Don’t reinvent the wheel! Use the same apps that firefighters and utility workers rely on to canvass in areas without cell coverage. The uses may seem different, but are identical technically. How do you conduct surveys and collect information from a list of people? Do this in areas without cellular service? How can the information …
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Door hangers are cost-effective for campaigns and they are a must during COVID. How does a grassroots campaign deliver its door hangers to thousands of houses quickly with just a few volunteers? How can volunteers reach more houses in less time? Avoid duplicating efforts? A little technology goes a long way in streamlining the distribution …
Birds of a feather, flock together. So do voters. Find areas with high densities of likely voters with cluster analysis to canvass smarter – not harder. How do you reach the most potential supporters, in the least time and money with few volunteers? Focus on areas with high densities of likely voters so your canvassers …
Canvass smarter to register more voters and increase voter turnout to counter Republican voter suppression. How can organizers: Canvass people from the voter file or any other contact list? Customize the survey questions for canvassers to ask? Handle deep canvassing where volunteers contact the same person several times? Provide volunteers with canvassing scripts they can …
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Geotarget campaigns with demographic data to help people register to vote and mobilize existing voters. Better data plays helps choose where to focus to get the best results. Smart maps make it easier to choose from dozens of demographic criteria to overlay on a map to better plan campaigns. When in doubt, Ask The Map. …
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DACA students believe in the American dream. These Dreamers advocate for fair political representation – and they make great canvassers. Elected officials should reflect the demographics of the people they represent – and not just their rich donors. Changing this demands that communities disproportionately impacted by the lack of public resources and investment build political …
Republicans make it harder for rural communities and tribal lands to vote. Canvass smarter with innovative apps to increase voter participation. Republicans exploit rural communities’ remoteness, lack of internet access and cell coverage. Conservative media outlets control what information they get. This voter suppression denies millions of Americans living in rural areas and on tribal …
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Canvass smarter by enhancing voter files with demographic data and interactive maps. It’s fast, simple and affordable. Business marketers use demographic data and visual analysis apps to decide where to focus and get the best return on their marketing dollars. The technology and data they use is proven and cost-effective as thousands of businesses use …
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Good organizers build trust before asking others for their support. How? Personal storytelling. Organizers share their own personal stories to quickly establish rapport and mobilize others to support their cause. “Their story presents a specific challenge they faced, the choice they made about how to deal with the challenge, and the outcome. The story invites …
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Canvas better with business software that does more and costs less. Canvassing is vital to register more voters and mobilize supporters. Think beyond the voter file to find unregistered voters. How can grassroots groups canvas houses not in a voter file? Use other lists or canvas door-to-door to add new records? Conduct community surveys? Do …
