DFA Night School
By Democracy For America
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Podcast Description
DFA Night School is our on-line training program that allows anyone to learn the skills to win from their own home. Each session is an interactive conference call and web presentation where trainees participate and ask questions. Featuring expert trainers, topics range from Volunteer Recruitment to Framing a Message to Fundraising to Online Media. Each session lasts just an hour, is packed with important skills and is completely free. You can download past presentations below to watch at your convenience.
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| 1 | VideoCampus Organizing | Sign up for a training today. | 9/23/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 2 | VideoTwitter: Separating Hype from Reality | Sign up for a training today. | 8/15/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 3 | VideoCandidate Recruitment | Sign up for a training today. | 6/24/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 4 | VideoCitizen Lobbying | Sign up for a training today. | 5/26/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 5 | VideoBuilding a Better County Party | Sign up for a training today. | 4/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | VideoShutting Down a Campaign | Ever wonder what happens to a campaign after Election Day? Campaigns don't end when the final ballots are counted. Win or lose, there is still lots of vitally important work still to be done. Closing out your campaign properly it will be much harder to ru | 10/19/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 7 | Video2009 Training Schedule | Sign up for a training today. | 9/26/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 8 | VideoCanvassing and Phonebanking | This week Night School turns it attention to the two tactics that studies show have the greatest impact on voter turnout: Canvassing and Phonebanking. We'll give you practical tips and advice from professionals with years of canvassing experience. | 9/17/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 9 | VideoRecruiting Volunteers | Recruiting, training and retaining volunteers is one of the most important skills any campaign should have. This month DFA Night School turns it focus on Volunteers. We'll discuss how to recruit your friends, family, co-workers, neighbors and even perfect | 9/10/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 10 | VideoHow to Increase Voter Turnout with Donald Green | Our guest next week will be Professor Donald Green of Yale University. Along with his colleague Allan Gerber, Donald Green has conducted hundreds of controlled experiments measuring the effect of various campaign tactics on voter turnout. We'll take a l | 9/3/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 11 | VideoOnline Organizing with Zack Exley | DFA Night School returns in August with our special guest, Zack Exley from the New Organizing Institute www.neworganizing.com to talk about how the internet has and continues to revolutionize politics and organizing in America. | 8/20/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 12 | VideoThe Political Mind with George Lakoff | The DFA Night School airs a special episode from Netroots Nation in Austin, TX with guest George Lakoff. | 7/17/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 13 | VideoGetting a Campaign Job | This week we continue the 2008 Night School season with a session on getting a campaign job. | 6/25/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 14 | VideoWriting a Field Plan Part 2 | This week we continue the 2008 Night School season with an hour long training session on writing your campaign's blueprint for success: Your Field Plan. | 5/28/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 15 | VideoWriting a Field Plan Part 1 | This week we kick off the 2008 Night School season with an hour long training session on writing your campaign's blueprint for success: Your Field Plan. | 4/23/08 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Precinct Organizing: Building Networks Across Precincts | This is part 4 of a four part series. Check out the others. | 10/2/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Precinct Organizing: Making an Impact | This is part 3 of a four part series. Check out the others. | 9/25/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Precinct Organizing: Recruiting Your Precinct Team | This is part 2 of a four part series. Check out the others. | 9/18/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Precinct Organizing: Getting Started | This is part 1 of a four part series. Check out the others. | 9/11/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Building an Open Progressive Community | Last summer we did a session of Night School live from the YearlyKos convention in Chicago. We featured Chris Bowers from OpenLeft.com and Katrina Baker from Living Liberally to discuss building open progressive communities. | 8/2/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Fundraising: Online and Email | The Summer 2007 semester was all about fundraising. We have some excellent guests including former state party chairs, congressional finance directors and staff from ActBlue. | 6/26/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Fundraising: Events and Call Time | The Summer 2007 semester was all about fundraising. We have some excellent guests including former state party chairs, congressional finance directors and staff from ActBlue. | 6/19/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Developing a Finance Plan | The Summer 2007 semester was all about fundraising. We have some excellent guests including former state party chairs, congressional finance directors and staff from ActBlue. | 6/12/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Anyone Can Run | Fresh off our tremendous victories in 2006, DFA Night School turned its focus on sustaining and building on our successes. | 3/20/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Building Progressive Coalitions | Fresh off our tremendous victories in 2006, DFA Night School turned its focus on sustaining and building on our successes. | 3/13/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Holding Elected Leaders Accountable | Fresh off our tremendous victories in 2006, DFA Night School turned its focus on sustaining and building on our successes. | 3/6/07 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Getting Out The Vote | DFA Night School wraps up a great first year with more people than ever tuning in to learn the ins and outs of running a successful campaign. | 10/10/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Voting Early, Voting Easily, Voting Safely | DFA Night School wraps up a great first year with more people than ever tuning in to learn the ins and outs of running a successful campaign. | 10/3/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Winning With Social Networks | DFA Night School wraps up a great first year with more people than ever tuning in to learn the ins and outs of running a successful campaign. | 9/26/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Framing the Election with George Lakoff | DFA Night School wraps up a great first year with more people than ever tuning in to learn the ins and outs of running a successful campaign. | 9/19/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Sustaining Your Media Presence | In its 2006 summer sessions, the DFA Night School tackles the media- how and why to use it to your advantage. | 8/8/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Leveraging Blogs and Online Media | In its 2006 summer sessions, the DFA Night School tackles the media- how and why to use it to your advantage. | 8/1/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Mainstream Media: Breaking In | In its 2006 summer sessions, the DFA Night School tackles the media- how and why to use it to your advantage. | 7/25/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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How to Make Phoning Fun | Democracy For America kicks off its first semester of Night School, bringing key strategies from the Campaign Academy right to your home. | 5/2/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Rules of the Road: Canvassing | Democracy For America kicks off its first semester of Night School, bringing key strategies from the Campaign Academy right to your home. | 4/25/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Building a Grassroots Army: Volunteer Recruitment | Democracy For America kicks off its first semester of Night School, bringing key strategies from the Campaign Academy right to your home. | 4/18/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Moving Our Message | Democracy For America kicks off its first semester of Night School, bringing key strategies from the Campaign Academy right to your home. | 4/11/06 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 37 Episodes |
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