Free Grassroots Campaign School - Various Locations - Register Now

[Spirit of '76]

This is a great opportunity for us!

The Leadership Institute (http://anonym.to/?http://www.leadershipinstitute.org/) is offering free Grassroots Campaign Schools in various locations around the country next month.

Here's what they say about the school:

Close elections are won by between three and five percent of the vote.

Learn how to get the votes you need to win.

The Grassroots Campaign School teaches political candidates, staff, and volunteers how to identify and get to the polls the extra percentage of the vote necessary for victory.

Political technology determines political success. Campaigns and individuals learn how to win using the latest political technology:
Learn effective fundraising techniques and the keys to personal solicitation.
Maximize the effect of hard-earned campaign dollars by using volunteers and high-impact technology.
Ensure your campaign’s success by learning proven Get-Out-The-Vote and Election Day methods.
Campaign strategy
Campaign structure and organization
Strategic research
Message development
Public relations
Earned media
Coalition building
Volunteer recruitment
Personal solicitation
Events fundraising

This sounds like just the thing for dedicated meetup organizers. I've signed up for the one in Lynchburg, VA.

There are also other schools, such as a Campaign Manager School, Public Relations School, etc., which require a small fee.

Go here to find dates and register:
http://anonym.to/?http://www.leadershipinstitute.org/Training/ (link anonymized so they don't know where we're coming from)

[DAZ]

Here's the upcoming schedule. I strongly urge everyone who lives in any of these areas to look into attending a seminar. Talk to your meetup groups. We need to take advantage of every opportunity to improve our techniques and approaches, especially since many of our actions cannot legally or practically be guided by campaign HQ. Follow the links in the first post for more info.


Grassroots Campaign School
08/25/07 Purceville, VA
09/08/07 Napels, FL
09/08/07 Little Rock, AR
09/08/07 Hillsdale, MI
09/08/07 Lynchburg, VA
09/14/07 Aurora, CO
09/22/07 Belleville, IL
09/29/07 Metro East, IL

They also have other types of seminars, but those seem focused more on DC-centric issues.

[mdh]

This is tempting! Hmmmmm.
Wanna carpool?

I actually kind of know Lynchburg too, though it's been a while... used to have some friends down there.

[Spirit of '76]

Wanna carpool?

We can do that.


I actually kind of know Lynchburg too, though it's been a while... used to have some friends down there.

The seminar is at Liberty. :cool:

It's a two-day thing so we'll need a place to crash.

[Question_Authority]

You would think they would include NH and IA. Bummer.