Campaign Management Resources

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Advocacy Inc.

ADVOCACY, INC. offers a suite of products in each of two main divisions—e-mail Outreach Services and Online Advertising—services and strategies designed to equip campaigns with the technology they need to win. In addition, they offer strategic communications and fundraising consulting services. Proven innovators in the political arena, ADVOCACY, INC. helps campaigns build e-mail lists, target specific voter populations for action and produce Internet advertising that works.

Advocacy Central

Advocacy Central’s mission is to empower your organization to effectively build and retain a loyal membership base, dramatically increase online fundraising and donor efforts, and to promote your organization and its goals through dynamic online grassroots activism. Their revolutionary turnkey solution allows your organization to achieve what they refer to as the Three R’s of Digital Advocacy: 1) Recruit, 2) Retain, 3) Revitalize.

Aristotle International Inc.

For over 20 years, Aristotle International has led the political technology industry by servicing the traditional needs of campaigns, political action committees and grassroots organizations while simultaneously developing the most cutting-edge products and services available in the nation.

Black Rock Associates

Blackrock Associates helps Democratic political causes and non-profit organizations win by leveraging the new, powerful opportunities presented by online marketing and online fundraising. Our firm offers many years of experience in online marketing, online fundraising, supporter acquisition, and grassroots activation from both the political and business worlds. We will help you develop innovative strategies and execute marketing programs to rapidly grow your supporter base, mobilize your grassroots activists, and maximize your online fundraising efforts.

Blue State Digital

Blue State Digital provides unique technology and expertise to help organizations engage people in new ways -- communicate with them, raise money, empower them to take action, and understand their interactions with your organization. A consulting firm founded by key members of Howard Dean’s web team, we continue to break new ground with our clients, including Democracy for America, Center for American Progress, ACT, the DCCC and more. Blue State Digital has first-hand experience delivering innovative solutions for our clients and helping them create new communication channels, shatter fundraising records, and organize people in new ways.

The Campaign HQ

TheCampaignHQ.com is dedicated to providing effective Web site development for candidates and grassroots organizations. Your Web site will not be some cookie-cutter template. Your professionally designed, individually conceived Web site will be attractive, easy to navigate, and above all, effective at communicating your message to the voting public. CampaignHQ offers inclusive design packages as well as custom packages, secure on-line contributions and office networking and telecommunications services. Whether you have a large budget or limited funds, they can provide the professional services you need to succeed.

Campaign Office

CampaignOffice.com is a division of Avenet LLC, an industry-leading provider of state-of-the-art website creation and content management systems. According to the prestigious Internet consulting firm The McKenna Group, “Avenet has developed one of the most advanced online Web page creation technologies available today.

Campaign Solutions

The staff of Campaign Solutions is made up of top professionals who have worked on campaigns at all levels. Our firm has experience with political committees, Capitol Hill, state elected officials, trade associations and in the business world. We bring a breadth and depth of knowledge and experience not found in any other Republican voter contact and communications firm. Our team plans and executes the strategies and tactics that win campaigns. Most importantly, our staff shares a professional commitment to conduct all services with honesty and integrity.

Campaign Superstore

Campaign Superstore brings the best in internet strategies and tactics to conservative candidates and causes. They'll listen to your goals and develop a program to exceed them. They take pride in delivering more than you thought your budget could afford. When you work with Campaign Superstore, you have your own on-staff Internet strategist to develop and implement powerful outreach, communication and fundraising programs.

Capitol Advantage

Capitol Advantage is the top provider of government relations solutions for
associations, corporations, nonprofit groups, educational institutions, and
other organizations. In its 20th year in 2005, Capitol Advantage continues to
provide leading government relations products and services to more than
1,500 organizations, including some of the nation¹s largest and most
respected portals and media companies as well as trade associations,
nonprofit organizations and corporations.

Capitol Web Design

Capitol Web Design specializes in politically oriented web design and understands the special needs and challenges that are faced by candidates and organizations. Based in the Washington, DC metro area, Capitol understands that you are probably operating under a tight budget. Capitol Web Design provides professional web development and design at a significant discount to clients in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC and throughout the nation.

