Dealing with Trolls and Bots on Social Media
In a presidential election year, online trolls and bots are more active than ever. But, you can follow these simple steps to identify and respond to them on your social media platforms.
My Experience as an Organizing Fellow
My experience calling volunteers showed me that their desire to make an impact feels more urgent now than ever.
Reach Out and Touch Someone (by Phone)
Our phone contact rate is up nearly 50% from the average for all of last year. The high contact rate tells us something about this moment: volunteers want to connect.
A Few Surprising Advantages of Virtual Parties
Virtual parties can have hidden benefits for grassroots organizers, especially when it comes to phonebanking.
Tips and Tricks for Making Your Virtual Parties More Fun
From tiny desk concerts to remote yoga classes, some fun ideas to bring a little pizazz to your virtual events while we adapt to social distancing.
Creative Organizing During a Pandemic
Our top 7 recommendations for staying healthy, sane, and still getting Democrats elected during the coronavirus outbreak.
No app can replace good old-fashioned organizing
This week, the much-anticipated Iowa caucuses marked the formal start of the 2020 presidential cycle. But the night was marred by the failure of a mobile app that was intended to facilitate gathering and announcing caucus results. In the end, the caucus leaders had to revert to the tried-and-true method of calling in their results […]
Analyzing the 2019 Sister District Impact Report
We recently released our 2019 Impact Report. The report includes details about our fundraising and field achievements, program growth, campaign success and satisfaction, and volunteer/team success and growth. Read on for some of the takeaways from the report.
Winter is Coming: On “Off” Cycle Organizing
One of the key items in our Winter Action Guide is around establishing/solidifying leadership roles and structures for 2020. It’s early yet, but many of you have hosted or are about to host debrief and planning meetings! By way of surfacing examples and ideas between teams, we thought we’d share illustrations from Sister District Sacramento and Sister District Fairfield County.
Sister District MA-RI: Our Impact 2019
Sister District Project MA&RI gives the lowdown on why state-level races are so vital to the nation’s health. SDP helps top-notch Democratic candidates win strategically important state elections across the country, and works to expand civic engagement.
