1. Recruiting Volunteers September 10 th , 2008 Listen live on: Questions? [email_address] AIM: DFA Night School Paid for by Democracy for America, www.democracyforamerica.com, and not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee.
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3. Tonight’s Trainers Matt Blizek Night School Host Democracy for America Bryan Hageny Deputy Training Director Democracy for America 3 Questions? nightschool@democracyforamerica.com Susan Smith, Tampa DFA Sandra Verthein, Northside DFA
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13. Crunching the Numbers 13 Questions? nightschool@democracyforamerica.com Question: How many volunteers would be needed to reach 500 voters with a weekend phone bank? Step 1: Calculate the number of hours needed: 500 voters / 12 (contacts per hour) = 41.67 hours Step 2: Calculate the number of volunteers per shift to recruit: 42 hours / 2 shifts / 3 hours per shift = 7 volunteers per shift Answer: You will need to recruit 7 volunteers willing to work a 3 hour shift each day
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17. Thank you for joining us! Need to catch up on earlier Night School presentations? Order previous semesters on DVD: https://democracyforamerica.com/contribute/nightschool Join the DFA Trust www.democracyforamerica.com/trust 17 Questions? nightschool@democracyforamerica.com