Political organizing with Bull City Votes (2020)

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Organizer of Savannah voter canvassing efforts for the 2021 Senate Runoff in GA (for the 2020 federal election in the US).

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Team and process management

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Managed team of 25 out of town volunteers over three weeks.

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Long days and providing lodging for volunteers required resolving many conflicts and keeping the team organized and motivated.

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Led by example by rotating through the group to join volunteers for periods of time.

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Strategic impact and growth

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Decided that impacting the election was one of the highest EV activities I could take on in 2020, and worked with the Democratic Party first before finding the non-partisan local group Bull City Votes, where I believed I could offer more concrete impact: their mission was to close on votes, not only canvass and have conversations.

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My volunteer group provided more than 200 rides to the polls and cured 135 ballots.

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I often stepped in to provide rides and cover areas that needed more resources, always seeking to fill in any efficiency gaps.

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Found creative ways to improve our canvasser targeting efforts, including finding datasets from local government officials in Savannah.

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Networked with other organizations working in Savannah to share volunteers and canvassing information (e.g. Georgia Coalition for the People’s Agenda, New Georgia Project, Georgia Rising)

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