We're on hiatus...
DNC Organize Everywhere is hard at work setting up more for us to do, and they look forward to sharing info soon about some large scale texting
These will be in preparation for 2022 midterms
If you have NOT trained yet with DNC, please complete this form:
https://events.democrats.org/event/425220/
You'll be notified as soon as trainings are available.
In the meantime feel free to check the DNC calendar for smaller texting campaigns:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets
We're monitoring DNC Organize Everywhere too for new texting on their calendar
PLEASE CHECK BACK HERE FOR DETAILS
Organizations or campaigns may change from week to week, but the focus will always be the same; saving our democracy
Depending on the organization and campaign we will use one of three texting platforms
Please be sure you're ready with all three:
Thru text
Spoke
Impactive
This data is from Red2Blue
Texting is the most cost-effective mode of voter outreach
Texting increases voter turnout: Studies have produced a variety of positive results: a 3% increase in turnout, 3% again, 0.9-1.6%, and 1-8%
Texting has a high rate of engagement relative to most canvassing and phone banking. Texting has a nearly 100% open rate (you can’t not see it!) and a high engagement rate (10–24% of recipients respond to the initial message) compared to a 9% answer rate for phone calls and 6% open rate for emails
Texting meets voters where they are: their cellphone
Texting allows for highly controlled messaging: Because texting conversations happen with slight time lags, when voters ask questions not covered by the script, texters can research their responses and provide accurate and detailed replies
Texting is an excellent way to reach a likely progressive demographic: According to the Pew Research Center, cellphone owners are more likely to be young. black or Latino, college educated, and urban rather than rural
Texting provides a way to connect with logistically hard-to-reach voters
SFV Indivisible adds that texting together on zoom is fun, supportive, and increases the number of messages sent.
That is not scientific but a universal sentiment!!