase citizen participation and limit outside spending influence. Various ways to get involved through donations, fundraising teams, and volunteering are listed.
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The San Francisco 49ers have concluded planning for a public relations campaign to address homelessness in San Francisco. They will target media outlets like podcast and newspapers to raise awareness and promote their goals of housing 6000 homeless individuals. Key strategies include an initial press conference with the mayor, securing coverage in the Non-Profit Quarterly, and regular updates on progress towards housing milestones of 1500, 3000 and 6000 people. The 49ers will measure the effectiveness of the campaign using tools like Google Analytics, focus groups, newspaper sales data, and social media engagement metrics to track audience reach and response over time.
1. Certain deductions such as state and local taxes, miscellaneous itemized deductions, and personal exemptions are not allowed for AMT purposes.
2. Tax credits such as the child tax credit and foreign tax credit may be limited for taxpayers subject to the AMT.
3. Net operating losses cannot fully offset AMT income and are subject to additional limitations.
4. The tax benefits from incentive stock options are treated differently for AMT purposes.
This document provides a summary of the discussions that took place in National Issues Forums across 44 states on the topic of "Money and Politics." The forums explored how money influences politics and damages democracy. Participants felt money skews political decisions toward special interests, gives wealthy candidates unfair advantages, and leaves ordinary citizens feeling their voices don't count. They also felt money corrupts public debate by limiting certain voices and amplifying others. While views evolved, most supported reforms like providing free media access or public financing to level the playing field, though some opposed public financing.
The document provides instructions for Libertarian Party volunteers to conduct phone calls to raise funds for a petition drive. It recommends volunteers make 15 calls per evening between 7-9:30pm using a script to solicit donations of around $250. Volunteers are asked to record call details and pledge amounts each night and report results to the fundraising coordinator to help reach a $11,000 goal in 10 days to pay petitioners to collect the remaining 11,000 signatures needed.
The document provides guidance on influencing the political process through grassroots advocacy. It discusses identifying core constituents, fundraising, developing and delivering messages, opposition research, and handling negative information. The key recommendations are to identify stakeholders who share your positions, craft a clear and positive message, research your opponent's record for weaknesses, and address negative charges promptly while staying focused on your message.
This document provides instructions for raising $2,500 for a political campaign within 7 days through direct, in-person requests to friends, family, and local businesses with whom one has a relationship. It recommends making a list of such contacts and their estimated incomes to determine request amounts between $50-$500. The approach involves brief, casual requests explaining the campaign and asking for a donation, with suggestions for addressing concerns or objections to donating. Reciprocation of past or future business spending is also proposed as a request rationale. Scheduling fundraisings for brief periods each day over 7 days is recommended to reach the $2,500 goal quickly through a high-volume personal approach.
The document outlines the key requirements for a successful fundraising campaign:
1) A compelling case must be made by clearly articulating the community need, the organization's plan to address it, who will carry out the project, and when it will take place.
2) A strong case for support, realistic fundraising goal, and previous fundraising success are needed.
3) A sufficient number of qualified and major gift prospects who are likely to donate must be identified early.
4) Strong staff support, resources, and full commitment from the board and effective volunteer leadership are critical to a campaign's success.
This document is a quarterly status report for a state Libertarian Party chair. It includes a checklist of core activities like having a strategic plan, website that can accept donations, and ability to put candidates on the ballot without assistance. It also includes metrics on membership, organization, resources, electoral success, and communications outreach. The report collects data on items like revenues, expenses, member numbers, and advertising spending to measure the state party's performance.
This document is a campaign manual for Libertarian candidates that provides guidance on effective campaign techniques. It covers preparing to run a campaign by setting goals and laying groundwork. It discusses organizing the campaign team by developing strategy, creating a campaign plan and timeline, managing budgets and staff. It offers tips for reaching voters through precinct walking, public appearances, phone banks, paid and earned media. It provides guidance on organizing petition drives and getting out the vote. The manual aims to help Libertarian candidates run effective, organized campaigns.
This document provides instructions for organizing and running an Operation Politically Homeless (OPH) booth. It discusses selecting a location and time for the booth where many people will be present, obtaining any necessary permissions, recruiting volunteers, acquiring needed materials, and contacting news media. The document gives guidance on setting up the booth and engaging with participants, including administering the World's Smallest Political Quiz, plotting responses on the Diamond Chart, and obtaining contact information from prospective libertarians. It also offers recommendations for follow-up activities like an introductory presentation to further engage identified libertarians.
