Handy Campaign Resources

Written by: Matthew Blizek on Aug 8, 2008 10:56 AM EDT

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Campaign Resources

Here are some great resources that you can use in the coming months.  If you have any other suggestions or resources you think would be helpful then I encourage you to post them in the comments section.

DFA Night School  Every month DFA provides over an hour of training by nationaly known experts in thier fields free of charge to the progressive community.  Visit our Night School page for info on upcoming sessions or to go back and watch previous sessions from our website.

Democratic GAIN  If you are looking for a campaign job, Democratic GAIN should be your first stop. You can search for campaigns and organizations that are hiring near you and you can also post your own resume online. Also, in case you missed our most recent Night School on 'Getting a Campaign Job' you can listen by clicking here: www.democracyforamerica.com/campaignjobs

Run for Office.org Thinking of running for office? Run for Office.org is a great website that has numerous resources for anyone thinking of running for a local office.

Think Precinct Our friends from Democracy for Colorado have produced an excellent resource manual for organizing your neighborhood. www.thinkprecinct.com

Days until the Election Just in case you need a reminder:  Countdown To Election Day

DFA Training Manual Files

Chapter 1: Getting Started

Chapter 2: Developing a Field Plan

Chapter 3: Voter Contact & GOTV

Chapter 4: People: Building Your Volunteer Base

Chapter 5: Money: Finance & Fundraising

Chapter 6: Developing Your Campaign's Message

Chapter 7: Working with the Media

Chapter 8: Time: Campaign and Event Planning

Chapter 9: Online Organizing

Chapter 10: Neighbor to Neighbor Precinct Organizing

Chapter 11: House Parties

Chapter 12: Building Progressive Coalitions

Chapter 13: Citizen Lobbying

Chapter 14: Power Mapping

Chapter 15: Running Better Meetings

Chapter 16: Homework Assingments & Appendix A: Field Organizing Sample Documents

Appendix B: Finance Sample Documents & Appendix C:Communications Sample Documents

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