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About Sister District
- Sister District Press Releases and Coverage
- How to Donate
- Sister District Volunteer 2025 One Pager
- Unofficial Sister Races
- Sister District Summit
- Local Team Communications
- Sister District Directory
- Sister District Strategy
- Candidate Selection Process
- 2022 Impact Report
- Who Do I Ask About...?
- Schedule of Calls and Trainings
- Video: Anat Shenker-Osario Keynote Address 2021 Summit
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SDAN
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Team Leadership
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- HQL Update 12.19.24
- HQL Update 12.5.24
- HQL Update 11.21.24
- Special Pre-Election HQL Update 11.4.24
- HQL Update 10.31.24
- HQL Update 10.17.24
- HQL Update 10.2.24
- HQL Update 9.19.24
- HQL Update 9.5.24
- HQL Update 8.22.24
- HQL Update 8.8.24
- HQL Update 7.25.24
- HQL Update 7.11.24
- HQL Update 6.27.24
- HQL Update 6.13.24
- HQL Update 5.30.24
- HQL Update 5.16.24
- HQL Update 5.2.24
- HQL Update 4.18.24
- HQL Update 4.4.24
- HQL Update 3.21.24
- HQL Update 3.7.24
- HQL Update 2.22.24
- HQL Update 2.8.24
- HQL Update 1.25.24
- HQL Update 1.12.24
- HQL Update 12.14.23
- HQL Update 11.30.23
- HQL Update 11.16.23
- 2023 Special Pre-Election HQL Update 11.3.23
- HQL Update 10.26.23
- HQL Update 10.12.23
- HQL Update 9.28.23
- HQL Update 9.14.23
- HQL Update 8.31.23
- HQL Update 8.17.23
- HQL Update 8.3.23
- HQL Update 7.20.23
- HQL Update 7.6.23
- HQL Update 6.22.23
- HQL Update 6.8.23
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Volunteer Recruitment
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Affiliates and Partnerships
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Tech Tools
- How To: Mobilize
- How-to Guide: Action Network
- How To Guide: Email Editor
- How to Guide: Team Fundraising Dashboard
- How To Guide: Text Recruitment with Hustle
- Sister District Image and Video Asset Library
- Newsletter Example Library
- Increased Email and Text Blast Cadence
- Memo: How Email Editors Can Promote Phonebank Programs
- Video: Newsletter Email Template Training with Taylor Hogeland
- Video: 3/21/21 Email Training with Taylor Hogeland
- VIDEO: 2023 Action Network Layout Training with Leif Warren
- Security Best Practices
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Disclaimers and Compliance
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Voter Contact
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Fundraising
- Fundraising Guide
- Early Money: What, Why, and How
- Virtual Fundraiser Step-by-Step Guide
- How To Guide: Treasurer
- How to Donate
- How To Guide: Candidate & Special Guest Fundraisers
- Fundraising Donation Menu
- Host A Friendraiser!
- How to Guide: Friendraiser Events
- How To Guide: 24 Hr Fundraising Blitz
- How to Guide: Thank and Re-solicit Donors
- Candidate Appearance Request Guide
- All About "AuctionsBlue" Fundraisers
- Article: Sponsor a Phonebanker by South Bay LA
- Send a Fundraising Email to Friends!
- DC Metro Area's Guide to a Fundraising Blitz
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Candidate Appearances
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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
- Request for Event Promotion on Social Media
- Action Network: Remove Yourself from the Global Block List
- 2025 SDP Guest Appearance Request Form
- 2024 Canvassing Interest Form
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Social Media
- How to Guide: Social Media Lead
- Sister District Brand Guidelines
- Article: Dealing with Trolls and Bots on Social Media
- Social Squad Program Guide
- Request for Event Promotion on Social Media
- Submit a Video for Sister District Social Media
- Submit a Blog Post for sisterdistrict.com
- Sister District Image and Video Asset Library
- 2025 Wave 1 Candidate Social Media Posts
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Volunteer Success Stories: Coalitions and Recruitment
- Progressive Coalition with Sister District Puget Sound
- Confronting Anti-Black Racism Series with Sister District Sacramento
- Send A Weekly Newsletter to Phonebankers, Sister District Portland 2020
- Sister District Sonoma County East, Phone Calls Boost Event Attendance!
