Have you noticed that sometimes there’s a disconnect between organizing and fundraising? I’ve been thinking about a workshop to help development staff talk to funders about long-term organizing. The kind of campaigns that take five years, don’t produce reams of
This month at the America Votes State Summit, I attended a panel about the 2026 Midterms, where there was some talk about “investments.” All of the panel members were from organizations that exist to win elections. To be fair, the
When I posted this essay to LinkedIn, it generated more discussion than anything I’ve ever posted before. So, I’m reprinting it here to see what you think. Reply here or add your voice to the Comments on the LinkedIn Post.
2024 had its ups and downs for all of us right? While we probably have some of the same downs, I wanted to close out the year by sharing some of the ups with you. Here are some highlights of
Note: I wrote this post about a week before election day 2024. It hasn’t aged very well. I’m posting it anyway because it’s helpful to remember the optimism of July. The most pessimistic, doom-and-gloom political watcher I know called me
I forgot how complicated this is! The first time I managed a field campaign was 1990, on a hopeless congressional race in Richmond, Virginia. The tools have changed. The tech has changed. The messaging has changed. The science of campaigns
As canvassing season heats up again, I’ve been thinking about how to keep canvassers safe. From traffic. From the heat. From dogs. Also from residents and police officers who haven’t read the memo that canvassing is first Amendment protected free
In the 2024 election cycle, every race will have larger implications. Those candidates for tiny school board districts in your community? Their potential votes on policy will reverberate nationally. Think book bans, restrictions on access and misrepresentations of US history.
In 2023, I continue to recognize all the blessings and just plain good luck in my lives. ❤️ An endlessly supportive family. 💙Good friends I can always count on. ✊🏻Organizing co-conspirators with vision, talent and unwavering commitments to justice. Here
You’ve heard all the election recaps right? Democrats did better than expected. Some races still too close to call. No red wave. Blah, blah, blah. Let’s move on. . . . . . . to runoffs. No, not that runoff.
