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For the past ten years I have been an
elected official in local government. I credit my experience and education in
volunteer management for my political success and think that these two worlds
need to recognize how much they have in common.
Volunteers
actively involved in political action can be found working for any of the organized
political parties but also are crucial to nonpartisan membership organizations
associated with many different ballot issues. Volunteers play very active roles
in political campaigns. In most campaigns everyone is a volunteer, including
the candidate. Volunteers will serve in every role imaginable to support a candidate
or an issue that they are passionate about...
Volunteers are particularly effective in political action because they bring
incredible passion to advocacy efforts along with a variety of skills and contacts.
Most often knowing the right person is the key to getting access to those in
public policy who can bring about needed change. Why else are volunteers effective?
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