- My Experience as an Organizing Fellow
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Volunteer Success Stories: Phonebanking
- Sister District Sacramento's "Phonomenal" Phonebankers!
- Adopting A Recurring Phonebank in 2020 - Sister District EUG
- Phonebank Battle Oregon vs East Bay
- Special Election Phonebank Recruitment with Sister District NYC
- Special Election Phonebank Recruitment with Sister District MA-RI
- 2020 Virtual Phonebanking with Sister District Greater Chicago
- New Phonebanker Says: This Works!
- Video: Phonebanking Success Stories Panel Sister District 2021 Summit
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Volunteer Success Stories: Fundraising
- Cultivating a Donor with Sister District Eugene
- Rachel Madan Making the Ask at the 2021 SDP Summit
- NYC Donor Reengagement and Matching Recruitment
- Portland 24hr Fundraising Blitz
- CA-3 Matching Donation Blitz
- The Power of Friendraisers SD Portland 2020
- Ice Cream Social Friendraiser Scoops Big Dollars
- Sister District Portland Eastside Hosting a Zoom Friendraiser
- Old-Timey Jam Friendraiser with Sister District Puget Sound
- Portland Eastside Red Wine for a Blue Wave
- Virtual Trivia Fundraiser with Sister District Coastal Los Angeles
- Virtual Bingo Fundraiser with Sister District Hartford County
- Yoga Fundraiser with Sister District Portland Eastside
- Webinar Fundraiser feat. Historian Jim Banner with Sister District South Loop and More
- 2020 Candidate Appearance Fundraiser with Sister District SF
- Candidate Appearance Fundraiser with Sister District Madison
- 2020 Candidate Appearance Fundraiser with Sister District CA Peninsula
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Who Do I Ask About…?
Use this cheat sheet to figure out who to ask about what on Sister District’s staff. Reach out via Slack or email.
If you have questions about…
… capacity-building or recruiting for your team/affiliate, ask your Organizing Department Staffer. If you don’t know who that is, check out the Sister District Directory or the map at the bottom of this page. Examples of what the Organizing Department can help you with:
- Crafting a plan for recruiting new members
- Building a fundraising event or project
- Requesting an appearance from a Sister District Leader at an event
- Running or adopting a weekly phonebank
- Giving advice on leadership transitions
- Coaching on how to make an effective fundraising pitch
- Graphics and media not found in the Asset Library
- Providing support with all organizing tools and materials, including Mobilize, Action Network, Scale to Win Texting (to recruit attendees for events), and Zoom
… field programs or guest appearance requests, ask your Organizing Department Staffer to connect you with our Head of Campaigns or Field Manager.
Examples of what the Political Department can support:
- Troubleshooting problems with accessing phonebank links
- Answering questions about the timing or content of postcards
- Correspondence regarding candidate/guest appearance requests
… State Bridges events and organizations, ask your Organizing Department Staffer to connect you with our Head of Civic Engagement.
… ActBlue links, text-to-donate, Slack invites, or SD Fundraising Dashboard, reach out to our Operations Department via email.
… compliance or Volunteer Reimbursement Program, email disclaimers, reach out to our Operations Department via email.
… Research including evidence about voter and volunteer engagement tactics, check out all of our political research articles at https://sisterdistrict.com/research/
… writing guest blog posts, complete this form.
… Social media content, ask your Organizing Department Staffer to connect you with our Head of Digital.
… anything else or you’re not sure, you can ask your Organizing Department Staffer, send a Slack to the #volunteer-leaders channel, or email us at [email protected].
… to find your Organizing Staffer check out the map below: