{news} Fwd: [usgp-nc] Apply by February 21 for campaign funds
Charlie Pillsbury
chapillsbury at gmail.com
Wed Jan 30 22:44:44 EST 2008
fyi, charlie
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From: Greg Gerritt <gerritt at mindspring.com>
Date: Jan 29, 2008 12:13 PM
Subject: [usgp-nc] Resources for Green candidates
To: national comm votes <natlcomvotes at green.gpus.org>
NC delegates, please forward to everyone in your state party involved in
campaigns. Greg Gerritt GPRI CCC
Apply by February 21 for campaign funds to be allocated in Mid March
Please Forward Widely
Greens, now that the CCC has been seated it is time to open up the
application process so that the CCC get get resources into the hands of
local candidates around the country. Right now we have in the data base 92
local candidates for 2008. Our goal is 1000. We can not get to this goal
without you.
The CCC can help with candidate recruitment, but primarily as an instigator
and resource. The recruitment is going to go on in your local communities.
The tools we offer are varied, but maybe the most important is this. If you
know any candidate or potential candidate who can use advice on how to get a
campaign up and running, can use a conversation with an experienced campaign
consultant, wants help interviewing a campaign manager or treasurer, needs
someone to review written materials, get them up to speed on media work, or
just needs someone to talk to about a campaign or potential campaign, the
CCC has someone who will talk to the candidate and help them figure it out.
We can help candidates run better races, and be a sounding board for someone
mulling a campaign, trying to figure out if they can pull together what it
needs.
That ought to give you a better recruiting tool, but you still have to
recruit. Then give them a CCC contact, either through the website or the
national office, and maybe we can finish the deal, let them know we stand
behind them. In addition to talking to any candidate or potential candidate
who comes our way, something we have been doing more and more of, we have
started calling state parties to make sure that not only NC members are
aware of our existence and services, but also state officers. In the next
few weeks nearly every state will get a call so we can talk up what we do.
The Coordinated Campaign Committee was actually created to give away money
to Green candidates, and while we mostly do consulting these days, we still
give away money when we can. We can not guarantee at this point what the
National Committee will allocate for spring candidates support, but the Tier
ONE budget calls for $4000 to be allocated this year. The committee has had
a preliminary discussion about how to allocate the money. Do we donate
$2000 now and $2000 in the fall? (assuming the CCC gets it full allocation)
Or do we spend some now, but keep more than 50% of the yearly allocation for
the fall, when more candidates are running and the races are bigger. The
committee is leaning towards holding back more money for fall, but we are
unsure of exactly how it will shake out.
In any case the CCC hereby opens up the application period for Green
candidates to apply for funds. The application is included below as is the
link to the application on the website and should be returned to us by
February 21. It states on the applications where they ought to be sent.
There actually two applications, a short one for candidates seeking website
templates, advice, and other non monetary resources, and a longer one for
candidates seeking monetary resources. The application is designed so that
it can be useful to candidates to fill out even if they do not garner any
cash from us. It asks candidates to write down their campaign and
fundraising plans. Every candidate ought to have a well thought out written
plan, written so it can be shared with appropriate campaign workers and
volunteers, and the act of writing the plan stimulates further thought about
the campaign and helps the candidates be more aware and better candidates.
The CCC promises that it will review every campaign plan sent, and beyond
scoring them and allocating resources, we shall have a discussion about the
plan with every Green candidate who desires that conversation.
We have added two conditions to the awarding of resources this year.
1. All candidates which accept CCC support will be asked to fill out
a brief survey about their experiences with the CCC following their
campaign to help us improve our support offerings for the next
election cycle.
2. Candidates are asked to look into their state's campaign
contribution laws and make sure that it will be legal for the CCC to
offer support to their campaign.
So please distribute this note widely and recruit some great candidates.
The Green Party Coordinated Campaign Committee
http://gp.org/committees/campaign/quest.shtml
The short two part application to be used if seeking non monetary resources
Copy and paste this form into a new e-mail message and type or paste in your
responses and supporting material. If you send attachments, please indicate
clearly which sections they address. If you have media clips, endorsements,
candidate bios, etc., on a web site, it is sufficient to provide links.
The term "state" is used with all due respect to the colonial Green Parties
of the District of Columbia, American Samoa and any other U.S. colonies that
may organize affiliates of the Green Party of the United States, and is
intended to apply equally to colonial Green Parties.
Completed application and supporting material should be sent to
brent at gp.org.
