Resource Library

About Sister District

• Downloadable Resources

  • Powerpoint: Intro to Sister District (MA-RI)
  • Powerpoint: Intro to Sister District and Gerrymandering (MA-RI)
  • Powerpoint: Sister District 101 (Chicago)
  • How SDP Works

• Political Strategy

  • Why States Matter
  • Candidate Selection Process
  • 2022 Sister District Strategy
  • 2021 Impact Report

• Summit Materials

  • Summit 2020 Notes
  • Summit 2020 Slide Deck
  • Summit 2021 Notes and Slide Decks

• Sister District Press Releases and Coverage
• How to Donate
• Sister District Volunteer 2022 One Pager

Leaders’ Corner

• Sister District Policies & Security

  • Unofficial Sister Races
  • Local Team Communications
  • Security Best Practices
  • Volunteer Guidance re: COVID-19

• Key Forms

  • ActBlue Link Request Form
  • Affiliate Interest Form
  • Directory Update Form
  • Alternative Donation Reporting Form
  • Volunteer Reimbursement Request Form
  • Sister District Donations Refcode Update Request
  • Action Network: Remove Yourself from the Global Block List
  • Request for Event Promotion on Social Media

• Key Templates

  • Sample 45min Agenda For Virtual Event with Guest(s)
  • Sample In-Person Event Sign-In Form

• Who Do I Ask About…?
• Schedule of Calls and Trainings
• Video: Using the Resource Library
• State Bridges Events Recordings
• Sister District Directory

Team Building

• Organizing Fundamentals

  • Getting to a Person's Why
  • Tips for Leadership Development
  • Video: Recruitment Sister District Style 2021 Summit
  • How-to Guide: Recruit and Retain Strong Volunteers
  • 2021 Hard Ask Memo
  • Case Study: Follow Up and Thank Volunteers
  • How to Guide: Text Reminders
  • How To Guide: Text Recruitment with Hustle
  • Sister District Volunteer 2022 One Pager
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• Welcoming New Volunteers

  • How to Guide: Welcome Wagon

• Partnerships (affiliates, coalitions)

  • Case Studies

    • Case Study: Sister District Puget Sound 2019
    • Case Study: Confronting Anti-Black Racism Series with Sister District Sacramento
  • How to: Inclusive Partnerships
  • Become a Sister District Affiliate

• Team Roles & Structures

  • Case Studies

    • Case Study: Sister District Sacramento
    • Winter is Coming: On “Off” Cycle Organizing
  • Organizing Your Sister District Leadership Team

• Action Network

  • Video: 3/21/21 Email Training with Taylor Hogeland
  • How-to Guide: Action Network
  • Video: 3/26/21 Action Network Training with Obed Ventura
  • Video: Newsletter Email Template Training with Taylor Hogeland

• Mobilize

  • How To: Mobilize

• Zoom

  • Zoom Guidance + Training
  • Zoom Security Training
  • Zoom Security Training Agenda
  • Zoom Security Cheat Sheet
  • How To Guide: Zoom Registration

• Volunteer Recruitment By Phone

  • Case Studies

    • Case Study: Sister District Sonoma County East
    • My Experience as an Organizing Fellow
    • Article: Reach Out and Touch Someone
    • Article: Call (or text) Your Girlfriend
  • Volunteer Recruitment By Phone

Communications

• Email

  • How To Guide: Email Editor
  • Newsletter Example Library
  • Memo: How Email Editors Can Promote Phonebank Programs

• Social Media

  • How to Guide: Social Media Lead
  • Social Media Style Guide
  • Article: Dealing with Trolls and Bots on Social Media
  • Social Squad Program Guide
  • Request for Event Promotion on Social Media

• Team Pages

  • Coming soon!

