Getting started with Swing Blue Alliance
Register for a Volunteer Orientation to discover how you can make a real difference in the 2024 election with Swing Blue Alliance, the largest all-volunteer, Democratic grassroots organization based in Massachusetts. At this orientation, you’ll learn about our mission, goals, and the many ways you can get involved to protect our democracy and strengthen the Democratic Party from the grassroots level.
We’ll also describe where you can find opportunities to do phone banking, canvassing, postcard writing to support key states like Arizona, Pennsylvania, New York, Arizona, North Carolina, and Ohio, and Wisconsin.
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Expert Activism Training
Learn About Hosting a Phone Bank with Swing Blue Alliance (Virtual)
Wednesday, August 21 | 5 – 6pm EDT
Hosting phone banks is a fulfilling way to help your fellow volunteers take action to contact voters. Co-hosting a phone bank shift only takes 3-4 hours per week. We will train you, team you with an experienced co-host, and provide all of the support that you need.
CTC for Progress: Canvassing (Virtual and in Philadelphia)
Deep Canvassing in Philly – Join a day of training and deep canvassing, where we show you how to use personal stories to connect with people at risk of not voting, and help them consider what’s at stake for them in the upcoming presidential election. All canvassing is currently in west Philadelphia.
Information Session – If you don’t yet know if you want to try deep canvassing, or you’re interested in extra background, here’s where you can learn more about what it is, and why we do it.
Learn to Register PA College Students (Virtual) – Aug 13, 5:30pm–7pm EDT
These training sessions are for those who have signed up to register college students during Welcome Weeks for new students. This 90 minute training will first and foremost cover the basics of how to register voters in PA. It will also provide special emphasis on issues that might arise for college students. For example, what IDs out of state students can use to register, how to handle student addresses and some quirks in handling student voter registrations that may exist in different counties.
Deep Canvassing Part 1 (Virtual) – Aug 14, 5pm-7pm EDT
A Deep Canvassing conversation gets voters talking about personal experiences and draws on emotional connections. It’s research-based, and has been found to be a highly effective persuasion technique. Our plan is to use these techniques to deeply listen to voters’ concerns and respond appropriately. These techniques can be used on the phones and at the doors. This training is part 1 of a 2-part series on Deep Canvassing. This training is for people who have had some canvassing experience.
Field Team Six: Learn to Register Voters in PA (Virtual) – Aug 20, Sept 17, Oct 15 7pm-8pm EDT
Want to do something concrete to fight voter suppression?
Learn to register Pennsylvania Democrats, the Field Team 6 way! It’s the #1 most direct, effective way to swing elections – and it’s also incredibly fun.
We’ll introduce you to Field Team 6, let you in on all the secrets of successful voter registration, and answer all your questions. You’ll leave the call fired up, and knowing everything you need to lead your own voter drive!
