DEMOCRATS ABROAD GOTV Monthly Action Planner REGIONAL CONFERENCES

The GOTV Monthly Calendar Action Planner: No, Global GOTV is NOT collecting these. These are to help you in your efforts to organize GOTV. Use the Voter Action Plan Calendar to review Global GOTV Efforts to time your communications! We WILL (as Global GOTV) update you on: Key Dates and Important weeks as the Global Calendar evolves Priorities at a Global Level that may affect when you engage and participate in coordinated efforts like: Social Media Global Efforts: Phonebanking, Fundraising, Candidate ‘Calls’ These should be live and constantly updated documents for you to use and share amongst your own leadership Feedback, Improvements? Let us know -

GOTV 2014 Monthly Planner: January Key Global GOTV Activities: Publish Frontline 2014 Plan; Build Audience; Build Global GOTV Team; Integrate GOTV Messaging with Social Media Jan 1 - VFA 2014 Relaunch ‘OPEN FOR BUSINESS’; Jan 8 th ‘300 days Out’ Global Campaign to All members; Jan 31 – CC Membership List Audit Deadline CC GOTV MONTHLY PRIORITIES 1. Plan Super Bowl Event/Voter Reg Week to Week Action Plan Week 1: VFA Relaunch Week 2: Global Member – Fundraising and VFA Launch ‘300 Days Out’ Week 3 Week 4 Send Superbowl to CC Members ! Get VFA bookmarks from Co OP for Event. Recruit Volunteers for table for 1 st hour of Super Bowl Party. Week 5: Database Update Deadline Monthly Overall Goals: Ideas: Draft CC Frontline Plan based on published Global GOTV Plan, Recruit CC GOTV Team Members, Nominate members to Global Domestic Election Liaison Positions for Key Races, Work to clean and manage Voter Database, Review improvements and changes in VFA, Organize Jan ‘GOTV’ Launch meeting, educate and encourage Social Media interaction from members, Plan your spring GOTV calendar! Our key GOTV activities Handy calendar to help you visualize dates; Mark your regular DA meeting dates – also review how workload flows week to week and what integrates with Global timeline – And bring it to a week to week view Just some ideas, type your own here (ideally 5 or less per month – What are you prioritizing for you, your ex com and your membership? Should be agreed upon by CC ExCom and CC GOTV) EXAMPLE

GOTV 2014 Monthly Planner: January Key Global GOTV Activities: Publish Voting Action Plan; Build Audience; Build Global GOTV Team; Integrate GOTV Messaging with Social Media Jan 1 - VFA 2014 Relaunch ‘Register to Win’; Jan 7 th ‘300 days Out’ Global Campaign to All members; Jan 31 – CC Membership List Audit Deadline. Opportunity to Plan Super Bowl Voter Registration Outreach. CoOp with Embassy/Consulate/Base? CC GOTV MONTHLY PRIORITIES Week to Week Action Plan Week 1: Website/GOTV/VFA Relaunch with Wiki for all CC’s Week 2: Global Member – Fundraising and VFA Launch ‘300 Days Out’; Includes Primary Calendar link for upcoming elections Week 3 Week 4 Week 5: Database Update Deadline Monthly Overall Goals: Ideas: Draft CC Voter Action Plan based on published Global GOTV Plan, Recruit CC GOTV Team Members, Nominate members to Global Domestic Election Liaison Positions for Key Races, Work to clean and manage Voter Database, Review improvements and changes in VFA, Organize Jan ‘GOTV’ Launch meeting, educate and encourage Social Media interaction from members, Super Bowl Voter Registration? Plan your spring GOTV calendar; plan Super Bowl Voter Registration Drive!

