Ways to Fundraise for a Political Campaign

Nate Crain of Dallas, Texas, oversees operations at Crain Information Systems, Inc., as president. He started his company over 20 years ago after spending time in the political arena. The former director of special projects for Barry Williamson for Railroad Commissioner campaign, Nate Crain coordinated fundraising events and coordinated with the campaign manager.

Recently, he served as a co-chairman for the 2018 Dallas GOP Reagan Day Dinner. It was the largest and most successful Reagan Day Dinner Dinner in Dallas GOP history raising $750,000. He also served as an Event Chairman at The Star in Frisco, helping to raise over $850,000 for Governor Greg Abbott 

Below are several ways to raise money for a political campaign:

Ask friends and family. Asking friends and family is one of the most common ways candidates raise their initial funds. Candidates should let these people know why they are running and how donations will help their campaign. In addition to providing funds, friends and family are also great at spreading the word about a campaign.

Give people reasons to donate. Regardless of who is donating to a campaign, people need a reason to prompt them to donate. For candidates, this usually involves informing the public of their stances on various issues and their plans if they get elected.

Host a fundraising event. By hosting a fundraising event, candidates give donors the chance to interact with them personally and discuss matters that are important to them. These types of events can be anything from a breakfast meet-and-greet to a golf event or auction.

Set up a campaign website. A campaign website can be hugely beneficial to a candidate’s campaign. Not only does a website add credibility to the candidate and the campaign, but adding a donation tool to the site makes donating to the campaign as simple as the click of a mouse button.