Comments on: Winning Online in 2010: Tools, Time and Resources

By: e.politics: online advocacy tools & tactics » Newt Gingrich’s $800,000 Tiffany Website Puts His Campaign into Debt

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 15:49:59 +0000

[...] become commonplace — nowadays, enough standardized, off-the-shelf technology exists that a campaign can put together a robust online presence for a whole lot less money than custom development would cost (look at Bob McDonnell’s 2009 [...]

By: e.politics: online advocacy tools & tactics » Online Advocacy Tools: Political Databases

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 04:32:02 +0000

[...] more on choosing a particular CRM for your needs, see the “Tools, Time and Resources” chapter of the Winning in 2010 [...]

By: e.politics: online advocacy tools & tactics » Online Advocacy Tools: Email Lists

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 04:12:03 +0000

[...] You can run a small list through a normal email program (BCC your recipients, please, to protect their addresses), but it’ll become a serious pain once you reach a certain size. Even worse, you’re likely to see at least some of your messages get caught in spam filters. Better option: plenty of companies will be happy to provide specialized software help you with mass emails, as we discussed earlier. At the very least, you should be able to find a system that automates the subscription/unsubscription process and allows people to update their information without having to go through you (not that that will stop them from asking you, the needy bastards). (For a more-detailed examination of mass-email/Constituent Relations Management software, see the “Tools, Time and Resources” chapter in the Winning in 2010 guide.) [...]

By: e.politics: online advocacy tools & tactics » Online Advocacy Tools: Websites

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 04:04:36 +0000

[...] One of the fun things about web technology is that it’s always changing, and when we’re lucky it changes in a good direction. For years, for instance, we were promised that straightforward Content Management Systems would make it easy to create and maintain websites, even for beginners, but the reality has frequently been disappointing (and expensive). We’re now at the point, though, that campaigns and individual activists have a wide array of free or cheap site hosting options to consider, including open source and low-cost CMS’s. Many individual activists find that blogs and social network profiles are more than enough, while a straightforward CMS can make a campaign or organization site into a live and editable communications tool for non-technical staff. For more on CMS technology, see the OP101 chapter on Political Databases and the Tools, Time and Resources chapter from the Winning in 2010 guide. [...]

By: JCL

JCL — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:04:08 +0000

Does anyone know of a good CRM for non-party candidates?

By: e.politics: online advocacy tools & tactics » The VAN Now Hosts Campaign Websites and Provides CRM Services to Dems

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:59:34 +0000

[...] addition to the “Winning in 2010″ discussion of website/CRM vendors — the Democratic Voter Activation Network (VAN) is now hosting campaign websites and [...]

By: e.politics: online advocacy tools & tactics » How Candidates Can Use the Internet to Win in 2010

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:45:58 +0000

[...] Okay, we’re convinced — so where do state-and local-level candidates start? Let’s look next at the essentials of online political campaigning, including the basic tools and activities involved and the resources needed. After that, we’ll talk about using the internet as an outreach tool in competent and creative ways, followed by a special chapter on everyone’s favorite topic, online fundraising and mobilization. We’ll wrap up the series with a sample campaign online outreach plan, plus some resources for further study. So, on to the tools. [...]

By: e.politics: online advocacy tools & tactics » Winning in 2010: Putting the Pieces Together

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:32:00 +0000

[...] Build and launch website with integrated supporter signup/CRM/fundraising system (see Chapter Two). [...]

By: How Candidates Can Use the Internet to Win in 2010 (Part Three) | Run Smart 2 Win | Identifying, recruiting, and training conservatives to run for and win elected offices throughout North Carolina.

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:26:49 +0000

[...] a campaign has the basic technology in place, it can begin to take full advantage of the internet’s ability to deliver donors, volunteers and [...]