Questions should be directed to brent at gp.org OR call the CCC's Campaign
Management Hotline at (202) 319-7194.
Introduction
The Coordinated Campaign Committee is able to offer Green Party candidates
the following types of support.
1. Website Template - Several website templates are available for candidate
websites. Please fill out Part 1 of this questionnaire to gain access to the
website templates
2. Media support -Press releases may be reviewed by a media savvy Green and
press releases from a campaign may be posted on the national website. Please
fill out Part 1 of this questionnaire to gain access to Media Support.
3. Use of National Donor Lists for district or selected zip codes - Lists of
donors that have donated to the national party are available for candidates.
Use of donor lists by a candidate is subject to state party approval. Please
fill out Part 1 and 2 of this questionnaire to gain access to the donor
lists.
4. Use of volunteer lists - The CCC collects lists of persons who have
volunteered through the national party website in each state. Lists of
volunteers may be made available to candidates. Please fill out Part 1 and 2
of this questionnaire to gain access to these volunteer lists.
5. Advice regarding the campaign's ballot access plan, fundraising plan,
field plan, and media plan - Please fill out parts 1 and 2 of this
questionnaire and the worksheet on which ever plan the campaign needs advice
on. The plan will be reviewed by a member of the CCC.
Every candidate accepting resources or advice from the CCC is also expected
to abide by the following conditions
1. All candidates which accept CCC support will be asked to fill out
a brief survey about their experiences with the CCC following their
campaign to help us improve our support offerings for the next
election cycle.
2. Candidates are asked to look into their state's campaign
contribution laws and make sure that it will be legal for the CCC to
offer support to their campaign.
Check all types of support you are requesting:
_____ Website templates
_____ Use of national donor list for district or selected zip codes (subject
to state party approval)
_____ Volunteer lists through Green Wave
_____ Media Support
_____ Advice regarding _______________________
_____ Other Support. Please describe _________________________________
Part 1. General Information
Office Sought (full title including district, ward, township, etc.):
Candidate's name, address, phone number(s), e-mail address:
Campaign manager's name, phone number(s), e-mail address:
Press secretary's name, phone number(s), e-mail address:
Treasurer's name, address, phone number(s), e-mail address:
Official name and address of campaign committee:
(Is this a campaign office? _Y _N)
Campaign web site:
Number of candidates for this office:
Number of seats:
Date of primary:
Date of general election:
Partisan or nonpartisan election?
Is the candidate a write-in?
Election agency web site (or other official site for election results):
Part 2: About the Candidate (optional)
Has the candidate run for office before? Y / N
If yes, for each previous election, please indicate the office, year, and
results (number and percentage of votes) and the candidate's party
affiliation at the time.
Is the candidate:
___ A person of color?
___ Female?
___ Gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender?
___ Under 30?
___ Disabled?
___ Poor or lower class Income level?
Is the candidate a registered Green (or, if registration is not available in
the state, is the candidate an official member of the state Green Party and
not registered in any other party)?
If not, please explain:
Is the candidate a member of any other political parties? Please list.
Is the campaign endorsed by the state Green Party and the local chapter? If
not, explain.
Optional:
If you are requesting media support, please provide any information that you
feel might help the media committee cover your campaign.
Completed questionnaires and supporting material should be sent to
brent at gp.org.
Full Candidate Questionnaire - 7 Parts
To be used if seeking financial support.
Green Party of the United States Coordinated Campaign Committee
Campaign Resources Questionnaire -- 7 Parts
Copy and paste this form into a new e-mail message and type or paste in your
responses and supporting material. If you send attachments, please indicate
clearly which sections they address. If you have media clips, endorsements,
candidate bios, etc., on a web site, it is sufficient to provide links.
The term "state" is used with all due respect to the colonial Green Parties
of the District of Columbia, American Samoa and any other U.S. colonies that
may organize affiliates of the Green Party of the United States, and is
intended to apply equally to colonial Green Parties.
Completed questionnaires and supporting material should be sent to
brent at gp.org.
Questions should be directed to brent at gp.org OR call the CCC's Campaign
Management Hotline at (202) 319-7194.
Introduction
By filling out this application, the campaign automatically agrees to the
following:
1. Any candidate that receives matching funds will be required to share
their donor lists with the CCC to help future candidates.
2. By accepting matching funds, the campaign consents to an audit by the
Finance Committee if requested by the CCC and agrees to provide any
documentation the CCC or the Finance Committee may require (including, at a
minimum, a post-campaign report detailing the use of the funds).
