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Wabash Ave., Suite 410 Chicago, IL
60611 Phone: (312)
464-0260 E-Mail: mia@miaphifer.com
National Democratic/Political Consulting - fundraising, events, training
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Mia Phifer and Associates Training & Consulting Package options
General Consulting,
Fundraising Development & Event Production/Management
I think we can all agree that the economy has been rough on everyone,
and campaigns, and first time candidate campaigns
have been hit especially hard. This means only people who are able to
self fund or people with unique situations are able to run credible
challenger campaigns or run effectively in an open seat no matter what
the level.
Because of this current situation Mia Phifer and Associates has decided to do something about it!
We’ll still be offering the same long term services as we have for the
last 10 years but now we will be offering our training and consulting
services in shorter term packages as well as options for group services,
so that they are more affordable for every type and level of campaign
to assure that everyone who wants to run has the resources to run!
Depending on your campaign/organization’s current situation a
combination of the options below can be put together to meet your unique
needs to provide the most effective & cost efficient training and
advisement for success.
*Fees vary on the package developed for your specific campaign or organization
Training Options for Political Campaigns & Organization Packages
General Consulting
Fundraising Consulting
Event Production and Management
Additional
continued services available
TRAINING OPTIONS FOR POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS & ORGANIZATIONS PACKAGES
TYPE:
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Organization
– committees, PAC’s
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Judicial
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Local level
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State Level
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Statewide
Level
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Federal Level
LEVEL:
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First time
candidates
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Elected
officials looking to expand fundraising opportunities
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Elected
officials looking to run for higher office
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Mid-election
fundraising evaluation and advisement on upgrading processes
LENGTH OPTIONS:
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1 – 3 day
training (travel not included in fee schedule)
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Week
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Month
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Quarterly
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Full Election
Cycle
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Advisory only
or as an add-in
*3 – 5 hour training sessions for multi-candidate/organization
projects
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GENERAL CONSULTING CAN INCLUDE BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO:
Initial budget needs
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How to develop a starting budget and where
to get the best advice for your campaign
Setting up accounts and filing with the Board of Elections
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Federal or Local issues
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Banking needs
Initial resources for getting started and setting up – even with limited
resources
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Website content and development
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Office set up and needs
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Setting up phone(s)
Making the most of your kitchen cabinet & developing a finance team
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Friends, associates and political
organizations/individuals interested in helping you get started
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Friends and family who want to volunteer
Message, Media and Money – what they are and how they work together for success
Hiring your team – from consultants to on the ground management and
assistance
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Initial hires for on the ground
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Which consultants will be most helpful to
your specific campaign needs and how to hire them
Web site significance and development
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Significance to the whole campaign
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What info to go up initially
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How to develop messaging content
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FUNDRAISING TRAINING CAN INCLUDE BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO:
Initial training and set up:
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Choosing a database system for fundraising
needs
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Prospectus – what it is how to write
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Training for any on the ground staff on
check tracking
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What is Donor Research and how to do it most
effectively for your campaign
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Scheduling and its direct relationship to
fundraising effectiveness
List Development/Debriefing
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Where to begin with initial list development
and how to build out for effective fundraising
throughout the campaign
Call Time
· Training
with candidate on how to make an effective call and how to effectively
read a call
sheet with research effectively
· Develop
and implement a call time follow up process for hard and soft pledges
and cultivating
relationships with potential donors
Web Site
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Developing an effective contribution page
for your campaign
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Writing a plan for how to raise money
through a blast email program
Staffing the finance team
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How to hire the most effective fundraising
team – call time manager, finance assistants,
donor research volunteers/interns
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Staff responsibilities and reporting
Finance Plan
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What is a finance plan? How to track all
your fundraising opportunities for success and for budgeting purposes
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Developing a plan that works for your team
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Updating the plan weekly
Process
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Development of all processes, implementing
them and drafting process memos for the team for consistency:
Call time
follow up, donor research and targeting, social media updating and
management, check deposit
process, thank you notes, donor cultivation, mail etc…
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EVENT PRODUCTION AND MANAGEMENT
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Production, turn out and management for political and non-profit events
large and small
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Training on when an event is
appropriate and worth the time, money and effort
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Assist in finding the most
suitable location for an event and working with the venue to secure the
most cost effective situation for the campaign/organization
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Work with/Train team how to
develop a host committee, Manage Host Committee communication,
Development of basic event packet to share with potential hosts
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Training and assistance in
effective turn out for an event
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Using social media to promote
events
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Work with
campaign/organization on PR for the event
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Manage RSVP’s
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Manage night of the event
production
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Train and manage any
volunteers working the night of the event
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Staying within FEC guidelines
in the production of an event (for Federal campaigns)
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Additional continued services available from Mia Phifer and Associates
Once your campaign/organization has been through the uniquely designed
training program you and the consultant
have designed, and all your new information is in action, sometimes
realize that further info would be helpful in able
to most effectively utilize all your new skills or sometimes you’ve
effectively put your skills to work but hit a wall in moving
forward and growing. To assure effective, efficient and fun fundraising
for your campaign or organization Mia Phifer and
Associates offers the following low-cost, short and long-term consulting
services:
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Prospectus development with your team
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Prospectus updating and packaging throughout the campaign
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Weekly consultant/campaign team conference calls
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Weekly fundraising review over what is working in the call room with the
candidate and the call time manager
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Finance plan evaluation with the call time manager/on the ground staff
on a weekly basis
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Troubleshooting for unforeseen fundraising issues – if your
campaign/organization hits a fundraising wall we can
work together to evaluate the current processes, income and donor base
as well as the campaign message and
media to get past the wall and up income levels
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List development review and assistance on gathering new targeted lasts
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Call time management assessment and advisement – live or remote
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Continued advisement and training on donor research, process, list
development
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