Summer Intern 2024 (Remote, Paid)erowe Tue, 03/05/2024 - 13:37 PROGRESSIVE POLITICAL CONSULTING INTERNSHIP (PAID) We’re looking for students who want to be a summer intern in a fast-paced political consulting firm and do meaningful work for progressive groups and organizations. For over 10 years, The Campaign Workshop (TCW) has run groundbreaking digital ad and direct mail programs in advocacy and politics that have moved voters, advocates, and members to take action. We’ve trained thousands of candidates to run for office to bring more diversity to the political landscape of our country. And ..read more

Why Ballot Language MattersEveryAction Admin Mon, 02/19/2024 - 08:00 by Martín Diego Garcia (He/Him) Lean Why Ballot Language Matters Ballot language for ballot initiatives matters more than anything else and can make or break your initiative from the beginning. It has long been said that ballot measure language can be the difference between winning and losing. Here are some basics on ballot measure wording and how it can make or break your measure: Impose a word limit: A voter’s attention span to comprehend your ballot language is not infinite, so be clear and be brief. The shorter and more ..read more

5 Digital Video Tips for Your Next Ballot Measure Campaignhope Mon, 02/12/2024 - 08:00 by Ben Holse (He/Him) Producing a Powerful Video for Your Ballot Measure Campaign  As anyone who’s worked on a ballot measure campaign will tell you, ballot measures tend to fly under voters’ radar. You typically need a strong ground game and a dedicated group of local volunteers to be successful. Most ballot measure campaigns also need an element of voter education and persuasion added to their programs. Without it, many voters won’t understand what the measure does and why it’s important. Ballot meas ..read more

Campaign Training Is Key for VolunteersEveryAction Admin Mon, 01/08/2024 - 08:00 by Alice McLoughlin (She/Her) Campaign Training for Volunteers Matters for Good Campaign Management Campaign training can make the difference between a winning and losing campaign—especially training for volunteers. Although it’s important that you have a good candidate, campaign manager, or volunteer coordinator who can gather the volunteers, if those volunteers are not provided with training, they might not be of any help. When volunteers can provide much of your people power on a campaign, it’s important to ma ..read more

Independent Expenditure Campaign Tips for Digital Targeting & Messaginghope Mon, 11/06/2023 - 08:00 by Julie Watson (She/Her) Independent Expenditure Campaign Tips Independent expenditure campaigns play a unique and vital role in many elections. They can support candidate campaigns by filling the gaps that they may have in their strategies, resources, or messages. These independent campaigns can use digital advertising to target different audiences, convey different messages, and use different tactics than candidate campaigns. This can help the candidate campaigns reach, persuade, and mob ..read more

Progressive Political Consulting Internship - Spring 2024erowe Mon, 10/02/2023 - 17:36 PROGRESSIVE POLITICAL CONSULTING INTERNSHIP (PAID) We’re looking for students who want to intern in a fast-paced political consulting firm and do meaningful work for progressive groups and organizations. For over 10 years, The Campaign Workshop (TCW) has run groundbreaking digital ad and direct mail programs in advocacy and politics that have moved voters, advocates, and members to take action. We’ve trained thousands of candidates to run for office to bring more diversity to the political landscape of our c ..read more

Independent Expenditure Campaigns: What They Can and Can't Use 0 erowe Mon, 09/25/2023 - 08:00 by Tobias Cebulash (he/him) What Assets from a Candidate Campaign Can Independent Expenditure Campaigns Use? What information independent expenditure (IE) campaigns can use depends on who you ask, and what set of laws you’re covered by. In recent years, you may have seen candidate campaigns that appear to bend over backward to make photos and b-roll videos publicly available on their website (a classic example of this being “McConnelling,” which went viral in 2014). Why? What are voters going to do ..read more

How to Win a Party Convention Fight by Joe Fuld (he/him) erowe Mon, 08/21/2023 - 08:00 Tips to Win a Party Convention Fight  In the world of political campaigns political power is often achieved through the party convention process. Whether you are running for state representative, county office, or President of the United States conventions still matter in many places. Party conventions impact election outcomes, often exerting control over local politics in ways we may not always realize. Why do convention fights happen? The party convention process serves to nominate and approve candid ..read more

COPY: Graphic Design FellowEveryAction Admin Wed, 08/09/2023 - 14:10 Graphic Design Fellow Who We Are The Campaign Workshop is a fun and quirky bunch of political and advocacy professionals. We help progressive nonprofits, campaigns, labor unions, and advocacy groups to develop new strategies, create digital ads, design direct mail, deliver training, and develop content.   We build award-winning, strategically driven campaigns for clients like AFSCME, UFCW, Giffords, NRDC, American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, American Federation of Teachers, Mayor Muriel Bowser, LGBTQ Victory In ..read more

Advocacy Strategy Tools to Build Your Advocacy Organization by Joe Fuld (he/him) erowe Mon, 07/31/2023 - 08:00 Advocacy Strategy Tools – What Is the Right Tool for Your Advocacy Campaign? Advocacy strategies can be time-consuming to create and difficult to execute. We have written often about the core elements of an advocacy plan, but taking the time to develop your advocacy strategy is an important step. But where do you begin? Try using strategy tools. Some tools come from the corporate world, while others stem from organizing, politics, and advocacy. With so many strategy tools available ..read more