The document provides tips for running a successful voter registration and outreach table at local shopping malls. It recommends contacting malls to request a table, having multiple activists work shifts to keep enthusiasm high, distributing materials like the Nolan Quiz to attract interest, collecting contact information from interested individuals, and thanking activists to motivate continued involvement. The overall goal is to promote the Libertarian Party through friendly outreach and build name recognition in the community.
This document provides 36 tips for getting more media coverage from various media professionals. Some key tips include putting a human face on stories, localizing stories, avoiding an insular "beltway mentality," being immediately accessible to reporters, providing newsworthy updates regularly, and writing catchy headlines and leads for news releases. Media professionals emphasize being honest, personable, and listening to their advice regarding what makes a compelling story.
The Libertarian Party of Indiana raised $40,000 in one day at their 1999 state convention by implementing a strategic fundraising plan. They set a goal of hiring an executive director months before the convention. At the convention, committee members gave testimonials and asked attendees to pledge monthly donations during breaks. Speakers emphasized the party's accomplishments with a director and goals for the future. By the end of the convention, over 100 attendees had pledged new or increased monthly donations totaling $40,000 per year. The executive director position was sustained for over a year through these pledged funds.
Talk radio can be an effective way for libertarians to spread ideas to the general public, but it requires preparing concise yet engaging messages. Callers should listen to shows beforehand to understand formats and hosts, and edit remarks to less than 90 seconds. It's also important to be entertaining rather than just reading articles, and to discuss topics passionately. While small market shows allow more airtime, both agreeing and disagreeing hosts can spread libertarian ideas if discussions remain respectful.
The document provides tips for Libertarian parties to develop effective media lists and get more media coverage, including compiling media contacts from directories, yellow pages, and libraries; researching local media outlets by phone; sending out regular press releases; and making interviews more impactful with preparation and clear, concise messaging.
The document provides tips for being an effective state or local Libertarian Party chair. It outlines that the chair needs organizational skills, diplomacy, sales ability, and people skills, while also understanding Libertarian philosophy. Beyond this, the chair must be a good listener, think creatively to solve problems with few resources, and understand managing the operational details of running the organization. The key roles of the chair are resolving conflicts and getting people to work together effectively. Tips include showing courtesy to Libertarians, explaining rationales, asking for help rather than ordering it, recognizing accomplishments, and maintaining a sense of humor.
The document discusses redistricting, the process of redrawing legislative districts after a census. It argues that redistricting should better represent people rather than politics by using criteria like keeping communities of interest together and avoiding splitting counties and cities. The Secretary of State wants to start a discussion on redistricting reform in Indiana to create a fairer system and more competitive elections. Sample redistricting maps are provided to show what districts might look like if new criteria were used.
The document provides tips for writing effective letters to the editor, including keeping letters under 200 words, responding to issues in a timely manner, sticking to a single topic, using facts and avoiding personal attacks, and proofreading for errors. The key recommendations are to state your argument briefly, support your position with evidence, and view the letter from the reader's perspective. The most important tip is to write letters regularly and not get discouraged if one is not published.
This document provides guidance on voter targeting for political campaigns. It discusses identifying three types of voters - supporters, opponents, and undecideds - and determining which to target based on the percentages of each. The primary targets are undecided voters who are most persuadable and soft supporters of the opposing candidate. Various methods are described for identifying supporters through phone calls, door-to-door canvassing, and predictive modeling using demographics and past voting behavior. The goal is to secure one's base, target persuadable voters for persuasion efforts, and target marginal supporters for get-out-the-vote activities to reach the threshold for victory.
The document discusses how regular Americans contributed more money than big donors and PACs to House elections in 2012, but institutions are leaning away from citizens towards big money interests. It encourages becoming a grassroots donor to support Congressman John P. Sarbanes' campaign and help pass his Government By the People Act to increase citizen participation and limit outside spending influence. Various ways to get involved through donations, fundraising teams, and volunteering are listed.
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The document provides instructions for requesting an assignment writing service from HelpWriting.net in 5 steps:
1. Create an account with a password and email.
2. Complete a 10-minute order form with instructions, sources, and deadline. Attach a sample if imitating writing style.
3. Review bids from writers for the request, choose one based on qualifications and feedback, then pay a deposit.
4. Review the completed paper and authorize full payment if pleased, or request revisions using free revisions.
5. Know that revisions are allowed to ensure satisfaction, and plagiarized work results in a full refund.
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This document provides instructions for requesting an assignment writing service from HelpWriting.net. It outlines a 5-step process: 1) Create an account with a password and email. 2) Complete a 10-minute order form providing instructions, sources, and deadline. 3) Review bids from writers and choose one based on qualifications. 4) Review the completed paper and authorize payment if satisfied. 5) Request revisions until fully satisfied, with the option of a full refund for plagiarized work.
The San Francisco 49ers have concluded planning for a public relations campaign to address homelessness in San Francisco. They will target media outlets like podcast and newspapers to raise awareness and promote their goals of housing 6000 homeless individuals. Key strategies include an initial press conference with the mayor, securing coverage in the Non-Profit Quarterly, and regular updates on progress towards housing milestones of 1500, 3000 and 6000 people. The 49ers will measure the effectiveness of the campaign using tools like Google Analytics, focus groups, newspaper sales data, and social media engagement metrics to track audience reach and response over time.
1. Certain deductions such as state and local taxes, miscellaneous itemized deductions, and personal exemptions are not allowed for AMT purposes.
2. Tax credits such as the child tax credit and foreign tax credit may be limited for taxpayers subject to the AMT.
3. Net operating losses cannot fully offset AMT income and are subject to additional limitations.
4. The tax benefits from incentive stock options are treated differently for AMT purposes.
This document provides a summary of the discussions that took place in National Issues Forums across 44 states on the topic of "Money and Politics." The forums explored how money influences politics and damages democracy. Participants felt money skews political decisions toward special interests, gives wealthy candidates unfair advantages, and leaves ordinary citizens feeling their voices don't count. They also felt money corrupts public debate by limiting certain voices and amplifying others. While views evolved, most supported reforms like providing free media access or public financing to level the playing field, though some opposed public financing.
The document provides instructions for Libertarian Party volunteers to conduct phone calls to raise funds for a petition drive. It recommends volunteers make 15 calls per evening between 7-9:30pm using a script to solicit donations of around $250. Volunteers are asked to record call details and pledge amounts each night and report results to the fundraising coordinator to help reach a $11,000 goal in 10 days to pay petitioners to collect the remaining 11,000 signatures needed.
The document provides guidance on influencing the political process through grassroots advocacy. It discusses identifying core constituents, fundraising, developing and delivering messages, opposition research, and handling negative information. The key recommendations are to identify stakeholders who share your positions, craft a clear and positive message, research your opponent's record for weaknesses, and address negative charges promptly while staying focused on your message.
This document provides an analysis of the 1993 documentary film "The War Room" by D.A. Pennebaker. It discusses how the film uses editing techniques like cutting between sides of phone conversations to show the interconnected nature of communication within a political campaign. It also contrasts scenes of strategists debating details with the polished final outputs, revealing the intentional work behind constructing a public narrative and image. The analysis argues the film lays bare the hidden layers of communication and shows viewers the tactical brilliance of the campaign staff through Pennebaker's filmmaking choices.
The document provides an overview of a Massachusetts Republican Party campaign finance school. It covers various topics related to fundraising, including finance plans, finding donors, direct mail, events, and campaign finance rules. The itinerary includes sessions on major donors, direct mail, fundraising letters, candidate calls, groups/PACs, and a presentation from the Office of Campaign and Political Finance.
In the United States, billions of dollars are spent on political campaigns each election cycle, with an estimated $2 billion spent in the 2004 presidential election and $1 billion in Senate and House races. This money comes from private contributors, including wealthy individuals and political action committees, as well as public funds and is used to pay for television ads, staff salaries, polling, mailings, and other campaign expenses in the goal of getting candidates elected.
The document discusses the importance of effective teachers in the film Waiting for Superman. It notes that teachers play a key role in student success and that effective teachers have passion for their subjects and genuinely care about their students. In contrast, less fortunate children may receive little guidance. The film shows there are differences in education depending on family wealth, with less wealthy students often receiving poorer instruction. Overall, the document examines how the film portrays teachers as central to students' learning experiences and future opportunities.
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The document summarizes the author's involvement in helping to advertise and run a t-shirt fundraising event for the Logan East Community Neighbourhood Association (LECNA). The author created a Facebook event, flyers, contacted local newspapers, and distributed posters and flyers around the community to advertise the event. On the day of the event, the author and volunteers worked to set up and sell t-shirts, books, and other items. The fundraiser was a success, raising money to support LECNA's social services. The author learned that fundraising events require significant effort from volunteers and staff.
