Running for school board is a bit of different animal than running for other local offices. Campaign spending is generally less, and the time for campaigning is generally limited to a few weeks before election day. Read More...
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Running for School Board
3 Online Strategies For Your Campaign’s Final Stretch
As Election Day grows near, reaching out to voters becomes more and more critical. There are the obvious ways of contacting them, such as through mailers and get-out-the-vote calling. Here are three ways to use your online resources to help get your campaign through that final stretch. Read More...
Your Last Fund Raising Appeal – Make that Final Push!
As voting day nears, don’t become complacent! Make that final push for a campaign contribution. Read More...
Use Signature Files in Your Campaign Messaging
Signature files are a great way to further promote your campaign. A signature file, commonly known as a sig file, is a short block of text that you and your campaign staff append to campaign e-mail to let people know who and what you are. Read More...
Online Calendars Help Organize Your Campaign Schedule
A great way to keep key campaign staff connected and help organize your campaign schedule is through the Yahoo Calendar. Read More...
Top Topics for Campaign Website Newsletters
You have a campaign newsletter – and you’re even gaining subscribers. Great! From now until the election, you will need to keep your supporters informed. You will want to write regularly and with greater frequency as election day approaches. Read More...
Sample Campaign Fundraising Letter
Below is a sample template for an initial fund raising appeal from a candidate to his or her friends or close acquaintances. Note the basic letter structure. This sample campaign contribution letter begins with a candidate introduction, followed by specific issues and suggestions for solving those issues. Then comes an intent to run, and a request for support along with a specific, time-sensitive contribution request. It’s wrapped up with a thank-you and reminder about the campaign website where supporters can find out more information about the campaign and how they can help. Read More...
Creating a Second Language Political Campaign Website
A growing trend in political campaigns is to have content in two languages. For example, there is the English version of BarackObama.com and there is a Spanish section of the the website. Read More...
How Many Households Must I Reach to Win A Local Election?
You probably don’t need to reach as many as you might think. Let’s assume that you have already figured out the number of votes you need to win your election, but you want to know how many households that translates into. Read More...
Types of Political Campaign Letters
Ongoing correspondence in a small political campaign is critical to keeping the momentum going. Advertising is geared toward the public, of course, but the media and your campaign supporters require a more personal touch. Your correspondence to these last two groups tend to fall under only a few categories. Read More...