"If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich"    - John F. Kennedy

Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor(DFL)

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Volunteer Activities
Below is a list of the volunteer activities that we offer at the DFL.

Click on each activity to get more information:
 

General:

• General campaign activities
• General office/clerical work
• Have a lawn sign
• Serve as an election judge
• Precinct Caucus Convener

Communications:

• Write letters to the editor
• Monitor local media
• Translate/Interpret

Voter Outreach:

• Phone
• Doorknock
• Literature drops
• Apartment building captain
• Help Get Out The Vote (GOTV)
• Give rides to the polls
• Watch ballots being counted

Events:

• Event set-up/clean-up
• Help at DFL State Fair booth
• Host an event at your home
• Attend rallies and events

Computer Skills:

• Graphic Design
• Database creation/management
• Website design/maintenance

Your immediate grassroots support is needed to defeat Mark Kennedy and Tim Pawlenty and help hold them accountable in our community. 

The Minnesota DFL Party is forming Kennedy and Pawlenty rapid-response teams in our area (and throughout the state) to help the DFL mobilize quickly and effectively when either Pawlenty or Kennedy visit our community.  Each team would help recruit more volunteers, monitor the activities of Pawlenty and Kennedy in our area, work with the State DFL Party to help plan and attend events when either Kennedy or Pawlenty come to our community, and help deliver the DFL message in a strategic and coordinated way. To ensure you are receiving the most up-to-date information from the State DFL Party, subscribe to the DFL Dispatch and the DFL Rapid-Response Team.

If you are a committed DFLer who can devote time and be a reliable member of one of these important teams, please email the DFL at activism@dfl.org. Let them know you want to join our community team of Democratic activists. Here are some other suggestions:

1. Organize a group of people in your area who can use the media (newspapers, television, radio, and other resources) to monitor GOP activities especially the coming and goings of Tim Pawlenty, Mark Kennedy and John Kline. On an ongoing basis, email the DFL with this information (ttennessen@dfl.org) and any details (who, what, why, when, where).
2. Contact your your local DFL chair. If you don't know who this is go to www.dfl.org, click under 'Get Invloved: Contact your local DFL', fill out the form to be sent their local contact information.
3. Get three more people to sign up to be part of the Kennedy-Pawlenty push-back team in your area. Email their full name, address, emails and telephone numbers to erin@dfl.org.
4. Sign up for the CD2 list servers. CD2 has two list servers, CD2 list and CD2 announce list. You can subscribe to either by sending an email to: subscribeCD2@dflcd2.org. CD2 list is un-moderated and open to all Democrats. CD2-announce liste is moderated and for official CD2 announcements such as meetings. Subscribe to both or either.

1. Affirmative Action, Party Building, Outreach, Community Identification, Community Service Projects
2. Fundraising, Finance, Budget Planning
3. Event Planning, Socials
4. Campaigns, Elections, Candidate (mentoring/searches/development)
5. Training, Presentations, Programs
6. External Communications, Letters to the Editor (LTE), Current Events/Issues, Public Policy
7. Internal Communications, Party Operations, Electronic Maintenance (website/database/list svr)
8. Platform
9. Constitution & Bylaws

Leadership Opportunities: Vote, Run, Lead

The White House Project, a national, progressive, non-partisan organization, is dedicated to advancing women's leadership across sectors, enhancing public perceptions of women's ability to lead and fostering the entry of women into leadership positions, including the U.S. Presidency. The White House Project is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization and can be found online at www.TheWhiteHouseProject.org.
 Liz Johnson, MN Field Organizer, The White House Project, ejohnson@thewhitehouseproject.org
Vote, Run, Lead is an initiative to engage young women in the political process as voters, as activists and as candidates for political office, and can be found online at www.VoteRunLead.org.

Want to start your road to political power by sitting on a Board of Directors? Contact the Minneapolis, YMCA, http://www.ymca-minneapolis.org/policy.htm and find out more about the Leadership Registry. This program is a great way to get training and referrals.