Grassroots Movement Blog

Tips for Testing Direct Mail Marketing for Fundraising

In an earlier post on direct mail stats we noted that 78% of donations for nonprofits come from direct mail, 73% of...

How to Create a Donor Persona

Creating and developing donor personas is a huge step in building your fundraising effectiveness and driving results....

Political Yard Signs: Helpful or an Eyesore?

Depending on who you talk to, yard signs are eyesores or an essential part of a political campaign. During an election...

An Election Year Guide for Political Campaign Managers, Candidates

You’ve spent last year finding a candidate, pulling papers, and doing all of the major preliminary work for 2016. A...

Is Personalizing Direct Mail Really Worth It?

End of year is the best time to wage donor renewal and retention campaigns and is the absolute best time for donor...

Current Marketing Trends are Pointing to Organizing

Imagine this. You’ve devoted 60% of your marketing budget to developing a flashy new ad campaign. When it finally...

Tips for Using Direct Mail in Your Political Campaign

As you know, direct mail marketing is only one of many impression mediums that are essential to running a successful...

The Importance of GOTV in Winning Mid-terms

It was a landslide victory for Republicans in the 2014 mid-term elections, but how did the GOP get so many people to...

Tips for Recruiting the Best Canvassing Volunteers

A great walk book is completely useless if the team implementing it is not prepared, skilled, or the right fit....

Tips for Putting Together Canvassing Walk Books That Work

Canvassing is both one of the most time-consuming parts of a campaign and one of the most effective ways of reaching...

Testing and Measuring — Optimizing Your Mailing to Maximize Your Results

In this series on direct mail we've addressed the basics of increasing donations, personalization,and integrating...

6 Steps to Take Before Hitting the Canvassing Pavement

Canvassing neighborhoods can be a worthwhile and highly efficient way to personally connect with your constituents and...