How To Plan Your Budget
Your ability to fundraise and manage a budget will make or break your campaign. Dig in to a few basic resources on financial compliance, agenda setting, and building a smart fundraising plan.
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Setting Up Your the Financial Part of Your Campaign: Step by Step
Run for Something
Learn how to set up your bank account, tax employer identification number, and set yourself up to appropriately track campaign expenses for financial disclosures.
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Campaign Toolkit Budget
Arena
Where do you invest? Where do you pull back? This resource will teach you how to create a smart budget to get you to Election Day.
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Writing Your Fundraising Plan
National Democratic Training Committee
A simple, sure-fire way to flesh out your financial goals for each quarter of your campaign.
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Making an Effective Fundraising Pitch
National Democratic Training Committee
Simply put: learn how to effectively ask someone to donate to your campaign (without pissing them off.)
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Budgeting & Financial Compliance
National Democratic Training Committee
There are lots of rules to running for office. Make sure you know them all as you get started.
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Campaign Events
National Democratic Training Committee
Yes, event planning is a part of campaigning as well. Take this course to figure out how to create an event that will meet your campaign’s goals and organize your event’s logistics.