You know what a valuable asset Reach is during election season, and it can also be an important tool during the off-cycle to keep your volunteers engaged and keep the public aware of the important work you are doing. Whether you are a non-profit, campaign, labor union or PAC, as you transition from electoral work to long-term base building, Reach has you covered.
Elections End, Campaigning Never Stops!
One of our long-time clients uses Reach in the off-cycle for what she calls “Community Pulse Checks”. It’s a way to check in with her constituents, get feedback on issues in front of the legislature, let folks know what she’s working on, and grow her base of support. She and her volunteers use Community Canvassing and the Content Library to stay in touch with constituents year round.
Keep Your Volunteers Engaged
Building a network of enthusiastic volunteers takes time and effort. From recruitment to training, you don’t want to have to start from scratch every cycle. By keeping your volunteers engaged in Reach during the off-cycle, you won’t have to!
Keep the chat going! Reach Chat is a great way to continue to engage your volunteers and let them know about the work you are doing and how they can stay involved. And with Action Cards, you can continue to give them meaningful actions to take.
Empower Your Volunteers To Build Their Networks
Relational Networks take time to build and cultivate. Our most successful clients empower their supporters to be year-round community activists, adding to and engaging with their networks on issues no matter where we are in the cycle. That means that when election time approaches, your volunteers are ready on day one to activate the Network they have built to support your campaign.
Keep Your Message Front and Center
Get your message out with Content Sharing! Many people get their political and community news from social media. Keeping the Content Library full of shareable links, images and videos keeps your messaging in front of your audience and helps combat misinformation and disinformation.
Plus, content sharing is an easy volunteer ask.
Get to Know Your Voters, Members and Constituents
Empower your volunteers to deep canvass! Whether you want to launch a neighbor to neighbor program or engage your volunteers in deep canvassing to foster dialogue that helps move the needle, creating Survey Questions to guide in-depth conversations sets you up for better voter data and relationships in the future. And if you are an elected official or labor union, you can track your constituents’ or members’ issues and needs in Reach to more effectively communicate with them.
Register New Voters
Voter registration is a feel-good activity that volunteers love and can have a measurable impact on future elections. Send your volunteers out to community events to register voters with Reach. Better than handing out paper registration forms and walking away, with Reach volunteers can track and follow up on the progress of every person they are helping register – and once they become voters, make sure they get to the polls – to leave no voter behind!
Engage the Public
Whether you’re hosting a town hall or an information session, Reach is a great way to drive attendance at your events because when the invitation is from a trusted source, people are more likely to say yes. And with Network Contact Action Cards, Reach is also a great tool for your volunteers to let their contacts know what you are doing on their behalf, and asking them to make their voices heard on issues and legislation that matter.
Organize Against Authoritarianism
We don’t know yet what will be the fights ahead, but we can be ready for what comes. Reach can be a great way to mobilize folks around legislation and issues, and to fight back against harmful policies. From mutual aid groups to protests, Relational Organizing can help get people activated quickly, and get impacted communities the help they will need.
Keep Reaching!
Whether you are an advocacy organization, an elected official, or planning a future run for office, keeping your Reach subscription active helps you keep and grow your volunteer network, communicate with the public, and set yourself up for future success.