Carol/Trevelyan Strategy Group

Since 1993, the Carol/Trevelyan Strategy Group, a division of Kintera, Inc., has worked to pioneer new tools and techniques for engaging citizens and influencing public policy. Their strong technology toolset combined with their "campaign" approach offers nonprofits, unions, political candidates, socially responsible businesses, and other organizations a unique, one-stop approach for unleashing effective advocacy strategies.

Civic Actions

CivicActions, LLC is an Internet campaign consulting firm comprised of a network of leading technology and human relationship specialists. We organize engagement teams around clients - their core values, their mission, and their immediate requirements. CivicActions practices in the following areas: Internet Strategy & Management, Fundraising, GOTV Campaigns, Campaign Websites, Publicity & Internet Relations.

Clear Platform

The Clear Platform online package is a product of Aurorian Group Inc., a leader in online marketing solutions. Our staff has decades of combined experience in delivering our clients' messages via the Internet. We are always striving to expand and improve our service and experience.

Compete Campaigns

CompleteCampaigns.com is committed to assisting political committees in better accessing their information and managing their campaigns. CompleteCampaigns.com offers a full suite of campaign management tools, including BackOffice, a web-based data management system with accounting, campaign finance reporting, fundraising and volunteer coordination applications and SiteBuilder, which enables political campaigns to quickly and efficiently deploy and manage campaign websites.

Convio Inc.

Convio is changing the way nonprofit organizations reach, motivate and retain constituents by helping them use the Internet to drive better results in marketing, fundraising, advocacy and events. With Convio, you get more than powerful Internet software built for nonprofit professionals; you also get a team of experts dedicated to your organization’s online success. That’s why more than 200 nonprofit organizations and higher education institutions rely on us as a trusted Internet partner.

DCS Services

DCS utilizes cutting edge technology to create a winning internet strategy for elected officials, organizations, and companies. We combine years of Internet marketing and political experience with the technology needed to take full advantage of the Internet. As the leader in online communications, DCS will: match tens of thousands of email addresses to your membership list or voter file; maintain and build your constituent database; develop creative work for powerful HTML emails, banners, and websites; and promote interaction with your audience through our online advocacy tools. DCS is determined to ensure that you meet your political goals and has provided winning solutions for over 300 clients worldwide. We work with you to determine your specific needs and build a successful Internet program that will bring you to the next level.

Donor Digital

Donor Digital helps nonprofit organizations, candidates, and socially responsible companies use the Internet for fundraising, advocacy, and marketing. They can help you build your e-mail lists and raise money on your site and through aggressive e-mail messaging. They can make your Web site more effective, or help you build a better one. And they can help you negotiate alliances with major Internet properties, publications, and the other players who can help you get your message out.

DotCampaign

The DotCampaign concept is to basically give all their clients a full-featured website for the life of their campaign and then some. One low fixed priced -- no hidden or monthly charges. You build the website you want with our state-of-the-art site builder. If you can use a word processor, you can build an effective web presence that matches the tone and requirements of your campaign.

E-advocates

E-advocates is the nation's premier, full-service Internet and grassroots advocacy consulting firm backed by the commitment and expertise of Capitol Advantage, the nation's top provider of cyberlobbying technology. E-advocates helps organizations harness the power of the Internet to achieve legislative and political objectives, offering clients a full range of advocacy consulting services. Their campaigns generate online grassroots action and off-line legislative wins.

Echoditto

EchoDitto believes in empowering people and creating vibrant communities online through the creative use of emerging technologies. The age of one-way mass communication is quickly ending. Now information consumers—whether customers or supporters—demand two-way communications. The internet empowers people to get educated and get engaged—not just online, but offline. We serve as a guide to this evolving medium for non-profits, corporations, political candidates, elected officials and political organizations. In doing so, we provide a full complement of services for clients prepared to strategically engage in this increasingly important medium: organizing, communications and advocacy, fundraising and technical strategy and implementation.

