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Recruiting Volunteers September 10 th , 2008 Listen live on: Questions? [email_address] AIM: DFA Night School Paid for by Democracy for America, www.democracyforamerica.com, and not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee.

Welcome to DFA Night School! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],2 Questions? nightschool@democracyforamerica.com Questions? Email: [email_address] AIM Instant Message: DFA Night School Live blog: www.blogforamerica.com DFA Chair Jim Dean

Tonight’s Trainers Matt Blizek Night School Host Democracy for America Bryan Hageny Deputy Training Director Democracy for America 3 Questions? nightschool@democracyforamerica.com Susan Smith, Tampa DFA Sandra Verthein, Northside DFA

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Why We Need Volunteers Never question the value of volunteers. Noah’s Ark was built by volunteers, the Titanic was build by professionals --Unknown 4 Questions? nightschool@democracyforamerica.com

You Have to Ask! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],5 Questions? nightschool@democracyforamerica.com

[object Object],[object Object],What’s My Motivation? 6 Questions? nightschool@democracyforamerica.com If you aren’t sure why someone is volunteering, then ask! Candidate Social Issue / Ideological / Partisan Relational Antipathy for Opponent

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Who to Ask: Relational 7 Questions? nightschool@democracyforamerica.com

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Who to Ask: Usual Suspects 8 Questions? nightschool@democracyforamerica.com Remember, busy people are more likely to say ‘yes’!* *Why do you think they’re so busy?

How to Ask: Basic Tactics ,[object Object],9 Questions? nightschool@democracyforamerica.com High Response rates Low Response rates High Time Commitment Low Time Commitment Canvassing Emails Tables Meetings Posters House Parties Phones Volunteer Referrals

Questions? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],10 Questions? nightschool@democracyforamerica.com

Stories from the Field 11 Questions? nightschool@democracyforamerica.com ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

How to Ask: The Five Cs ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],12 Questions? nightschool@democracyforamerica.com

Crunching the Numbers 13 Questions? nightschool@democracyforamerica.com Question: How many volunteers would be needed to reach 500 voters with a weekend phone bank? Step 1: Calculate the number of hours needed: 500 voters / 12 (contacts per hour) = 41.67 hours Step 2: Calculate the number of volunteers per shift to recruit: 42 hours / 2 shifts / 3 hours per shift = 7 volunteers per shift Answer: You will need to recruit 7 volunteers willing to work a 3 hour shift each day

Questions? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],14 Questions? nightschool@democracyforamerica.com

Homework ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],15 Questions? nightschool@democracyforamerica.com

Next Week on Night School ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],www.democracyforamerica.com/trainingrequest Request a DFA Campaign Training in 2009! 16 Questions? nightschool@democracyforamerica.com

Thank you for joining us! Need to catch up on earlier Night School presentations? Order previous semesters on DVD: https://democracyforamerica.com/contribute/nightschool Join the DFA Trust www.democracyforamerica.com/trust 17 Questions? nightschool@democracyforamerica.com

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