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The document discusses a fundraising event held by the Logan East Community Neighbourhood Association (LECNA) called a T-shirt sale. It describes LECNA's services and programs for the community. It then explains the importance of fundraising for nonprofit organizations and discusses various fundraising strategies. The bulk of the document focuses on the student's role in advertising the T-shirt sale through social media, flyers, and newspaper articles. It also describes the volunteer efforts to set up and run the successful event.
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The document discusses 5 promotional ideas for a school festival: 1) A radio advertisement that informed many people but the presenters were nervous, 2) Colorful, informative leaflet distribution that was very successful but the printing could have been better, 3) Assemblies that informed students what was happening but lacked enthusiasm, 4) Concourse marketing focusing on raffle prizes that was very successful in ticket sales, and 5) Eye-catching posters that conveyed basic information but lacked details. Overall, the promotional strategies helped promote the festival despite some minor execution issues.
This document provides an overview of political campaigns, including their history and evolution. It describes the typical structure of a modern campaign, including the roles and responsibilities of key departments like finance, communications, and field. It discusses fundraising needs at different levels of government and the long hours and lifestyle sacrifices required of campaign staff. The document emphasizes the importance of all parts of the campaign working together and suggests ways for people to get involved, such as volunteering.
A candidate in Santa Monica ran a successful campaign for city council focusing on increasing housing. The candidate, Jesse Zwick, targeted different voter groups with tailored messages about improving affordability, homelessness, and quality of life. The campaign established core values, identified supporters, and held events to fundraise and spread its pro-housing message. Jesse Zwick was elected to city council, becoming the first pro-housing candidate to win in notoriously anti-development Santa Monica.
The document provides a timeline and overview of President Obama's 2012 reelection campaign. It describes how the campaign was launched in April 2011 and proceeded in phases to build its grassroots organization through volunteer recruitment and training. Key dates included national days of action, the Democratic National Convention, and getting out the vote efforts leading up to the November 2012 election. The campaign emphasized building a strong organization through voter registration, persuasion, and turnout programs in battleground states to secure 270 electoral votes needed for reelection.
The document summarizes lessons learned from Barack Obama's 2008 presidential campaign. It discusses how the campaign succeeded through grassroots organizing, social media, and user-generated content despite being outspent. Key points included empowering supporters to create and share their own stories online; capitalizing on viral videos, especially those showing authentic supporter experiences; and building a large email list to mobilize donors and volunteers across local communities. The end goal was to build a lasting movement through empowering relationships rather than just raise funds or get votes.
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This document provides guidance for volunteer coordinators to help keep volunteers engaged and satisfied. It summarizes 12 common reasons why volunteers quit organizations or stop participating. These reasons include burnout from taking on too much too quickly, feeling excluded from inner circles, feeling a lack of growth opportunities, and a sense that their efforts cannot contribute to success. The document advises showing appreciation, providing a variety of roles, and ensuring volunteers feel in control of their level of involvement.
The Libertarian party in Indiana has fielded 100 candidates in the 1998 elections, far more than ever before, signaling growth for the third party in a traditionally two-party state. Libertarians believe about half of Indiana residents agree with their platform of smaller government, lower taxes, and greater individual freedom but are unfamiliar with the party. Their message of reducing the size and scope of government appears to be resonating with more voters. While gaining traction could siphon votes from major parties, the Libertarians hope to draw new voters to the polls and their fresh voice could push other parties to reconsider some of their policy stances.
The document provides guidance for Libertarian candidates running for local elected office in Ohio. It advises candidates to carefully consider which office to run for by evaluating time commitments, residency requirements, and potential conflicts of interest from their career or business dealings. It also stresses the importance of building a plausible candidacy through community involvement prior to running. Candidates are instructed to evaluate the political landscape and competition before deciding to run. Finally, it outlines resources on the Ohio Secretary of State's website to properly file as a candidate.
The document provides information on organizing a county level Libertarian Party, including structuring the party organization, developing the county organization through membership drives and volunteer recruitment, planning programs and events, public relations strategies, fundraising, and candidate recruitment. It outlines the roles and responsibilities of county executive committee members and officers such as the chair, vice chair, secretary, and treasurer.
