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Updated Auto-districting for the United Kingdom

Posted by · May 27

Running a campaign in the United Kingdom? Great news - we've updated our shapefiles for the entire country this week to correspond with newly drawn district boundaries (Wards in particular), and have also included Scottish... Continue reading

4 Steps to Win Donors, Activists, and Voters with Email

Posted by · May 23

This is the first installment in a 5-part series on best email practices Whether you’re brand new to email or a veteran with decades of marketing experience, these steps will help you win more donors, activists, and voters... Continue reading

All United States State Legislature Seats: Now live on RunForOffice.org

Posted by · May 20

At RunForOffice.org we just published all 7000+ state legislature seats in the United States and made those positions address-searchable, accompanied by easy to understand directions to get yourself on the ballot. The stat... Continue reading

Logging Contacts - Politics with a Personal Touch

Posted by · May 03

Every campaign's main priority is tracking their supporters and getting them to the polls, whether by 1s vs 5s, volunteers or donors. While tracking by numbers is the most streamlined way to do it, you can go a long way in... Continue reading

NationBuilder on the doorstep - canvassing and much more

Posted by · April 27

Knocking on doors and speaking to voters is an essential part of any successful election campaign. At NationBuilder, we’ve developed tools to help you do that. These work with your people database, so that you can take wha... Continue reading

People: the (not so) secret ingredient in winning campaigns

Posted by · April 22

Just over a year ago, I met Nancy Cooke, Director of Political Operations with the PC Party of Manitoba. I quickly learned that her leadership is a driving force behind the party’s organization and modernization - she even... Continue reading

3 tips to get the most from the free voter file

Posted by · April 20

It’s finally happened — you’ve had enough of the status quo and are ready to run for office. After considering all the local offices you're eligible for, you've decided to run for school board. But now what? You know there... Continue reading

The One Question I Ask Every Candidate Before They Run

Posted by · April 13

I grew up in a political family. My father was a journalist who became a community organizer, and he wrote several manuals on grassroots organizing and how to win political campaigns. My mother was a teacher who became an ... Continue reading

If your goals dashboard looks like this, you're doing it wrong

Posted by · April 08

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