The election may be over, the campaign never is.

Election Day is finally behind you. All votes have been casted, victories have been celebrated and defeats have been mourned. Whatever the case for your party, the campaign is not over. It never is. T.

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Gender in Campaigning

No doubt: gender plays a critical role in politics in general and for the Greens in particular. But why is gender important in Green Campaigns and what impact has gender on voting patterns? This artic.

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Campaigning on the European level

Will the 2014 European elections be only one more of those elections with a low participation rate, 28 national election campaigns and a business as usual result? No, of course not. 2014 will be diffe.

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Fundraising and Sponsoring

By Albert Eckert Getting started You want to raise a huge amount of money in no time? Then you should play in a lottery – this article is going to disappoint you. Fundraising and sponsoring are well.

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Planning the Campaign Strategically

‘Alice: “Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?” “That depends a good deal on where you want to get to,” said the Cat. “I don’t much care where,” said Al.

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Registering the Party for the Election

Contents 1. Rules and regulations 2. Registering as a party or for the election? 3. Nominating candidates 4. Useful links, documents and legislation Just as it is important to determine from the outse.

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Campaign Organisation

Contents 1. Campaign teams and campaign managers 2. Creative resource, printed material, the calendar / events 3. Candidates, the opposition, and volunteer management 4. Who decides? [Print version of.

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Working with Volunteers

What does volunteering mean? The result of self-initiative and free will, volunteers are not oriented towards material gain. Volunteering is usually a community activity focused on the common good. Wh.

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Green Youth Organisations

 Content 1. Introduction 2. Preparation of the campaign 3. During the campaign [Print version of the entire article] [Click here for Best Practice Examples] A youth wing can prove to be an importan.

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Campaign Finances

(Many thanks to Dietmar Strehl, the treasurer of the German Green Party, for his useful tips)  Contents 1. Learning from the past 2. First the income 3. Then the expenses 4. Structuring the budget [P.

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Fundraising and Sponsoring

Contents 1. Getting started – the right attitude 2. Fundraising – who and how 3. Sponsoring [Print version of the entire article] Getting started You want to raise a huge amount of money i.

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