What it takes to get started — from filing your official paperwork to mapping out your strategy for winning.

How to think about raising money, hiring a team, and organizing volunteers in your community.

How to think about defining your campaign, your opponent, and what's at stake in your election

The nitty gritty work of registering voters, mobilizing your supporters, and earning the votes of non-supporters

A review of person-to-person outreach methods, including canvassing, phone banking, and clipboarding.

A review of mass outreach methods, including direct mail, advertisements, and yard signs.

Links to resources built by organizations working hard to help progressive candidates hit the ground running.

More information on how to think about targeting voters and building lists of voters to reach.