RECRUITING AND TRAINING THE NEXT GENERATION OF CAMPAIGN ORGANIZERS
ORGANIZING CORPS 2020 is recruiting and training young people so they have the skills and experience to put a Democrat in the White House and win up and down the ticket in 2020.
ORGANIZING CORPS 2020 IS GIVING YOUNG PEOPLE THE SKILLS THEY NEED TO WORK ON THE 2020 GENERAL ELECTION
The 2018 midterm elections were a valuable reminder of what’s possible when people show up to the polls. Yet even with a strong slate of candidates and unprecedented volunteer enthusiasm, races were won or lost with razor thin margins.
To take back the White House in 2020, Democrats will need to run a strong ground game that maximizes volunteer enthusiasm and voter engagement. And to do this, we need a cadre of well-trained, local, and diverse organizers that are ready to be activated in battleground states as soon we have a nominee.
Organizing Corps 2020 is recruiting and training 1,000 young people in key battleground states — Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin — to work on the 2020 general election, starting in Summer 2019. Organizing Corps 2020 is a paid training and organizing program that will ensure the eventual Democratic nominee and candidates up and down the ballot have access to the talent they need to win: local and diverse field organizers that have ties to their communities; have been trained on the fundamentals of organizing; and have experience in field, digital organizing, and data analytics.
This is how we win.
DEMOCRATS CAN WIN BACK THE WHITE HOUSE
and win up and down the ticket on November 3, 2020, but we need a talented and passionate team of well-trained, local and diverse organizers in key battleground states. Organizing Corps 2020 is building that team today. BECOME A CORPS MEMBERPARTICIPATE IN THE FUTURE
Organizing Corps 2020’s paid programs train on the art and science of being a field organizer during a presidential election. After completing the program, Organizing Corps helps corps members prepare their resumes and market their organizing skills and experience to campaigns so that they can get to work putting a Democrat in the White House and winning up and down the ticket in 2020.
WHAT THE PROGRAM COVERS
- Electoral campaign infrastructure & ecosystem
- Electoral organizing & field strategy
- Relational organizing & digital tools
- Voter contact: voter registration, canvassing, phone banking, texting, digital engagement, 1:1 meetings, house parties
- Volunteer recruitment, retention & training
- Volunteer teams & capacity building
- Data management & tools
- Day of Action best practices
- Campaign office & staging location management
WHERE WE TRAIN
- Arizona
- Florida
- Georgia
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- North Carolina
- Pennsylvania
- Wisconsin
Organizing Corps 2020’s Bootcamp and Immersion programs give you two ways to develop as a field organizer and support you in applying and transitioning to the 2020 general election.
OC2020 BOOTCAMP: a 7-day crash-course in campaign organizing
- 7-days in-person in January and March 2020
- $500 travel and living stipend
- Hosted in coordination with local state Democratic parties and led by campaign veterans
- Training and simulations on the fundamentals of organizing: voter registration, volunteer recruitment, voter contact, digital tools, data analytics, and field strategy
- Access to ongoing learning and support so you can keep developing your campaign toolbox before the general election kicks off
- Direct support applying and transitioning to the 2020 general election in late spring/early summer of 2020
OC2020 IMMERSION: a 5-week, full-time, in-field training program
- 5-weeks late April through May in your hometown
- Full-time, paid Tuesday-Saturday including nights and some Sundays
- Action-based trainings and in-the-field practice in your hometown learning how to register voters, recruit volunteers, set-up a campaign office, host a house party, organize your community, use the newest data and digital tools to maximize your efforts
- Hands-on development with the support of a campaign coach and campaign veterans
- Directly support the local state Democratic party in preparing for the general election through voter registration, persuasion and mobilization activities
- Direct support applying and transitioning to the 2020 general election upon completion of program
If you are ready to bring change to the White House and your community and are committed to working on the 2020 general election, get the skills and experience you need while building a powerful network of like-minded peers and mentors from across the country that will last you beyond the general election.
MEET THE CORPS
After launching in February 2019, Organizing Corps 2020 kicked off training in June 2019 with 300 corps members in 12 cities across 7 states.