• Submit Content for HQ

  • Submit a Video for Sister District Social Media
  • Submit a Blog Post for sisterdistrict.com

• Sister District Image and Video Asset Library
• Video: Anat Shenker-Osario Keynote Address 2021 Summit
• 2022 Election Week Talking Points & Messaging

Fundraising

• Fundraiser Types

  • Candidates & Special Guests

    • Case Studies

      • Case Study: Sister District South Loop and More
      • Case Study: Sister District CA Peninsula
      • Case Study: Sister District SF
      • Case Study: Sister District Coastal Los Angeles
      • Case Study: Sister District Madison
    • How To Guide: Candidate & Special Guest Fundraisers
    • Sample 45min Agenda For Virtual Event with Guest(s)

  • Entertainment/Games

    • Case Studies

      • Case Study: Sister District Hartford County
    • Virtual Trivia Kit

  • Classes

    • Case Study: Sister District Portland Eastside Yoga

  • Auctions

    • All About "AuctionsBlue" Fundraisers

  • Voter Contact Sponsorships

    • Article: Sponsor a Phonebanker by South Bay LA

  • Friendraising Events

    • Case Studies

      • Case Study: Old-Timey Jam Friendraiser with Sister District Puget Sound
      • Case Study: The Power of Friendraisers SD Portland 2020
      • Case Study: Portland Eastside Red Wine for a Blue Wave
      • Case Study: Sister District Portland Eastside Hosting a Zoom Friendraiser
      • Case Study: Ice Cream Social Friendraiser Scoops Big Dollars
    • How to Guide: Friendraiser Events
    • Host A Friendraiser!

  • Email Campaigns

    • Send a Fundraising Email to Friends!

  • 24 Hr Fundraising Blitz

    • Case Studies

      • Case Study: Portland 24hr Fundraising Blitz
      • Case Study: CA-3 Matching Donation Blitz
    • How To Guide: 24 Hr Fundraising Blitz

• Additional Resources

  • Video: Fundraising Success Stories Panel Sister District 2021 Summit
  • Early Money: What, Why, and How

• Making The Ask

  • Video: Making the Ask Rachel Madan Sister District 2021 Summit
  • Case Study: Rachel Madan Making the Ask at the 2021 SDP Summit
  • Case Study: Cultivating a Donor with Sister District Eugene

• Thank and Re-solicit Donors

  • How to Guide: Thank and Re-solicit Donors
  • Case Study: NYC Donor Reengagement and Matching Recruitment

• Treasurer/Logistics

  • How To Guide: Treasurer
  • Alternative Donation Reporting Form
  • How to Donate

• Virtual Fundraiser Step-by-Step Guide
• Fundraising Guide
• Fundraising Donation Menu

Voter Contact

• Phonebanking

  • Case Studies

    • Case Study: Sister District Sacramento's "Phonomenal" Phonebankers!
    • Case Study: Phonebank Battle Oregon vs East Bay
    • Case Study: Sister District MA-RI
    • Case Study: Sister District NYC
    • Case Study: Sister District Greater Chicago
    • New Phonebanker Says: This Works!
    • Case Study: Send A Weekly Newsletter to Phonebankers, Sister District Portland 2020

  • 2021 Phonebank Leader Prep Call

    • Video: Demo Jordan Hiller Dial Tally System
    • Phonebank Leader Prep Call Agenda
  • Video: Phonebanking Success Stories Panel Sister District 2021 Summit
  • Adopting A Recurring Phonebank in 2020 – Sister District EUG
  • Sister District Virtual Phonebank Leader Guide
  • Virtual Phonebank Leader Script – TEMPLATE
  • Sister District Guide for Phonebankers
  • Recruiting First-Time Phonebankers

• Textbanking

  • Textbanking Research

• Postcarding

  • Step-by-Step Virtual Postcarding Guide
  • Postcards vs. Phonebanking
  • Postcarding Research

• Canvassing

  • Canvass Training Guide
  • Canvassing Research

SDAN

• Overview

  • About SDAN

• Current Research

  • Postcard Postmark Study

• Past Research

  • Compiled Volunteer and Voter Engagement Results
  • Two Primaries Voter Education Postcard Study
  • Voter Registration Postcards
  • Field Activities Research