ElectionMall Technologies

ElectionMall Technologies Inc is a leading provider of online campaign technology to everyone interested in the outcome of an election: from candidates, their staff, political parties, consultants, nonprofit organizations, associations, and the voters.

e-Merges

Since 200, clients have included NRA, ACLU, Johns Hopkins, Working Assets, and Natural Law Party. They update most voter lists and phone match them the national directories the very same day an order is placed. They will have our web based political district look up tool ready February 1.

eTapestry

This complete one-stop shop can help you build, manage, and maintain your critical Internet tools. By utilizing the professional expertise and world class technologies of eTapestry, you can have a professional web presence, complete with the latest online tools for online giving and registrations, all automatically feeding into the fastest growing fundraising database available.

EZ Campaigns

V-Empower is a client centric web strategy firm. They provide Web based expert solutions, right from Web presence to Web redesign. Established in the year 1999 by Web and political visionaries, and delivering through the cut above the class professionals, they stand tall on our collective strength, expertise and experience in the political domain. V-Empower Inc. graciously powers EZcampaigns.com. As is evident from the name, V-Empower Inc., strongly believes in the cardinal principle of enabling the people to harness the power of latest technology and further using it to the maximum effect.

Get Active

Since 1999, Get Active has been developing online communication tools for membership organizations. Our suite of software products facilitates online communications and helps organizations build stronger relationships with their constituents. Our product offering includes tools to facilitate online fundraising and dues collection, grassroots advocacy, events management, community building and Website management.

Grassroots Enterprise

Grassroots Enterprise works for a wide range of corporations, trade associations, nonprofit organizations, and industry coalitions to help them recruit, educate, and mobilize potential supporters. For some clients, we serve primarily as a technology vendor, providing critical communications, mobilization and website infrastructure that is managed directly by client personnel. However, most of our clients take advantage of our extensive experience in building web-based communications and advocacy programs, as well as our expertise in message development, grassroots and grasstops organizing, and political strategy.

Groundspring

Groundspring.org's mission is to improve the effectiveness of the nonprofit sector by providing information technology solutions that facilitate and enhance communication and engagement between nonprofit organizations and their stakeholders. We do this by offering software tools and services, training, and consulting that help nonprofit organizations raise funds and communicate with their stakeholders online, and manage their operations more effectively.

Issue Dynamics Inc.

Issue Dynamics Inc. (IDI) manages campaigns that not only assist their clients in advancing their issues, but do so in a way that also increases their political capital. Through putting relationship building at the center of campaigns, IDI is able to assist clients to increase their support and move issues simultaneously. Each campaign that IDI manages is designed specifically to meet the needs of the specific client. While IDI use tactics and technology that have been perfected through years of experience, they understand that no two situations are identical so we develop campaigns unique for each situation.

IntelElect

IntelElect Campaign Manager Election 2002 is an online Campaign Management system. IntelElect offers the Campaign Manager system on software license and maintenance basis, and is able to provide web hosting and support on an Application Service Provider (ASP) basis. Working with leading political electoral campaigns experts, with proven winning election track records, Campaign Manager Election 2002 was developed by IntelElect as a comprehensive data management and communication system that is accessible over the web by campaign staff and or constituents anytime and anywhere. The Campaign Manager system is offered on a software license and maintenance basis along with web hosting and supported on an ASP basis.

I Stand For

I Stand For, Inc., is dedicated to building hosted software solutions that enable organizations of any type to build and support an audience. Our proprietary tool set is applicable for political candidates, non-profit organizations, trade associations, clubs and media properties. And whether the audience consists of supporters, activists, constituents, donors or members, I Stand For is able to engage them over the Internet through its proprietary community infrastructure.

Kintera

Kintera is dedicated to helping nonprofit organizations fulfill their mission by providing Knowledge Interaction technology to build vibrant communities of supporters, beneficiaries and staff. By sharing a set of dynamic data and content, organizations can motivate and engage community members to achieve marketing, programming and fundraising success. With leading edge technology and innovative leadership, Kintera is committed to making a difference in the nonprofit sector.

Mandate Media

Mandate Media builds websites that make a difference for progressive candidates and causes. Their process includes consulting, design, content management, and online grassroots organizing. Mandate will help you figure out how to integrate your website into a successful overall strategy. They will help you create a website that can be managed by your campaign team, in-house, without techie training.

