MAXIMIZING THE IMPACT OF YOUR CAMPAIGN VOLUNTEERS.
Welcome to Upshot. Phone Bank training.
MAXIMIZING THE IMPACT OF YOUR CAMPAIGN VOLUNTEERS.
WHY UPSHOT?
PROBLEM
- Phone banks are often inefficient and fail to reach the goals of maximum calls, repeat attendance, and creating a strong and enthusiastic volunteer base. This happens because volunteers don’t receive the phone bank training or support they need, before, during, and after phone banks.
- The callers often are not motivated properly or given the necessary tools to succeed on the phones. Too many of them try it once and throw in the towel, or decide they aren’t ready and never try making calls.
- Many times, callers are so confused by the phone banking scripts and objectives that they become flummoxed and nervous, minimizing their impact.
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UPSHOT SOLUTION
- Experience matters. Who better to prepare a campaign staff to recruit and provide phone bank training to their volunteers than people who have organized phone banks, built winning teams, and made thousands of calls? While phone banking is one of the primary actions requested of volunteers, it is also the single most terrifying request for most volunteers. It doesn’t have to be!
- Using our extensive experience in the field, we train campaign staff to build, retain, and maximize the effectiveness of your Phone Bank Team. We will show you how to keep it simple, rewarding, and most importantly, effective!
- Everything in our unique training is centered around the Upshot; more total phone calls and electoral victories.
LET'S GO!
With our training and ongoing support, we will show you our proven methodology for maximizing impact on the phones. Some of the things we cover include:
•How to handle nervous volunteers, give them confidence, and empower them.
•How to pace your volunteers’ workloads to keep them coming back and get the most out of them.
•How to work with and around a script.
•How to get the information desired from the call.
•How to build a community.
•How to make it fun!
•In short, we will show you how to win at Phone Banking!
testimonials
*I highly recommend Dylan Bry to rally support for any organization or campaign. Dylan is a natural communicator with an effusive personality that can put anyone at ease. I came to know Dylan through mutual volunteer work for a great progressive cause during the 2020 election season. While it was a bit uncomfortable at first for me to put myself out there by making political phone calls, Dylan provided ample training for the group and made live calls with us on Zoom to demonstrate an effective ask. Dylan was always available to answer any questions and be our cheerleader in the process. He fosters a sense of community with his magnetic and yet very genuine, caring personality. Dylan has that spark that makes you want to keep at it, even when there are tough calls. I am so grateful that there is someone like Dylan Bry on our side, sharing our beliefs in a safer and more just country for our children. His caring nature drives the passion in his work, and one just naturally wants to join team Dylan!
Kirstie Pfeifer, Non-Profit Project Coordinator & Progressive Volunteer
*Successful phone banks and canvasses don’t just happen. Too many are letdowns for callers and canvassers making them ineffective at turning out voters. Jesse and Dylan have literally talked to thousands of voters at their front doors and on the phone. They have organized and run highly successful canvasses and phone banks They know exactly what it takes to make these voter outreach programs highly successful. They have the skills necessary to attract, retain, train and motivate volunteers to have effective conversations with voters at their front doors or on the phone. They know what works to make calling and knocking on doors an enjoyable experience and ultimately get people to vote. I have knocked on doors and made calls side by side with them. I can without reservation assure you that no one does it better.
Gus Hawthorn, Co-founder, Keep The 49th
*I have worked extensively with Dylan and Jesse, phone banking for many campaigns--ranging from city council to presidential--over the past several years. Their expertise in phone banking is second-to-none, including recruiting a team, providing engaging, helpful training, promoting effective messaging, and retaining volunteers for the long haul. Their ease with both engaging voters in impactful conversations on the phone, and with helping campaign volunteers to achieve a sense of accomplishment and effectiveness in their own phone banking efforts, is truly a gift to any team and campaign. Dylan and Jesse can take an often-dreaded but essential voter engagement method and make it fun and effective for staff and volunteers alike.
Nikki Faddick, CA Community State Outreach Co-lead, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America
*I have had the great pleasure of knowing and working with Dylan Bry on a wide range of political campaigns (local, state, and federal) since 2017. Dylan has shown himself to be both an inspiring and insightful leader of all our phone banking efforts. Not only is he a superb role model for both experienced and new phone bankers, but he is a key person in the San Diego region for organizing and executing all aspects of that critical campaign activity. He has figured out how to simplify the process, minimize confusion, and maximize replicability. Dylan is an essential cog in this region’s transformation from red to blue. Other jurisdictions should take note of his innovations in the phone banking arena if they want to maximize campaign effectiveness. I enthusiastically endorse his work and highly recommend him to anyone hoping to expand their own campaign’s success.
Michael Gordon, Organizational Psychologist and Activist
Contact Us
Contact us for a preliminary consultation!
310-384-6506
