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noi12.co/OnyC98. Early Vote & Door-to-Door events. Guest Trainer: Alex Lofton, Organizer.com Facilitated By: Hope Wood, NOI. Introductions. NOI O n Demand Me & You Norms. FOLLOWING THE LAW. Elections.neworganizing.com. FOLLOWING THE LAW. www.afj.org. Alex Lofton.
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Early Vote & Door-to-Door events Guest Trainer: Alex Lofton, Organizer.com Facilitated By: Hope Wood, NOI
Introductions NOI On Demand Me & You Norms
FOLLOWING THE LAW Elections.neworganizing.com
FOLLOWING THE LAW www.afj.org
Alex Lofton Former Southern Regional Director @ Organizing for America Business Development @ Organizer.com
What is an early vote event & why does it matter? • 6 Steps to Leading a Motivational Action • How to Organize Different Kinds of Early Vote & Door-to-Door Events • Scheduling & Planning Early Vote Events • Q & A
WHAT ARE EARLY VOTE EVENTS? A rally where people march to the polls
WHAT ARE EARLY VOTE EVENTS? A canvass- getting Early Vote (EV) & VBM (Vote By Mail) commits as a part of the script
WHAT ARE EARLY VOTE EVENTS? Piggy-backing on an existing event (concert, busses from Sunday church services, school event, etc)
WHAT ARE EARLY VOTE EVENTS? An early vote bar-b-q and picnic
WHAT ARE EARLY VOTE EVENTS? An original concert or fair in targeted neighborhood
Why EARLY VOTE EVENTS MATTER? • Urgency • Convenience • Fun • Clean lists
6 Steps to leading the action Step 1: Build community Step 2: Share goals Step 3: Training Step 4: ACTION Step 5: Evaluate & Celebrate Step 6: Confirm for next action
SAMPLE AGENDA • Welcome & Build community • Share campaign strategy and goals • Hot News, Hot Nights • Train for Action • Role-Play! • Take ACTION (hit the streets, rally the community, etc) • Tally up • Debrief & Celebrate • What worked tonight? What didn’t? • Recruit to next action • Enter Data
A MARCH TO THE POLLS - AGENDA An Example
EV & VBM in your scripts An Example
EV FLYER An Example
EV COMMIT CARD 1 An Example
EV COMMIT CARD 2 An Example
What type of event? When should it happen?
preparing for the action • Set a strategy • Recruit a team & agree on roles • Recruit attendees • Confirm, confirm, confirm. • Prepare the space.
TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK Team Coordinator Phone Bank Coordinator Canvass Coordinator Data Coordinator Volunteer Coordinator Wed, Oct 3rd, setting up and supporting volunteer teams – sign up at neworganizing.com
POST YOUR EVENT Day Time Address What to bring
SAMPLE AGENDA FOR RECRUITMENT EVENT Look familiar? • Welcome & Build community • Share campaign strategy and goals • Hot News, Hot Nights • Train for Action • Role-Play! • Take ACTION (get on phones or hit the streets!) • Tally up, Debrief & Celebrate • What worked tonight? What didn’t? • Recruit to next action ***Don’t forget to enter DATA!!
What’s next: This WEEK Early Vote & Vote-by-Mail Week – September 24 – 28 Early Vote & Vote By Mail Strategy – Monday Early Vote & Vote By Mail Data – Tuesday Leading Great Early Vote and Door to Door Events – Wednesday Early Vote Online Tools – Thursday - We'll discuss ways to use New Media to drive your early vote program, and preview some tools you can use to boost your program this fall. Online Fundraising – Friday - This session covers best practices in raising money online for campaigns and non-profits. .
Interdependent Leadership (aka the Snowflake Model) How can I support NOI On Demand? https://act.neworganizing.com/donate/NOD_Donate_08-2012/ Interdependent Leadership