MyStatesman.com

Mystatesman.com can help. Let's face it, not everyone has time to attend rallies or tune in to televised debates. But with the power of the internet your message can be available to voters 24/7. With mystatesman.com, it is easy for you to make the internet an integral part of your successful campaign. From our prepackaged designs to a more in-depth custom website, we know how to get you on the web -- quickly and easily.

New Media Communications

New Media Communications is a high-tech marketing firm using the latest computer technology to create interactive, functional and visually engaging Internet products and services. We create online solutions that get results. Under the leadership of Mike Connell, New Media Communications has been on the leading edge of Internet and database development since 1994. We build sophisticated websites and applications that inform, inspire, teach, persuade, motivate and mobilize key audiences.

Net Campaign

NetCampaign was founded in 1999 to provide professional Internet design and consulting to the political, non-profit and advocacy sector. NetCampaign has since created award-winning web solutions for major organizations and candidates nationwide. NetCampaign creates custom built, professional Internet sites for non-profit organizations, advocacy and political campaigns as well as providing high-end database programming as part of each of its projects.

NGP Software

NGP Software, Inc. is the leading national software and technology consulting firm serving Democratic campaigns, PACs, fundraising firms, labor unions, non-profits and select corporations. Since our incorporation in January of 1997, NGP has helped elect Democrats through consulting, custom database solutions, and political software.

Onetime Fundraiser Inc.

Ontime Fundraiser Inc. is a forward-looking joint venture between three of Florida’s leading companies – each a recognized specialist in their field. By using Ontime Fundraiser Inc. to design and collect your political campaign and non-profit contributions over the World Wide Web, you are using the best and most experienced professionals in fundraising, technology, research and political consulting.

Online Candidate

Online Candidate makes the creation of a dynamic website simple! Their online software and tools allows you to build a unique, customized, and dynamic website -- giving your campaign a powerful online presence at an affordable price!

Pericles Consulting

Pericles Consulting has been formed to help advocacy groups and political campaigns use all forms of interactive marketing to promote their ideas and candidates. They are the turnkey solution for online political marketing initiatives. The principals of Pericles Consulting have been conceptualizing, planning, buying and launching online campaigns since the World Wide Web emerged as a commercial medium in the mid 1990s. Since then, they have developed proprietary processes and methods, including their Constituent Relationship Management methodology, to help you succeed. They can help you leverage the Internet as a communications vehicle without running into any of the myriad of pitfalls that befell those before you.

PICnet

PICnet empowers the missions of non-profits, government agencies and international organizations through technology solutions. They work locally and globally to provide meaningful technology solutions to organizations that need them the most. Based in Washington, DC, PICnet combines expertise in policy, management, international relations, communications, and technology to create powerful and affordable solutions for your organization.

Plus Three

Plus Three, LP has radically improved the way progressive organizations build constituent groups and fundraise by giving them immediate access to contributors on a large scale. Plus Three has leveraged ARCOS to drive the unique process of “nano-giving” by enabling organizations to build dynamic online constituent communities with shared interests and values, direct targeted messages and appeals to them with laser focus, and stimulate donations and actions to support specific causes. Plus Three's work on the DNC's technology systems was instrumental in the DNC's emergence as the Internet's fastest growing website in October of 2004, the DNC's capacity to become the grassroots fundraising juggernaut raising $75 million online in 2004, and the organization's ongoing ownership of a strong backbone of technology systems.

Political Web Pro

Their mission is to provide time-sensitive, customer-oriented, creatively designed websites to political campaigns nationwide. Customer satisfaction will be achieved by focusing on the specific needs of the political campaign. Service will be provided in a courteous, professional manner. The ultimate goal is to develop a web strategy and design to help you win your election.

Politically-E

“Politically-e is a single source electronic campaign and incumbency management solution. Domain experience and patent-pending technologies from Politically-e fill the knowledge gap that plagues most first-time office-seekers and enable constituent relationship management processes critical for existing office-holders. Additionally, the Politically-e online storefront will remedy the challenge of conveniently securing quality goods and services specific to politicians.

Politikos

Politikos prepares you fully for election night through state of the art web technology and through traditional political tactics. Their white pages section features the most current intelligence available on the political Internet. It features documents on Online Fundraising/FEC Considerations, Project Management, Direct E-Mail Marketing, Hosting, Search Engine Positioning, Programming, What Does A Presidential Campaign Web Site Cost, etc.

