All About the Benjamins (and the Andrews)
Another election year is officially here, and so is another avalanche of colossal numbers. It’s easy to get the impression that out there, somewhere, …
What Donors Want To Know About Donations
Politicians talk a lot. It comes with the territory. Politicians ask for things and thank people for things. But in this endless process of …
A Century of Campaign Costs
Money and politics have been together a long time. Campaigns and campaign finance have been a part of American politics since before there was …
Starting from Scratch (Part 2): Fundraising for New Organizations
Now that you have turned your idea into a legal entity, you are ready for the ongoing task of raising money to extend the …
Starting from Scratch (Part 1): Turning an Idea into an Organization
There are millions of good ideas out there, ideas that would improve communities, ideas that would help fellow citizens. But where do these ideas go? …
How to Raise Money for Local Campaigns
When you think of political campaigns, you think of money – incomprehensible, nation-building sums of money. And in many cases that association is accurate. …
How to Raise Money from Target Demographics
Being the topic of an endless series of very thick books, this little collection of factoids will focus its attention on some basic tips …
The Value of Real Data
Election seasons are all about polls and samples, anecdotal reasons why one candidate has an edge or a disadvantage. Very often these reputable sources …
The Importance of Responsive Campaigns
Every aspiring or working politician has a constituency. They are the voters, the volunteers, the donors, the opposition and the uninvolved. In short, these …
The Benefits of Online Contributions
Checks are nice when you need to #RaiseTheMoney, but online contributions are better. There once was a time when all political donations originated from …