• Peer-to-Peer Texting: Is the Party Over?

    Oct 25, 2021 by Joe Fuld (he/him)

    Peer-to-Peer texting: Is the party over?

    Peer-to-Peer Texting is Changing: Understand the Landscape

    Whether you like peer-to-peer texting or hate it, it is essential to understand it if you run an organization or a political campaign. This is due to a changing landscape with real implications for fundraising, organizing, and voter turnout activities in the short and long term. 

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  • IssueVoter - Maria Yuan Answers 7 Questions

    Aug 30, 2021 by The Campaign Workshop

    IssueVoter

    IssueVoter: Maria Yuan discusses civic engagement

    IssueVoter founder Maria Yuan decided to start the nonpartisan platform after working on a successful political campaign in one of Iowa’s swing districts and for a Texas State Representative. The organization seeks to increase civic engagement and communication between constituents and their members of Congress. In this interview, Maria discusses her experience running IssueVoter and how her platform connects constituents with their Congressional representatives. 
     
     1. Why did you start IssueVoter?

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  • Why Canvassing Matters

    Jul 19, 2021 by Joe Fuld (he/him)

    Political canvassing

    Use Canvassing to Mobilize Voters

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  • Membership Communications Tips

    Mar 15, 2021 by Elena Veatch

    Jigsaw Puzzle on Yellow Background Representing Membership Communications

    Membership Communications Can Make a Difference

    In our socially distanced world, having a thoughtful membership communications strategy is more important than ever. For labor unions and advocacy organizations effectively engaging members across mediums can make a real difference.  Activating members  to turn out in elections or put pressure on lawmakers to pass legislation is a core part of member communications.

    Here are our tips for taking your membership communications programs to the next level:

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  • 7 Questions on the 2020 Election w/ David Pepper

    Aug 12, 2020

    David Pepper: Three conversation bubbles outlined with different colored pegs

    David Pepper on His Book, The Voter File and the 2020 Election

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  • Canvassing Campaigns Still Matter

    Apr 07, 2016 by Joe Fuld (he/him)

    canvassing

    Don't knock door-to-door canvassing

    Canvassing is special to me. I love knocking on doors. I think it is still a vastly underrated form of communication. Why do I think canvassing is so special? Because of the connection direct contact makes with targeted voters in a personal and systematic way. With any paid medium you need repetition over a condensed period of time.

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