Learn about a powerful new feature feature from RunForOffice.org that lets anyone nominate everyday leaders to run in their communities.
Today we announced the expansion of RunForOffice.org and the debut of community nominations, and I'm thrilled to tell you how they work.
This powerful new feature is the answer to a question that’s been on our minds for years: if the best leaders are often reluctant ones – volunteers, mentors, organizers, or trusted neighbors who don’t see themselves as political – what would it take to get those people to actually consider running for office?
With community nominations, we’re making a bet on positive social pressure – that these everyday leaders are more likely to step forward and run when they know their community believes in them and wants them to do it.
Here’s how it works:
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You nominate someone, sharing how you know them and why you believe they should run.
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You share the nomination link with other people who know and admire them.
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Those people co-sign the nomination, sharing why they want to see the nominee run.
- Run for Office lets your nominee know that people want them to run, sharing the endorsements with them and giving them the chance to accept and start their candidate journey.
From there, RunForOffice.org gives your nominee everything they need to find the right position to run for, learn how to do it, and be matched with organizations who want to mentor and train candidates like them.
And if they don’t want to be pushed, that’s totally ok – the nomination feature is built to ensure a nominee can say “no thanks” and have their wishes respected. They can opt out – not just from your nomination, but from receiving any more nominations, either for six months or for good.
So you can rest easy, and crack the door open knowing that they can shut it again if they choose. But maybe, instead of shutting it, they’ll step through, and your vote of confidence will be the start of something great.
Today’s your chance to let an everyday leader in your life know what you see in them, so they can start to see it too. So – who will you nominate?