The document provides an overview of guerrilla marketing techniques that can be used by small political parties like the Libertarian Party to compete against larger rivals. It summarizes Jay Conrad Levinson's book on guerrilla marketing, outlining five low-cost marketing methods: canvassing, telephone marketing, circulars/brochures, classified ads, and signs. For each method, it provides tips from Levinson on how to effectively utilize the technique with a minimum of resources. The overall message is that small political groups can promote themselves and increase visibility through clever use of unconventional "mini-media" options ignored by larger competitors.
The document provides details on planning a fundraising dinner event for the Libertarian Party called Liberty Fest Dinner. It outlines the date, location, expected attendance, pricing, and committee members responsible for various tasks. It also includes a budget, timeline of tasks leading up to the event, and process for registration and food orders. The goal is to make a profit to support the party's activities. Careful planning is emphasized to ensure a successful fundraising event.
The document provides instructions for searching for the term "libertarian" on Facebook and refining search results. It instructs the user to type "libertarian" in the search bar, select the desired network if results are not as expected, and refine the search to the "People" category and by location for more relevant results.
The document provides tips for writing effective direct mail fundraising letters. It discusses that longer letters tend to raise more money according to market testing. It recommends including a unique selling proposition, addressing all questions donors may have, and providing a progress update, project description, request for funds, reminder of past accomplishments, and postscripts to build continuity across letters. The tips are meant to help non-profits maximize funds raised through direct mail campaigns.
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1. - THE LIBERTARIAN PARTY'S SUCCESS '99
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From 0 to $250,000 The History of the Jon Coon Fundraising Plan
BYBARBARAGOUSHAW them. We did not write them a fundraising letter.
We called them, explained who Jon was, (outside
F
undraising is a Selling Job. You must of a few party activists, no one really knew Jon)
sell potential contributors on the idea of what he was running for, and the basics of the
contributing to your campaign. In politics plan. Then we asked them, not for money, but
there are two types of contributors. Those who for an appointment to meet with Jon at their
are ideologically aligned with you, and those horne. Closing with: Agree to meet with Jon.
who seek political access. Contributors to Talk to him. Ask him questions, and if you like
Libertarian campaigns are primarily of the what you hear, consider supporting his cam-
ideological group, since selling the idea that we paign. We got about a 40% yes to the meeting.
will provide potential contributors (or PACs) Then Jon would go to their house, and
with access to the halls of power is not some- explain the plan, and pitch the pledge program.
thing that we generally have to offer, and is The vast majority of people that he met with
potentially a violation of Libertarian ethics. became financial supporters, campaign volun-
Access to the candidate, however, can still be a teers, or both. Some folks were so dazzled
motivation, as people love to have a political receiving the phone call and the offer of a
candidate listen to their opinions and com- meeting they agreed to contribute without a
plaints. meeting. (Now that Jon has been identified as
"Michigan's most prominent Libertarian" by the
Step One: First we wrote the plan. media, people actually brag: "Jon Coon came to
This is the political equivalent of a business my house!'') Those who volunteered as a result
plan. We detailed, in keneral terms (specifics of the meeting were invited to join the phone
remained confidential, but were also in writing) banking effort.
who our targeted voters were, our plan to reach Some folks requested printed info when
them, why we thought they would respond to they received their phone calls, so we sent out a
our message, what the costs were to accomplish "basic information packet" with a contribution
the plan, and the time-frames for accomplishing form. Some gave as a result, but most times this
it. This became the foundation of our was a simple a way of getting us off the phone
fundraising game plan, as well as the campaign without saying "no." Some gave later. Some
plan itself. gave when they received the follow-up phone
call after we had sent the information.
Step Two: At first it was just Jon and
1. (Later there were others who volunteered to Step Three: Once Jon had some
help with this project.) We began the experience under his belt with this type of
fundraising process by obtaining the Michigan fundraising, we organized public meetings. Some
Libertarian Party mailing list. Then we called were organized by us, (these generally went
2. better) and some were organized by the affiliates. Fundraising Chairman
The first was timed to coincide with the Next to the Candidate and the Campaign
"official" announcement of his candidacy. We Manager, the fundraising chair is the most
rented the auditorium at a local community important position on the campaign. Seek out
center, then contacted a local talk-radio station, someone who sells for a living, i.e.: Insurance,
and spoke with the producer of a "semi-Libertar- cars, stocks etc. These are folks who can take a
ian" talk show host. Explaining that we wanted "no" and not get discouraged. Our fundraising
to officially announce Jon's candidacy on his chair, an insurance salesman named Al Garcia,
show, we booked the interview for the day raised thousands for us through a series of
before the public meeting. Jon went on the air "breakfast meetings" with business people. Many
and as part of the interview, pitched the public of the people he invited were his friends, but as
meeting. 150 people showed up at that meeting this program progressed, other staffers and
and committed to contributing over $8,000 via volunteers thought of people that they knew
the pledge program. that were appropriate invitees for these ongoing
This continued as part of the plan, meetings. This program absolutely requires a
throughout the campaign: Organize a public personal invitation from a supporter who will
meeting, get a radio interview to promote it, encourage the person to attend the meeting.
