State supreme courts have been a part of conservatives’ analysis for decades, and progressives are unfortunately just catching up. Now, more than ever, we need to take the fight to the state courts.
Civic Engagement
Vote Deficit Calculator
Your base is comprised of people who already strongly support your candidate or issue. Since our campaigns don’t have unlimited resources, it is important to figure out how many people outside of your base you need to reach out to in order to win. This calculator will help determine your vote deficit.
In order to calculate this, you’ll need your win number and past election support information going back as far as you can.
Win Number Calculator
Since campaigns don’t have an unlimited amount of time or money, it is important to be strategic and use resources efficiently. This is done through targeting, which first requires knowing your Win Number. A Win Number is the amount of votes your campaign needs in order to secure victory, also sometimes known as a vote goal. This calculator will help you determine how many votes you need in order to win if there are only two candidates in the race.
You’ll need information about the current number of registered voters in your electorate, as well as the percentage of voter turnout from the last three similar elections in your district. You can make an educated guess to determine the number of votes necessary to win a campaign.
Digital Fundraising
Overview
As the 2022 midterm election nears, our movement will need to harness all our resources to mobilize our communities, inspire action and engagement for the long-term, and win elections. This training will teach candidates, campaign managers & organizers how to run a digital fundraising program from start to finish. Participants will learn the basics of digital fundraising copywriting, projecting income, analyzing statistics and how to grow a dynamic, successful digital subscriber base.
Who is this course for?
- Grassroots candidates who are new to digital fundraising.
- Volunteers, staff and activists who want to use digital best practices to raise money for their organizations or campaigns.
- Anyone who wants to expand their existing digital organizing skills to include building a holistic, successful digital engagement and fundraising program.
- No baseline knowledge of digital tools required, but familiarity with digital organizing or CRMs is useful.
Ideal applicants come from all walks of life, though we are especially focusing on beginners who are passionate about their organizations and want to start their learning journey. Here are some attributes shared by all our applicants:
Appetite for Learning: Whether you have experience in organizing or not, we are interested in organizers and campaign practitioners who are eager to develop their skills further and are committed to learning and growth.
Organizing Insight: You don’t need to be a professional politico, but we’re looking for applicants with experience doing organizing work on the ground. That work can be tied to grassroots, electoral, and/or issue organizing. We seek to support organizers who are currently part of a campaign effort or are seeking to build one.
Dedication to Inclusive Politics and Intersectional Solutions: At re:power, we center race, class, gender and sexuality across all our trainings – it’s part of our practice of inclusive politics. We want organizers to be open to new ideas regarding it and to the ideas and contributions from their fellow organizers who will reflect our diverse communities.
Course Expectations
This is an interactive course. We ask participants to write in the chat box, share verbally, and participate in breakout group discussion. We understand that folks have a lot going on though, so if you are not able to participate in a breakout discussion you can let the tech moderator know. We encourage, but do not require, participants to turn on video during breakout discussions.
Questions? Please contact us at civicengagement@repower.org
Equity Informed Targeting
Living in a material world means that we don’t have unlimited time, money, or people when it comes to running a campaign. In order to use our resources as efficiently as possible, a vital key to success for any campaign is targeting. Targeting allows us to be more specific about who we’re contacting, whether it’s registering folks to vote, reminding them to turn out for an election, or persuading them to our side.
Candidate Training
Overview
As candidates prepare for the critical midterm elections, now is the time to recruit, develop, and uplift community leaders and organizers who are taking the next step in their leadership journey—running for office. re:power is excited to offer this training series to support candidates, campaigns and organizations in meeting the needs of this moment.
Participants will learn about the critical components of a political campaign—Campaign Planning, Targeting and Base Building, Budgeting and Fundraising, Direct Voter Contact, Media and Values-based Messaging, and much more. Participants will complete the training series with the skills and tools to build a campaign plan and launch their campaign infrastructure.
Who is this course for?
- Community leaders, organizers, advocates, and campaign practitioners who desire to seek elected office to transform their communities.
- Former candidates seeking to leverage the lessons they gained through their previous campaigns by running again.
- Folks who have not yet made up their minds but are considering a run for public office.
Ideal applicants come from all walks of life—we welcome everyone from activists looking to deepen their skills, to complete beginners who are passionate about organizing. Here are some attributes shared by all our applicants:
Relational: Whether you have experience working directly with leaders or not, we are interested in organizers who are curious and committed to working in collaboration with others. If you are interested in building power through organizations and campaigns, or in investigating innovative ways of organizing, you may be a good fit.
Organizing Insight: You don’t need to be a professional politico, but we’re looking for applicants with experience doing organizing work on the ground. That work can be tied to grassroots, electoral, and/or issue organizing. We seek to support organizers who are currently part of an organizing effort or are seeking to build one.
Dedication to Inclusive Politics and Intersectional Solutions: At re:power, we center race, class, gender and sexuality across all our trainings—it’s part of our practice of inclusive politics. We encourage organizers to be open to new ideas regarding inclusive politics, especially from their fellow organizers who will reflect our diverse communities.
If you have any questions, please reach out to civicengagement@repower.org.
