1	Recruiting Volunteers
2	Welcome to DFA Night School! Streaming live at: Now Available on ITunes Click here to subscribe:
3	Tonight’s Trainers
4	Why We Need Volunteers ‘People’ powered campaigns Volunteers are the “soul of a campaign” Volunteers build long term progressive infrastructure
5	You Have to Ask! You will never get what you do not ask for Not asking for favors, but giving opportunities Embrace the No!
6	What’s My Motivation? Announcements don’t recruit volunteers What is a potential volunteer’s relationship to the campaign?
7	Who to Ask: Relational Higher response rates all around Details about the campaign aren’t as important Make it about you Make it fun Network, Network, Network – Build a snowball!
8	Who to Ask: Usual Suspects Campaign Lists Voter File Allied issue advocacy organizations Labor Unions High Schools & Colleges Community Organizations and Faith Communities Everywhere!
9	How to Ask: Basic Tactics The more personal and interactive the ask the better the response
10	Questions? Email: nightschool@democracyforamerica.com Instant Message: DFA Night School
11	Stories from the Field
12	How to Ask: The Five Cs Connect – Establish rapport and trust Context – Explain how they are helping us win Commit – Get a solid commitment to volunteer Catapult – Get them invested Confirm – Remind them of their commitment
13	Crunching the Numbers
14	Questions? Email nightschool@democracyforamerica.com Instant Message DFA Night School
15	Homework Make a List of 15 possible volunteers from your social network and ask them Sign up together for the ‘Million Doors for Peace’ campaign next weekend! www.milliondoorsforpeace.org
16	Next Week on Night School Canvassing & Phonebanking September 17th, 2008 www.democracyforamerica.com/canvass
17	Thank you for joining us!