and pitch the pledge program. Many of the Similar meetings that were promoted to the
people who came also "discovered" and joined business community simply by mailing invita-
the LP. tions were a dismal failure. Al also raised close
to $21,000 at our state party convention during
The Pledge Program a challenge from a supporter who offered to give
A pledge program is generally a loser for the maximum if 10 others would match it.
"D's and R's" but can work really well for an LP
candidate. Why does it work for us and not for Meetings with other groups
them? We believe that people commit to a Jon did many personal appearances with
pledge and then bailout on it when the D's or non-Libertarian groups. Optimists, Veterans,
R's do something that they don't like. Political Bikers, Gun Groups, United We Stand, virtually
pundits say that peopl= -n't fulfill their any group that wanted him, got him, and our
pledges, yet we had a 9 'ulfillrnent rate. supporters were actively encouraged to ask their
Those who did bail on us .d a good reason (laid organizations to have him speak. We did not
off, etc.) A few quit, however, over his stands on fundraise at these engagements. Instead, Jon
the issues. would ask them to sign the "clipboard that was
During the events, or the home visits, Jon being passed around" if they wanted more
would ask people to join the pledge program. information about him or the campaign. Then
Contributing, on a monthly basis, what ever we would follow up with a thank-you-for-
they could afford, until the end of the cam- attending letter, a lit piece and a request for
paign. He always knew what the per-month funds. Time permitting, we would also make a
number would be to take them to the maximum phone call. Many of these folks, particularly the
limit, and that was what he asked for. We kept bikers, vets and gun people, became contributors
track of our pledges, sent them a monthly and volunteers.
reminder/newsletter and gently called to remind
the ones who fell behind. The pledge base gave Events
us a great budqeti /income tool. We also did a series of fundraising parties
and events: Your basic dinner and speech with a
pitch for funds after. Some of the most success-
ful were the "Wild Game" dinner and the
3. evening at the race track. The track event was The Final Push
titled, "Put Your Money On A Winner." We sold In the last few weeks of the campaign, we
dinner tickets, and set up a competition be- called all of our contributors again, requesting
tween the tables of attendees to see who could money for advertising.
contribute the largest portion of their track
winnings back to the campaign. Summary
We asked, and asked, and then asked again
The Brass Roots Rally for support. We asked in person, we asked on
The gun issue was hot in '94, and we the phone, we asked at events, we asked by
organized the largest pro-gun rally in 20 years, mail, we asked in ads in the national IP News.
which was held on the steps of the Capitol We asked when we thanked them for their last
building in Lansing. (The extensive details of contribution. (A thank you is a must!)
the organization of this event are available, if
desired). A word of caution
Several times during the event our volun- Because our contributors are primarily
teers passed through the crowd bearing five- ideological contributors, the majority of your
gallon pails collecting cash from the attendees. funds are likely to come in the last few months,
After they made a donation, they received an as things heat up. Access contributors, like PACs
orange Jon Coon lapel sticker, so that they and the politically savvy major donors, give
would not get hit up again. (Although some early. This can be challenging in the budgeting
gave every time the bucket came around!) process for us, and is one of the major advan-
tages that the incumbents will have; particularly
The Newsletter because the media tends to judge a campaign's
Our supporters and contributors received a success by how much it has raised.
monthly update throughout the campaign. It Finally, make certain that you have bud-
contained campaign news, a recap of media geted for the post-election expenses, because
coverage, dumb things our opponents had done, contributions end on election day unless you are
upcoming events, etc. And of course, there was the winner.
always a strong pitch for funds and information
about whatever project we had going that
required them to donate. It kept them feeling
like they were part of what was happening, and
never, ever lost money. Usually it generated
double what it cost to get out.