Voted Best Web-Based Political Campaign Software 2 Years Running
-
BackOffice
Campaign Management Software
-
Integrated government reporting, accounting, communications and more. Voted best web-based campaign management software. More >>
-
VoterManager
Voter Database Software
-
FundRaiser
Raise Online Donations
-
SiteBuilder
Affordable Campaign Websites
-
SiteBuilder makes it easy to make a professional-looking website, with streaming video, signup forms, blogs, and much more. More >>
-
CompleteGov
Constituent Management
-
Track your constituents, manage requests, check project status and send out information. More >>
CampaignGuide
Reputation Management
Bill Patterson
Success does not happen overnight but failure often does. Critical moments for business and other organizations will never go away, thus the effort to control negative situations continues to become more sophisticated. “Reputation management” is the newest buzz phrase in the public relations field and for those of us long involved in crisis management, this new phrase seems likely to stick.
In fact, among those who maintain a practice in crisis management, it appears that what we have been doing all along is
The Role of the Campaign Treasurer
Nancy Haley
Lori Le Jacobs
Once upon a time in the world of elections and political campaigns, the guidelines for state election committees consisted of one thin manual covering all state election rules. Local jurisdictions may have had ordinances in place, but these were casually enforced and perhaps casually obeyed.
Not any longer! The state Fair Political Practices Commission is currently updating its Manuals A-F, and in the process has created separate manuals for statewide candidate committees and local candidate committees. In San Diego County, where we are based, both the City of San Diego and
The Evolving Business of Political Consulting
Raymond D. Strother
There have been political consultants since the advent of democracies but the modern era evolved in a rush after Richard Nixon lost a debate to John Kennedy because of his perceived bad appearance on television. Television sets had become a looming presence in the corner and people began to get their political information from a collection of scan lines.
Insecure candidates realized that a firm handshake and a microphone on the courthouse steps were not substitutes for a carefully crafted television commercial. Campaigns were about to be brought into li
FEC Reporting Made Easy (or at least easier), Part II
Benjamin A. Katz
While good campaign management software can make it easier to file FEC reports (see
A few simple checks will help keep you out of trouble and avoid the need to file amendments of FEC reports.
Fine Tuning your Presentation
Randall P. Whatley
How to prepare introductions
Often the hardest part of making a presentation is getting started. Once you begin, adrenaline kicks in, you become excited talking about your topic, and you find that the experience is actually enjoyable. Following are five easy ways to begin a presentation.
*
*
*
*
*
Tilting the Playing Field: Voter ID & Turnout
Jim Ross
It is one of the great political clichés, the day before an election an analyst says about a race, “it all depends on turn-out.” That statement is true, but voter turnout is much like Mark Twain said about the weather, everyone complains about turnout but no one does anything about it. For Gavin Newsom’s mayoral campaign we did something about turnout.
In December of 2003 while managing Gavin Newsom’s mayoral race we identified the need to effect turn-out in his favor in order to win the election. San Francisco’s mayoral elections are traditionally close and ver