A blog discussion on (Activism, Inc. by Dana Fisher ) how progressive groups contract out their political canvassing. This discussion that follows covers different sides of the debate--do all progressive groups outsource their campaigning? Does it include environmental advocacy AND political campaigns? Are there any groups that use a combination of local and outsourced staff (like ACORN)? Another comment makes the point that like right-wing organizations, some progressive groups are tapping into local faith-based networks as well. Read the discussion here.
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Just for clarification, ACORN doesn't outsource any canvassing activities that I'm aware of. Our organizers go door-to-door, but they are full-time employees with benefits, and their job is not just to get people to join, but to get people actively involved in their communities.
There are offices that have a canvas operation supplementing the main work, but its all in house, and often canvassers who do their jobs well get hired on as full-time community organizers in fairly short order.
Posted by: Brennan Griffin | September 17, 2006 at 10:29 AM