Category: Fundraising

There are two things I tell candidates they need to start doing once they decide to run for office:  raise money and collect endorsements. Fundraising is the more important

Political candidates love to spend money on their campaigns. They just hate the process of raising it. Many candidates feel uncomfortable asking for money and feel sleazy when doing

Is there a right time and a wrong one for a political candidate to make fundraising calls? Throughout my career I did not believe there was. I’d learned that

One of the biggest things that harms a political candidate’s chances of winning an election if they start running too late. But when should a candidate start campaigning? And

The easiest way for a good candidate with good ideas to lose an election is by failing to raise money. Honesty, this happens far more than I’d like to

Winning campaigns need to establish credibility and one of the quickest ways achieve this is by securing endorsements.  How?  Because endorsements allow the candidate to tell donors, voters and

Money and politics go hand in hand. It often gets a bad rap and sometimes for good reason (case in Point – don’t be this guy). But as a

Whether you are a first time candidate or an incumbent, you need to have Candidate Emergency Kit. Like any roadside emergency kit, it’s a good idea to make sure

Raising money is the crux of any political campaign, but most candidates dread the thought of asking for money. Many candidates think they need to hold a fundraising event.

As a candidate for elected office, unless you are independently wealthy and self-funding your campaign, you need to raise money. Signs, mailers, phone calls, polls, Facebook ads, you name