Swing Left
Swing Left’s mission is to empower grassroots volunteers to organize and lead groups of their peers. I train & offer tools to for volunteer success, and work with each of my leaders & their groups to identify their strengths, and build virtual-first organizing programming that both resonates and makes impact.
Key Results
︎Grew grassroots groups from 2 to 10
︎Grew grassroots leadership from 5 leaders to 30
︎Recruited 1,800 volunteers
︎Delivered 3,000+ voter contact shifts, making calls to 89,000 Colorado voters
VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT
Sustained Engagement and Considered Leadership
I built systemic ladders of engagement for volunteers and group leaders across Colorado, culminating in a successful campaign to unseat Senator Cory Gardner. This process resulted in a sustainable network of grassroots volunteers and groups to make sustained impact.
Onboarding Resources
Statewide Volunteer Guide
For new & existing volunteers to find the highest-impact actions to take, at the lowest lift for them. This is a living document, built in partnership with our local grassroots groups.
For new & existing volunteers to find the highest-impact actions to take, at the lowest lift for them. This is a living document, built in partnership with our local grassroots groups.
Statewide Programming Resources
CO Coordinated Phone Banking Quick Guide
For new & existing volunteers to find the highest-impact actions to take, at the lowest lift for them. This is a living document, built in partnership with our local grassroots groups.
ThruTalk FAQs
A living document, made in partnership with groups, to address FAQs that come up at phone banks.
Coding Cheat Sheet
The biggest question is, “What if someone says...?” This is also a living document to address regularly asked coding questions throughout the phone banks.
For new & existing volunteers to find the highest-impact actions to take, at the lowest lift for them. This is a living document, built in partnership with our local grassroots groups.
ThruTalk FAQs
A living document, made in partnership with groups, to address FAQs that come up at phone banks.
Coding Cheat Sheet
The biggest question is, “What if someone says...?” This is also a living document to address regularly asked coding questions throughout the phone banks.
Leadership Development Resources
Phone Banking Training Materials
I built this training template in partnership with groups, to ensure that we hit on all of the key points from the campaign, best practices from Swing Left, and local tips & tricks from each of our leaders.
Phone Banking Info Sheet
Each group leader receives a version of this in advance of their phone banks. This is to keep all information that they’ll need centralized, and any outstanding requests from the campaign visible. I have found this to help streamline independent hosting & leadership empowerment immensely.
I built this training template in partnership with groups, to ensure that we hit on all of the key points from the campaign, best practices from Swing Left, and local tips & tricks from each of our leaders.
Phone Banking Info Sheet
Each group leader receives a version of this in advance of their phone banks. This is to keep all information that they’ll need centralized, and any outstanding requests from the campaign visible. I have found this to help streamline independent hosting & leadership empowerment immensely.