by Local Victory Editorial Team | Jun 2, 2016 | Fundraising
While not as powerful as it once was, direct mail remains a very successful fundraising strategy for most political campaigns. Sending snail mail fundraising letters to donors and prospects can reap huge rewards for your campaign. I recommend that every campaign, no...
by Local Victory Editorial Team | May 1, 2016 | Fundraising
Guest Post By Phil Van Treuren from Political Campaigning Tips As a campaign manager and a candidate for political office, I’ve put together fundraisers using several different models with varying success. The most traditional political fundraiser — a...
by Local Victory Editorial Team | Apr 11, 2016 | Fundraising
One of the most common questions candidates ask me regarding fundraising is how to figure out how much they should be asking each of their prospects to donate to the campaign. Candidates will often sit down to make a list of everyone they know, but then be stumped by...
by Local Victory Editorial Team | Apr 4, 2016 | Fundraising
Most political campaigns will hold at least one, if not more, fundraising events over the course of the election season. Far too many campaigns waste precious time and energy hosting events that raise less money than they otherwise could. Here’s how to raise more...
by Local Victory Editorial Team | Mar 21, 2016 | Fundraising
One of the biggest mistakes first time political candidates make is thinking that once they declare their desire to run for office, they can just pick up the phone and call “the usual suspects” to ask them for money. Likewise, many candidates think that after someone...
by Local Victory Editorial Team | Mar 7, 2016 | Fundraising
Lots of political campaigns know the power of online fundraising. That’s why so many campaigns spend so much time focused on driving people to their websites – to get them to click on that big green (or red… or orange…) “Donate Now” button. But, did you know that the...