77% of corps members identify as people of color
60% of corps members IDENTIFY AS WOMEN
26% of corps members IDENTIFY AS A MEMBER OF THE LGBTQ COMMUNITY
80% of corps members ARE LOCAL TO THEIR TRAINING REGION (95% ARE IN-STATE)
CORPS TEAM
RACHEL HALTOM-IRWIN
Executive Director
Obama ’12 & ’07-08, Tester ’06
JONAÉ WARTEL
Chief Program Officer
DNC ’17-’18, Ossoff ’17, North Carolina Democratic Party ’16, ASDC ’13-’16, Obama ’12 & ’08
NAOKO KUDO
Chief Operating Officer
Obama ’08
MEG ANSARA
Senior Advisor
Clinton ’16, Obama ’12, DNC ’04
ALEXANDER DEATRICK
Director of Operations
Organizing Corps 2020 MI Coach, Slotkin ’18, Sanders ’16
AQUILES DAMIRÓN-ALCÁNTARA
Director of Institute & Training
Clinton ’16, Organizing for Action ’14-’16, Battleground Texas ’14, Obama ’12
CAROLINE DVORSKY
Manager of Training Operations
DANIELA CUBILLO
Outreach & Recruitment Coordinator
EMMA ARATA
State Program Director
Democratic Party of VA ’15-’16, Grimes ’14, McAuliffe ’13, Obama ’12, Perriello ’10
FRED CURTIS
State Program Director
Organizing Corps 2020 GA Coach, Ossoff ’17
GABRIELLE FRANCISCO-BOGERT
Development Intern
Organizing Corps 2020 FL Corps Member
GIANNA JUDKINS
Deputy Director of Operations
Clinton ’16
MALIHA KAREEM
Engagement & Mobilization Intern
Organizing Corps 2020 FL Corps Member
SAM ALEMAN
Engagement & Mobilization Intern
Organizing Corps 2020 MI Corps Member
SAM GONZÁLEZ
Development Coordinator
For Our Future ’18
CORPS ADVISORS
ALFREDO PATIÑO
Applicant Selection Specialist, Organizing Corps 2020
Gillum ’18, Torres Small ’18
ALLISON ZELMAN
Campaign Strategist
DNC ’17-19, Clinton ’16, Obama ’12 & ’08
ALISSA KO
VP of Policy, Government Affairs & Advocacy, Planned Parenthood Affiliates of CA
Ready for Hillary, Obama ’12, Young Democrats of CA ’09-’10
ANNE WEDNER
Founder, Kent Road Strategies
ELAN KRIEGEL
Co-Founder, Blue Labs
Clinton ’16, Obama ’12, DNC ’10
HEATHER FOSTER
VP, Finn Partners
Obama ’12 & ’07-’08
HEATHER SMITH
Founding Partner, Seven Strategies
JANE MARTINEZ DOWLING
President & CEO,
ExpandED Schools
JEREMY BIRD
Founding Partner & President, 270 Strategies
Obama ’12, Organizing for America ’09-’11, Obama ’07-08
JESSE THOMAS
SVP, Crowdpac
Obama ’12 & ’08
JUAN PEÑALOSA
Executive Director, Florida Democratic Party
Obama ’12
KENNY THOMPSON
Senior Director, Government & External Affairs, Pepsi Co
Obama ’12 & ’07-’08
LUIS ÁVILA
Founding President,
Iconico Campaigns
Nevada Democratic Party ’16, Obama ’08
OMAR KHAN
Senior Campaign Strategist
Crist ’14, Obama ’12 & ’08
QUENTIN JAMES
Executive Director,
The Collective PAC
Ready for Hillary, Obama ’08
RAMON CONTRERAS
Co-Founder, Youth Over Guns
March for Our Lives
RONNIE CHO
CEO, The Cho Group
Underwood ’18, Ronnie Cho for City Council, Obama ’08, Kerry ’04
STEFANIE BROWN JAMES
Senior Advisor,
The Collective PAC
Obama ’12
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