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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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  1. noi12.co/OnyC98

  2. Early Vote & Door-to-Door events Guest Trainer: Alex Lofton, Organizer.com Facilitated By: Hope Wood, NOI

  3. Introductions NOI On Demand Me & You Norms

  4. FOLLOWING THE LAW Elections.neworganizing.com

  5. FOLLOWING THE LAW www.afj.org

  6. Alex Lofton Former Southern Regional Director @ Organizing for America Business Development @ Organizer.com

  7. 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

  8. Early VOTE EVENTS: what and why?

  9. WHAT ARE EARLY VOTE EVENTS?

  10. WHAT ARE EARLY VOTE EVENTS? A rally where people march to the polls

  11. WHAT ARE EARLY VOTE EVENTS? A canvass- getting Early Vote (EV) & VBM (Vote By Mail) commits as a part of the script

  12. WHAT ARE EARLY VOTE EVENTS? Piggy-backing on an existing event (concert, busses from Sunday church services, school event, etc)

  13. WHAT ARE EARLY VOTE EVENTS? An early vote bar-b-q and picnic

  14. WHAT ARE EARLY VOTE EVENTS? An original concert or fair in targeted neighborhood

  15. Why EARLY VOTE EVENTS MATTER?

  16. Why EARLY VOTE EVENTS MATTER? • Urgency • Convenience • Fun • Clean lists

  17. leading a motivational action

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. EARLY VOTE EVENT EXAMPLES

  21. A MARCH TO THE POLLS - AGENDA An Example

  22. A MARCH TO THE POLLS – THE RESULT!

  23. EV & VBM in your scripts An Example

  24. EV FLYER An Example

  25. EV COMMIT CARD 1 An Example

  26. EV COMMIT CARD 2 An Example

  27. SCHEDULING AND Planning EARLY VOTE EVENTS

  28. What type of event? When should it happen?

  29. Sample voter contact schedule

  30. preparing for the action • Set a strategy • Recruit a team & agree on roles • Recruit attendees • Confirm, confirm, confirm. • Prepare the space.

  31. 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

  32. POST YOUR EVENT Day Time Address What to bring

  33. RECRUIT VOLUNTEERS

  34. SIGN IN VOLUNTEERS

  35. 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!!

  36. Questions?

  37. Evaluation

  38. 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.  .

  39. Interdependent Leadership (aka the Snowflake Model) How can I support NOI On Demand? https://act.neworganizing.com/donate/NOD_Donate_08-2012/ Interdependent Leadership

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