3. Currently, the CCC is unable to make donations greater than $500. In
addition, the CCC's contributions program may be cancelled at any time due
to lack of funds.
4. All candidates which accept CCC support will be asked to fill out
a brief survey about their experiences with the CCC following their
campaign to help us improve our support offerings for the next
election cycle.
5. Candidates are asked to look into their state's campaign
contribution laws and make sure that it will be legal for the CCC to
offer support to their campaign.
Part 1. General Information
Office Sought (full title including district, ward, township, etc.):
Candidate's name, address, phone number(s), e-mail address:
Campaign manager's name, phone number(s), e-mail address:
Press secretary's name, phone number(s), e-mail address:
Treasurer's name, address, phone number(s), e-mail address:
Official name and address of campaign committee:
(Is this a campaign office? _Y _N)
Campaign web site:
Number of candidates for this office:
Number of seats:
Date of primary:
Date of general election:
Partisan or nonpartisan election?
Is the candidate a write-in?
Election agency web site (or other official site for election results):
Part 2: About the Candidate
Has the candidate run for office before? Y / N
If yes, for each previous election, please indicate the office, year, and
results (number and percentage of votes) and the candidate's party
affiliation at the time.
Is the candidate:
___ A person of color?
___ Female?
___ Gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender?
___ Under 30?
___ Disabled?
___ Poor or lower class Income level?
Is the candidate a registered Green (or, if registration is not available in
the state, is the candidate an official member of the state Green Party and
not registered in any other party)?
If not, please explain:
Is the candidate a member of any other political parties? Please list.
Is the campaign endorsed by the state Green Party and the local chapter? If
not, explain.
Optional: Please include the candidate's bio or resume.
Part 3: Field Plan
How many votes does the campaign expect to get?
How many votes will it take to win this election?
Is this the first time a Green Party candidate has sought this office?
Will this race affect ballot access for future Green candidates in the state
or jurisdiction? How?
How much time will the candidate devote to the campaign on a daily basis?
List endorsements received and endorsements sought or expected.
Explain in detail how the campaign plans to identify and turn out the number
of voters needed to achieve its goals. This document should reflect detailed
analysis of previous elections for the same office; previous elections for
the top-of-the-ticket race in other years when this office has been on the
ballot; political histories of the opponents in this election and the
candidates for this office in the last election; voter ID efforts;
applicable campaign tactics and get-out-the-vote plans and how many votes
each tactical approach is expected to yield; timelines; and the structure of
the campaign organization, including qualifications of key campaign staff
and the number and activities of volunteers. (This will usually require 500
words or more.)
Part 4: Media
Explain how the campaign expects to make use of earned media. Include the
press secretary's resume or bio.
If available, please include (or provide web links to):
Samples of campaign materials or speeches
Press clips
Part 5: Budget
How much money does the campaign expect to raise?
How much money have winning candidates spent on the same race in previous
elections?
List any legal limits or any limits the campaign has set for contributions.
Is there a Clean Money law or other mechanism for public financing in
effect?
Explain in detail how the campaign plans to raise the amount of money needed
to achieve its goals. This document should include the campaign budget and
should reflect detailed analysis of the campaign's expenses in every phase
from exploratory to election day and wrapup; appropriate fundraising tactics
and how much money each tactical approach is expected to yield; legal and
political constraints on fundraising; and the role of advertising in the
campaign. (This will usually require 300-500 words.)
Part 6: GPUS Contributions
Explain in detail how GPUS contributions will be used by the campaign.
If not already states, is there any state or local law, or any state or
local Green Party policy, that limits the size or nature of contributions
from the Green National Committee to the campaign?
Part 7: References
List at least three references, including phone numbers and e-mail
addresses. At least one reference should be associated with a Green
organization.
1. Name _______________ E-mail _______________ Phone _____________
2. Name _______________ E-mail _______________ Phone _____________
3. Name _______________ E-mail _______________ Phone _____________
Please ask a reference associated with a Green organization to fill out the
reference questions below and e-mail them to brent at gp.org.
1. How long have you known the candidate?
2. To your knowledge, is this candidate a member of the Green Party and not
also a member of any other party?
3. Please list the strengths and weaknesses of the candidate and his/her
campaign.
Completed questionnaires and supporting material should be sent to
brent at gp.org.
<http://gp.org/committees/nc/>
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