Presage Internet Campaigns

Presage Internet Campaigns brings to your organization premier Internet consulting services from some of the founding members of the political Internet community. Their staff has been involved in major online campaigns and web sites since the internet first entered politics in 1996. Since then, they have been developing strategies that have proven Internet campaign and advocacy techniques work for their many clients.

Rawlings Political

Rawlings Political is a political strategy firm specializing in marketing and community-building through state-of-the-art technology. The RP team can provide campaigns with scalable solutions through strategies developed over 10 years of online community, email marketing, mobile and web design experience coupled with campaign experience. Based in Florida, Rawlings Political operates nationally and internationally to assist progressive and Democratic causes and candidates.

RightClick Strategies

Righclick Strategies is a full service, e.marketing consulting firm. Founded by three experienced communication professionals, the firm assists businesses and organizations with their online marketing strategies. RCS serves the rapidly growing web needs of associations, interest groups, labor unions and political committees in building and maintaining online relationships with their member and constituent groups. As an internet marketing firm, RCS seeks to be a leader in state-of-the-art email applications, helping their clients become web-centric, digital enterprises.

Strategic Internet Campaign Management Inc.

Strategic Internet Campaign Management Inc., led by president William (Bill) Greene, specializes in online fundraising for political candidates and organizations, as well as political and corporate grassroots activism using the Internet. SICM has years of experience in developing and managing e-mail strategies for successful online fundraising and grassroots activism, raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for clients, and generating over one million messages to Congress and other leaders. Their response rates for corporate grassroots activism exceed both direct mail and telemarketing.

TheDataBank

Since 1998, thedatabank has been helping nonprofits and political organizations change the world through its high performance, easy to use, affordable technology. thedatabank offers web-based software applications for database management and communications. Based in Minneapolis , thedatabank is a privately held corporation with over 400 clients.

SystemWise Solutions

SystemWise Solutions has developed the idea of Voter Relationship Management (VRM) and embodied its philosophies in a set of tools designed to empower its users with advanced message targeting and delivery techniques. Use of VRM helps political organizations win campaigns. SystemWise Solutions is working in cooperation with political organizations to provide online advanced voter targeting, including political campaigns at the state, county, and precinct level.

Voter Guide Toolkit

Voter Guide Tooklkit (VGT) 2004 is a Web-based application that helps you collect, organize and prsent information for an online voter guide. VGT is designed to deliver one-of-a-kind local content for your Web site users - information curicial to helping them make informed voting decisions. With VGT, you can cover dozens, if not hundreds of races in your market, because the candidates themselves prived the content through easy-to-use Web forms. You retain ultimate control by administering and monitoring the process through VGT's suite of powerful Web-based tools.

Vote Advantage

Your chances of winning the election are greatly increased with Vote Advantage. Unlike other website hosting and design companies, Vote Advantage creates sites that dominate search engine results returned for your geographical location. All prospective voters who possess internet access cannot miss your message. You frame the issues on your site. It's a clearly successful tactic that puts your opponents on the defensive and you as the proactive favorite in the minds of those whose votes you require.

Votenet Solution Inc.

Votenet Solutions, Inc. has hundreds of clients in all 50 States and in Europe. Clients include leading associations, universities, k-12 schools, political organizations, advocacy groups, unions and corporations.

Win Campaign

WinCampaign is web-based software for Democrats and their allies that gives you a winning edge. In dozens of state and local races, WinCampaign has helped candidates win tough elections thanks to our focus on smart campaigning. WinCampaign uses cutting-edge technology that lets you or your organization reach the right voters. It works with you and your volunteers to communicate with core supporters and swing voters on a more personalized level than you ever thought possible.

Wired Voter

WiredVoter is one of the leading political web consulting firms. They use proven campaign track records and the latest tools on the Web to expand the reach of your campaign, cause, or grassroots group. Wired Voter makes sure you have a site that communicates your message, mobilizes your supporters, and motivates undecided voters to cast their vote for you. Their services include: web design and hosting, blast fax and email online fundraising, cross-media consulting, and print and TV media services.

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