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About Sister District
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Leaders' Corner
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- 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
- 2022 Candidate Appearance Request Form
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Team Building
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- 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
- 2022 Roadmap - Visual
- Sample 2022 Organizing Plan
- Sister District Volunteer 2022 One Pager
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Communications
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- Articles coming soon
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Fundraising
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- 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
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Voter Contact
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- 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
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SDAN
Unofficial Sister Races
DC Policies: Unofficial Races
UPDATED: 4/10/18
The Sister District Project (SDP) identifies and curates particular races throughout the year to officially support. These are called “official Sister Races.” Before taking on an official Sister Race, SDP goes through an extensive evaluation process, which includes researching campaign finance laws, vetting campaigns and candidates, speaking to local groups on the ground, and assessing resources and capacity. SDP then matches races to volunteer teams and supports the teams as they support their official Sister Races.
We recognize that sometimes teams want to support campaigns that are not official Sister Races, and we are always happy to see volunteers following their passion and taking initiative. However, because of the legal implications related to supporting races, SDP does not have the resources to complete the legal compliance check and vetting process for races other than the ones we select at HQ. For that reason, we ask that you adhere to the following guidelines when supporting “unofficial” Sister Races.
Teams may select and support “unofficial” races. Teams are welcome to identify and support campaigns that are not official Sister Races curated by SDP.
SDP will not provide legal or compliance information or support for unofficial races. It is up to the team and volunteers to ensure that all actions in relation to unofficial races are in compliance with all applicable laws.
Communications regarding unofficial races should make clear to volunteers and the general public when the race is not an official Sister District HQ race. When communicating about an unofficial race via email or in any printed or published content (i.e. flyers, brochures, handouts, published essays or articles, etc.), the following disclaimer should be used, either as a footer or in the body of the communication:
“[name of campaign] is a race selected by [local team] and is not officially supported by Sister District HQ.”
Teams should use their individual team logos when communicating about an unofficIal race. To obtain a team logo, please fill out this form.