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pegkerrI've never volunteered with a political campaign before (I know, I know. The shame). But the election is coming up, and I really want the Minnesota marriage amendment to be defeated. I've pledged money to Minnesotans United for All Families and been to several of their events, and the block party we helped put on raised $12,000.
But I got another call, this time asking me to come in and work a phone bank. Outside my comfort zone, definitely. But I believe in the cause, so yes, sign me up.
So I went in tonight, for volunteer recruitment. This is a little easier, since everyone we were calling had already said they supported the amendment. There was about a half an hour of training, and they gave us a script to follow. We were requesting three 'asks': to help on Election Day with calls and door knocking, to come in to do phone work to get volunteers (as I was doing, how meta) and to come in to do phone work for persuasion calls. Our goal was to dial at least forty-five numbers in the time allotted to us, to have at least eight conversations, and to get volunteers to agree to sign up for at least three shifts.
I went a little slower than was needed to meet the goal, as it was my first time and I was nervous. One of the coaches listened in and said I sounded warm and natural, but I needed to press a little harder. Most of the phone numbers I called didn't answer, but that was expected.
I dialed about thirty-five numbers in the hour and a half and had five conversations and got three volunteers signed up. And I'm coming back to do another shift in two weeks.
And there's a sign now out on my lawn: Vote No on the Anti-Marriage Amendment.
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But I got another call, this time asking me to come in and work a phone bank. Outside my comfort zone, definitely. But I believe in the cause, so yes, sign me up.
So I went in tonight, for volunteer recruitment. This is a little easier, since everyone we were calling had already said they supported the amendment. There was about a half an hour of training, and they gave us a script to follow. We were requesting three 'asks': to help on Election Day with calls and door knocking, to come in to do phone work to get volunteers (as I was doing, how meta) and to come in to do phone work for persuasion calls. Our goal was to dial at least forty-five numbers in the time allotted to us, to have at least eight conversations, and to get volunteers to agree to sign up for at least three shifts.
I went a little slower than was needed to meet the goal, as it was my first time and I was nervous. One of the coaches listened in and said I sounded warm and natural, but I needed to press a little harder. Most of the phone numbers I called didn't answer, but that was expected.
I dialed about thirty-five numbers in the hour and a half and had five conversations and got three volunteers signed up. And I'm coming back to do another shift in two weeks.
And there's a sign now out on my lawn: Vote No on the Anti-Marriage Amendment.
{Take the 100 Things challenge!}