Be a Game Changer: Carrying the Election 2012 Momentum Forward GOTV Results & Action Planning Workshop
Roadmap: Where We’re Going 1.GOTV celebration! 2.GOTV national recap 3.Virginia: a GOTV example 4.Virginia: a GOTV debrief 5.GOTV momentum: creating an action plan 6.Practice!
Impact Grant States IMV activities reported No Reported IMV Activity
Our National Numbers 44states reported activities 137colleges & universities participated 91coalition partners joined us 427media hits in 40 states 283voter registration events in 19 states 143candidate forums in 33 states 27issue forums in 11 states 94debate watch parties in 27 states 89phoning & canvassing events in 11 states 54,763voter guides mailed 36,411ballot initiative postcards mailed 13,726voters registered in 22 states
AAUW GOTV Activities Increase 2008 to 2012 Participating states69% Coalition partners600% Voter registration drives9,333% Candidate forums297% Issues forums125% Debate watch parties9,300%
Women & the 2012 Election Women: 53% of electorate yr. olds: 19% of national turnout 20 female senators 78 female representatives New Hampshire: First all-female Congressional delegation, governor, speaker Hawaii, Massachusetts, & Wisconsin: Elected their first female senators
Virginia & the 2012 Election Voter registration drives56 Voters registered1,201 Colleges and universities worked with11 Total GOTV events69
Virginia & the 2012 Election Best practices Colleges and universities Community colleges Voter registration Targeting millennials
Virginia & the 2012 Election Lessons learned Personal stories More involvement Timing of activities
Strategy & Planning
What is Strategy? resources power change Strategy is turning the resources you have into the power you need, to win the change you want
5 Strategic Questions What’s your… 1.Theory of Change? 2.Resources? 3.Measurable goal? 4.Timeline? 5.Tactics?
Theory of Change
It’s a relationship with others POWER
What’s Our Theory of Change? What change do we want? Who has the resources to create that change? What do they want? What do we have that they want?
What resources do we have? How can we use it to change the balance of power?
Case Study: Montgomery Bus Boycott
Power Over 1954 Not using resources to shift the relationship of power
Power With 1955 Using resources to shift the relationship of power Leadership Team
Theory of Change
What’s Our Theory of Change? What change do we want? Who has the resources to create that change? What do they want? What do we have that they want?
5 Strategic Questions What’s your… 1.Theory of Change? 2.Resources? 3.Measurable goal? 4.Timeline? 5.Tactics?
Create an Action Plan: Resources
5 Strategic Questions What’s your… 1.Theory of Change? 2.Resources? 3.Measurable goal? 4.Timeline? 5.Tactics?
Create an Action Plan: Measurable Goal
5 Strategic Questions What’s your… 1.Theory of Change? 2.Resources? 3.Measurable goal? 4.Timeline? 5.Tactics?
Create an Action Plan: Timeline Start with dates you know and work from there. January 9May 27 April 18December 15 April 8 March 1
5 Strategic Questions What’s your… 1.Theory of Change? 2.Resources? 3.Measurable goal? 4.Timeline? 5.Tactics?
Create an Action Plan: Tactics
Town Hall Meeting
Tele-Town Hall Meeting
Issue Forum
Lobby Day
In-District Meeting
Deliveries to Elected Officials
Rallies
Cocktails & Convos
Petitions and pledges
LTEs and op-eds
Tabling
House meetings
Call-in days
Resolutions and proclamations
Tweet chats and Twitter storms
5 Strategic Questions What’s your… 1.Theory of Change? 2.Resources? 3.Measurable goal? 4.Timeline? 5.Tactics?
Action Plan Exercise
Create an Action Plan: Resources StateTrack State Salsa Tactics how-tos Conference calls National staff Organizer pilot program