Wow! What a busy start to the summer. In June, our 2009 Democracy Summer teams got off to a blazing start and they haven’t slowed down yet. Here’s just a brief rundown of some of the work that’s been done through July 4th: * Made over 4,500 phone calls, getting over 500 people to take [...]
One of the more challenging yet effective tactics for community mobilization is the phone bank. These days, most folks are used to communicating in more hi-tech fashion -- whether tweeting, emailing, facebooking, texting, etc. -- you know the deal. Caller ID, the transition from traditional land lines to cell phones, and righteous wariness of tele-marketers [...]
Week 1: I cannot believe how quickly our first week went by! What with the process of moving to Greenville for the summer and starting work, I can definitely say my week has not been dull. Brittany, Tia and I started out the week with a lot of little administrative things. It DROVE us all [...]