Political innovation resources

There’s helpful knowledge that (until now) has only lived in the heads of various political entrepreneurs and funders. To make that knowledge more accessible, we’re building out a library of resources like those below.

If these are helpful, and/or if you have ideas for other topics, please let me know!

• General innovation advice: How I built successful political products

• Strategy: How can I figure out if my idea is scalable?

• Making a minimum viable product (MVP): How can I show traction for my idea before raising money to make a product?

• Sales Strategy: What types of organizations and campaigns are most receptive to new tools and techniques?

• Sales: Who are the decision-makers at campaigns and political organizations, and what are their KPIs / what are they looking for?

• Pricing: Should I offer my product below cost (or free) and look for donors to cover the difference?

• Fundraising: If I need to raise a lot of money for my project, should I have other KPIs while doing that? (Spoiler: Yes.)

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Here are some ideas of topics that you could write about. Or come up with your own!

• Product: I want to figure out new ways to support our organization’s volunteers. How can I do that?

• Hiring: What political roles would provide useful experience for Position X, and where can I find such candidates?

• Fundraising: I can find template for-profit pitch decks online, but what’s a good non-profit template?

• Operations: What service providers do others use for compliance/accounting/HR/etc.?

• Volatility: How do I deal with the volatility of revenue in on vs. off years?

• Where to find various data: I need a list of all the polling places in Ohio and Michigan. Does anybody collect and share that already (and if so who)?