GOTV 2014 Monthly Planner Key Global GOTV Activities: Publish Frontline 2014 Plan; Build Audience; Build Global GOTV Team; Integrate GOTV Messaging with Social Media Possible President’s Day Messaging/Early Primary Updates to Key Frontline States Building Support and Communication with CC’s and Helping with Local level plans and support – Best Practices (Published by End of Feb); GOTV blasts by state (45 Days Out Primary s) generated to all member voters in that state CC GOTV MONTHLY PRIORITIES Week to Week Action Plan Week 1: Super Bowl Voter Registration Parties? (Integrate with Local Embassy/Consulate or Base – part of their GOTV Strategy); FVAP Public Service Announcements will be broadcast on AFN during Super Bowl for Voter Registration. Send pix of Super Bowl Voter Reg to Social Media! Week 2: Global Blast reminder of Upcoming Primary Calendars – ALL DA Members Week 3 Week 4 Week 5: Global GOTV Early Wins - Best Practices Published Monthly Overall Goals: Ideas: Super Bowl Reg Party! Similar to January: Draft CC Frontline Plan based on published Global GOTV Plan, Recruit CC GOTV Team Members, Nominate members to Global Domestic Election Liaison Positions for Key Races, Work to clean and manage Voter Database, Review improvements and changes in VFA, Organize Jan ‘GOTV’ Launch meeting, educate and encourage Social Media interaction from members, Plan your spring GOTV calendar!

GOTV 2014 Monthly Planner Key Global GOTV Activities: Mapping Districts and Appointing Domestic Election Liaisons in Key Frontline Races; Build Audience; Build Global GOTV Team; Integrate GOTV Messaging with Social Media;GOTV blasts by state (45 Days Out Primary s) generated to all member voters in that state. Primary results with General Election Candidates announced by state targeted s. Begin Stateside University Outreach for Voters Abroad – Are you an alum with a contact at a university abroad office? Get VFA to them! CC GOTV MONTHLY PRIORITIES Week to Week Action Plan Week 1 Week 2 Week 3: Website Primary Focus Begins: State By State Information Week 4 Week 5 Monthly Overall Goals: Ideas: Identify and Finalize Social Media Action Plan at local level; Continue to nominate members for Global GOTV roles; Review and engage on Mapping Districts Global report [do your members have local expertise, connections?], Are you an alum of a University with Abroad Students? Approach them about VoteFromAbroad!

GOTV 2014 Monthly Planner Key Global GOTV Activities: Build Audience; Build Global GOTV Team; Integrate GOTV Messaging with Social Media; Fundraise and Partisan Outreach to Frontline Races; Domestic Young Dems Outreach to Students going abroad for Fall 2014 – Identify and proactively communicate stateside;; GOTV blasts by state (45 Days Out Primary s) generated to all member voters in that state. Primary results with General Election Candidates announced by state targeted s. CC GOTV MONTHLY PRIORITIES Week to Week Action Plan Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4: Week 5 Monthly Overall Goals: Ideas: Finalise Frontline Plan based on published Global GOTV Plan, Recruit CC GOTV Team Members, Nominate members to Global Domestic Election Liaison Positions for Key Races; Identify feeder Universities to local CC programs to start stateside outreach to Students coming abroad

GOTV 2014 Monthly Planner Key Global GOTV Activities: Targeted Global s to Frontline States to focus Audience Build; State Strategies finalize with Global Data Team; Build Frontline Race Strategies); recruit teams and assess Spring Hits/Misses to build momentum into Fall. Communicate Global Fall Election Calendar by May 4 th ; Local CC’s should prepare their fall calendars by May 19 th. GOTV blasts by state (45 Days Out Primary s) generated to all member voters in that state. Primary results with General Election Candidates announced by state targeted s. Plan World Cup/Summer Strategies! CC GOTV MONTHLY PRIORITIES Week to Week Action Plan Week 1 Week 2: Global Fall Final Election Calendar Published Week 3 Week 4: CC Fall Election Calendar Finalised Week 5 Monthly Overall Goals: Ideas: Plan/Identify Summer Strategies – World Cup, July 4 th, In Country Student Abroad outreach organization/plans before people leave for summer holidays!

