There Are Many Ways to Get Involved
Since 2020 is an election year, our effort shifts more towards electoral campaign. However we still need to contact our elected officials and urge them to vote the way we want. To hold elected officials accountable is a part of democracy process and it never stops.
While all actions help, some are more effective than others. Canvassing is most effective for both persuasion and Get-Out-The-Vote (GOTV), and phone banking follows. These are proven method to identify supporters and cleaning the lists for GOTV, but the number of contacts one person can make is limited.
Under the Covid-19 ‘Shelter In Place’ we are not knocking doors in foreseeable future. All our phone banks are online for you to join safely from home. At this time phone banking is our top priority, gets you the biggest bang for your buck, and most needed.
Texting is effective for event invite and GOTV since the information is right under voters’ finger tip. Text App Hustle was widely utilized in 2016, and since then multiple platforms/Apps such as ThruText, Spoke, OutVote, Text Out and Text per Cent were developed. Through these apps you will be able to send 100s of messages in a short time without using your texting function. However using the apps could be costly and so is obtaining cell phone numbers. Voter fatigue is becoming a challenge since texting is widely used and you have to opt voters out when asked.
Postcards and letters are effective and sometime only way to reach voters who live rural area without known phone number. Volunteer enthusiasm is a blessing for the campaigns since 35/55 cents per contact is expensive. It is one way communication so that it is not fit for cleaning lists, identifying supporters or persuading undecided in the electoral campaign.
We humans are social creatures, and when we get reminded multiple times in many ways by different people, it increases the likelihood of voting. So all is needed!
Finally donation is important to support your cause and/or candidate. We want you to donate strategically. What is your goal? Donation asks are design to push your emotional buttons. Instead of donating when you receive donation asks or your favorite politicians, research and donate organizations that meet your goals and expectations. Matched and monthly donations are appreciated and check if your employer will match your donation. After all our fund is limited and we can support so much.