County Party Organizing
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Building a Better County Party April 22nd, 2009 Questions? [email protected] AIM: DFA Night School Paid for by Democracy for America, www.democracyforamerica.com, and not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee.
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Transcript of County Party Organizing
Building a Better County Party
April 22nd, 2009Questions? [email protected]
AIM: DFA Night School Paid for by Democracy for America, www.democracyforamerica.com,
and not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s
committee.
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DFA Chair
Jim Dean
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Tonight’s Trainers
Matt BlizekNight School Host
Democracy for America
Jennifer Coken
Former Chair, Denver County Democratic Party
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The Democratic Party has existed since 1792 and is the longest continuing political organization in history
Training OverviewRecruitment & Development
Fundraising
Precinct Work
Planning & Goal Setting
Your County Democratic Party:• Builds infrastructure for national
campaigns• Anyone can get involved and
make a difference• Has more direct affect on your
life than national politics
All Politics are Local
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Recruitment & Outreach(especially new voters & activists)
Effective Recruitment Tactics
Be Proud & Be Visible!Phone calls
Email & Online
Tip for Next Time:Build good relationships with state & national campaigns to
get volunteer & supporter data after an election
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Recruitment EventsForums
TrainingsPotlucks
Building a ‘Leadership Rich’ Organization
Setting the ‘tone’ from the top
Delegate! - Create roles/jobs/positions for activists- Don’t assign tasks; Offer Responsibility!- Set expectations and learn from failures
People want training - Give it to them!
Run better meetings - Sample Meeting Agenda & tips
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County Party FundraisingDifferent from candidate fundraising
Create a budget & set quarterly goals
Tactics for County Party Fundraising- Chair call time- Recurring donor programs- Events (large & small)- Direct Mail- Email
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Precinct Organizing and Building Community
Recruit and train neighborhood captainsSee Fall 2007 Night School for tips on Precinct Organizing
Organize Social & Civic activities• Softball games against other local groups• Drinking Liberally chapters• Adopt a park or highway• Other volunteer actions
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Planning & Goal Setting
Write an annual county party plan
Set specific & quantifiable goals
Track metrics to determine progress
Write it down!
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Metrics to Track• New volunteers• New leaders• Precinct Captains• Money raised• Email list size• Candidates recruited
Homework
1. Attend your next County Democratic Party
meeting
2. Volunteer as a precinct captain or offer to
help organize a recruiting event
3. Help write a 2009 Plan for your county party
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Next Month on DFA Night School
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April 25-26 Memphis, TN July 11-12 Chicago, IL
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May 30-31 Beaumont, CA July 18-19Birmingham, AL
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June 27-28 Redding, CA Oct 3-4 Columbia, MO
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