GOTV 2014 Monthly Planner Key Global GOTV Activities: Build Toolkit and integrate operations with all Domestic Frontline campaigns. Includes Phonebanking tools and capabilities worldwide during Summer timeframe; encourage abroad voter ‘visits’ over summer holidays. Likely finalize mailing dates for Frontline Data Non-Member lists and outreach. GOTV blasts by state (45 Days Out Primary s) generated to all member voters in that state. Primary results with General Election Candidates announced by state targeted s. CC GOTV MONTHLY PRIORITIES Week to Week Action Plan Week 1 Week 2 Week 3: USA First Round World Cup Match June 16th Week 4: USA First Round World Cup Match June 22 Week 5: USA First Round World Cup Match June 26 th – This could be a huge event if Germany USA are looking to advance to 2 nd round! Monthly Overall Goals: Ideas:

GOTV 2014 Monthly Planner Key Global GOTV Activities: Build Toolkit and integrate operations with all Domestic Frontline campaigns. Includes Phonebanking tools and capabilities worldwide during Summer timeframe; encourage abroad voter ‘visits’ over summer holidays. July 31 st Publication on VFA and Voter Action Centre all state registration and request deadlines. Materials for Student Abroad Outreach created and handed to CC’s for Aug distribution. GOTV blasts by state (45 Days Out Primary s) generated to all member voters in that state. Primary results with General Election Candidates announced by state targeted s. CC GOTV MONTHLY PRIORITIES Week to Week Action Plan Week 1: July 4 th and Voter Registration & Awareness week for Bases/Embassies/Consulates. Co Op an Event! Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Monthly Overall Goals: Ideas:

GOTV 2014 Monthly Planner Key Global GOTV Activities: August 1 st Global DA (Prior to the August Bank Holiday) to all Members (integrated with social media) announcing VFA key dates/states; messaging to voters by frontline state; Notification of all deadlines for register and request ballots for all states online. Full packet of information to CC Leadership. Information for students distributed to International Study Abroad Programs. Aug 18 th Live Site for GOTV with Voter prepopulated Lists, Revised Voter Contact Phonebank Scripts, Customizable Calendars, and VR information for registration tables/outreach. Primary results with General Election Candidates announced by state targeted s. CC GOTV MONTHLY PRIORITIES Week to Week Action Plan Week 1 Week 2 Week 3: GOTV Core information distributed and LIVE on site! Week 4 Week 5: VOTER CONTACT FOCUS WEEK – DID YOU REQUEST? DID YOU VOTE? FINAL PHONEBANKING PUSH! Social Media focus on 60 day out strategy. Monthly Overall Goals: Ideas:

GOTV 2014 Monthly Planner Key Global GOTV Activities: Strategic and Social Media in Full force; Phonebanking support for CC’s through Oct 12 th. Global communication to all Frontline States. Manage and shift support for voter outreach and phonebanking with resource allocation. Mail Outreach to non-member DA lists/ s by mid September latest (coordinated with Data Team). Primary results with General Election Candidates announced by state targeted s. CC GOTV MONTHLY PRIORITIES Week to Week Action Plan Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Monthly Overall Goals: Ideas:

GOTV 2014 Monthly Planner Key Global GOTV Activities: Strategic and Social Media in Full force; Phonebanking support for CC’s through Oct 12 th. Global communication to all Frontline States as per published Fall Calendar. Manage and shift support for voter outreach and phonebanking with resource allocation. CC GOTV MONTHLY PRIORITIES Week to Week Action Plan Week 1: Week 2: Oct 7 th Flip to the FWAB if you haven’t received your ballot! Week 3: Shift to Instate Resource Support; Key Races still with deadlines to come are still 100% supported by Global GOTV. VOTER RECOMMENDED MAILING DEADLINE FOR ALL BALLOTS! Week 4: In state support Week 5: In state support Monthly Overall Goals: Ideas:

GOTV 2014 Monthly Planner Key Global GOTV Activities: FINAL COUNTDOWN! CC GOTV MONTHLY PRIORITIES Week to Week Action Plan Week 1: In State Support Week 2: In State Support; Election Day Parties and Final Outreach. Prepare for Press/Local Events around Election. Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Monthly Overall Goals: Ideas:

GOTV 2014 Monthly Planner Key Global GOTV Activities: Hindsight and Data Collect for Review and input into 2016 CC GOTV MONTHLY PRIORITIES Week to Week Action Plan Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Monthly Overall Goals: Ideas: