Reports from the 2010 ANM
07/18/2010
GPUS STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION – ANM 2010
Friday, June 25, 2010, Detroit, MI
FRAMEWORK
GOALS
OBJECTIVES
ACTION PLAN!!
WHO HAS THE POWER
TIMELINE
RESOURCES
STRUCTURES
HUMAN POWER
DELEGATION OF AUTHORIZATION AND RESPONSIBILITY
REPORTING BACK
EVALUATION AND AMENDMENT
GOALS
Manifestation of 10KV into civil society
Establish all parts of our platform
Establish economic equality in all states
Be in a position to implement public policy that reflects our platform
Establish democracy for the first time in the US
End colonialism in all its manifestations
Grow our GP so that it functions at all levels of our government and impacts our values on society
OBJECTIVES
Revolutionize campaign finance reform, public funding of elections
2-year plan: Elect Green candidates who will take part in a process of governing
Re-establish the Coordinated Campaign Committee
Recruit candidates: 300 in 2011 for local offices; 500 in 2012
More enticing outreach by increasing Green membership by 20% in every state
Effort to increase diversity and gender balance to reflect census data
Identifying media outlets for all candidates
– Local areas where established Green Parties can carry out
Raise money – $50,000 for each campaign committee over two years’ time, with 80% coming from larger donors
At least $5000 in 20 states before 2012, to qualify for matching funds for our presidential candidate
Figure out a formula based on turnout from last election, no. of $ per voter
Identify 1000 precincts we think we can win as Green precincts
3 Congressional Districts recruit and train, focus to win all 3 by 2012
10-year plan: Elect Green candidates who will take part in a process of governing
Re-establish the Coordinated Campaign Committee
Recruit candidates: 300 in 2011 for local offices; 500 in 2012
More enticing outreach by increasing Green membership by 20% in every state
Effort to increase diversity and gender balance to reflect census data
Identifying media outlets for all candidates
– Local areas where established Green Parties can carry out
Raise money – $50,000 for each campaign committee over two years’ time, with 80% from larger donors
At least $5000 in 20 states before 2012, to qualify for matching funds for our presidential candidate
Figure out a formula based on turnout from last election, no. of $ per voter
Identify 1000 present we think we can win as Green precincts
3 Congressional Districts recruit and train, focus to win all 3 by 2012
State and nat’l sharing of media outlets databases
90% web presence for all candidates
Increase interactivity on gp.org – expand ability to use national website for assisting candidate outreach
Emphasize local elections as building careers
Identify entry-level candidates
Effort to change the game – serious lobby for campaign finance reform, public financing; publish funding sources for candidates
Increase percentage of GLBT vote (identified community disenchanted with major parties)
Some jurisdictional have huge “entry level” races, some have small
Identify unopposed candidates or races with no candidates”lightening committee”)
Utilize sound bytes (“vote your values,” “we’re already there”) that can be used by wide range of campaigns
Work to achieve IRV or proportional representation
Research for candidates – bio, positions, oppositional research
Positional/ policy papers
Resources for vetting; closet skeleton/media advice; capability (time, ability)
Staff (paid, part-time) to track Green municipal officeholders, and publicize that to our media committee and others; 1 in each time zone
2-year “Green” campaign merchandise, knowledge and resources
WHO HAS THE POWER TO DO THIS?
Candidate who have run in the past – materials, knowledge of resources, information on quality, seasonal issues
Greens who have worked in advertising industry
Owner of a button press
GPUS Merchandise committee
Subject matter experts on various policy issues
Software ad model to make materials (green geeks)
Lists (above)
Model websites (CCC page template; Campaign Foundations dot com and other green-owns consulting firms)
Domain hosting provided by GPUS (currently in development by our webmaster)
Candidate training and candidate staff training; train the trainers
States help other states with campaign schools (had Ben done by CCC, regional campaign schools)
Attorneys who can bring electoral issue lawsuits, willing to work for Greens (National Lawyers Guild)
Volunteer recruitment and training
Interns
Resource list of campaign managers, treasurers, etc.
Sample statements/responses for questions on Green Party (what is the GP, etc)
Former candidates (FAQ’s, different items) “what every candidate should know” also on the CCC page
Increased media presence – 2 designated nat’l spokespersons
– bylaws change by 2011-2012
– funding mechanism nailing down fiscal policy
– two-year terms in odd years, starting 2013
Internal election as a way to generate media
Amend Constitution that establishes/defines persons as human beings
Implement Green energy and transportation policies
Friendly, recognizable, relevant, interesting and enticing (outreach)
Enact electoral reforms like IRV and proportional representation
Stronger theoretical base for our politics
To elect Greens to office
Revive our dormant state parties and start state parties we we don’t have them
Painless overhaul of the GPUS national structures
Campus Greens in every school
10 – year plan: Have a presidential candidate in next 3 elections
Identify candidates by identifiable time line
Raise money, specifically $5000 in 20 states for matching funds per candidate
Create a communications system between GPUS and each of the candidates
Define what it is to have a viable presidential candidate in any given year – x number of states x number of ballot lines
Mentioned in X number of media outlets n a given year
All member states to set up volunteers for both ballot access effort, as well as campaigning
– organize volunteers setup by state parties
Get out candidate in the presidential debates
5% of the national vote for federal n? funds
By 3rd cycle at least have number of people running who are internal to the GPUS, party developed by that time to where that is realistic
Establish a shadow cabinet each cycle to run along with the presidential candidate
Expand number of members or wider variety of expertise among relevant internal committees
Push for separation between corporation and state
Generally recognized as a political party in the U.S.
Establish ballot access in all 50 states & DC
Statehood for District of Columbia
2-year objectives
Add 100,000 Greens in states that have registration
Website on one 21st century content management system, group permissions for online publishing, accessible to all Greens
Update look and logos
Downloadable media, accessible, based on platform
RESOURCES AT NATIONAL LEVEL THAT CAN BE USED FOR LOCAL LEVEL CANDIDATES.
Brent: Inactive, but still usable Coordinated Campaign Comittee portion of website.
Campaign manual
GOTV manual (Rhode Island campaign of Jeff Toste)
Campaign templates can download for websites
Need: CCC had a budget in the past, ciuld identify key campaigns helkpign to biuilid partyacross the country (isues of gender and ethnicity); budget disappeared, committee along with it. Ballot access used to be part of that comtitee, now a Ballot Access Committee. Federal level campaigns also split out (Green Senatorial Campaign Comittee). Types of campaigns (orphan campaigns, where candidate appears with no local party, no base, stasrting from scratch). Used to have regioal campaign school. Staff time devoted toward candidates upport has declined.
We need database for fundrasing Fundraising contractors. hard to spedn time developing this and aslo work with campaigns and candidates; need peple effective at fundraising. Working with fundraising contractor of GP of Canada (also uses Civic–CRM Drupal), increase our capacity to work efficiently with a fundraising contractor, we ar not able to do that right now. Communicate effecitvely with contractor
INSTRUCTIONS FOR LAST NIGHT/TODAY: think over what you can bring to come up with some consensus-=based plan to bring to the GNC for a vote. Look at bringing larger ideas, get larger group aproval.