Overview
Campaign School Bootcamp is designed to support issue-focused organizers to connect the dots between elections and year-round issue-based organizing. This is a short intensive training that will take participants through the full-cycle of electoral campaigning, from how to calculate a win number and create a field plan, to campaign budgeting and fundraising, to launching and managing a canvass.
While the primary focus is on electoral skills, this course is intended to build the confidence, rigor and strategy that organizers need to transfer these skills to issue-based grassroots organizing.
Who is this course for?
- Grassroots Organizers, Base Builders, Campaigners who want to build inclusive, productive and positive work environments
- Issue-focused organizers who are, or will be receiving, C3 or C4 dollars to manage electoral programs to uplift issue-focused campaigns ie. ballot measures, pro-working class candidates, etc.
- Folks who have 3+ years of organizing experience
What will you learn?
At the end of this course you will be able to:
- Build out a comprehensive field plan for your campaign
- Utilize VAN to target the folks your campaign needs to talk to.
- Calculate your “win number” through an inclusive politics lens
- Craft persuasive messages to your inclusive base
