Logan Bennett Pillard Email & Phone Number

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Created and executed multi-pronged national organizing plans for the 2020, 2021, and 2022 election cycles, including volunteer recruitment and training, volunteer leadership training, and voter outreach to over 2 million veterans and military family members in key battleground races across multiple swing statesOversaw expansion and data authentication of the most extensive voter file of progressive veterans and military family members across the USManaged a national volunteer network of over 400 active volunteers and 20 volunteer leadersCoordinated government relations campaigns with partner organizations on state and federal levels to achieve desired deliverables ranging from targeted LTEs and op-eds to virtual fly-ins with key elected officialsResearched and tracked election laws and legislation in swing statesDrafted internal and external communication materials for over 1.5 million stakeholders, including volunteer and donor newsletters, op-eds, LTEs, socials toolkits, talking points, fundraising emails, volunteer recruitment emails, and letters of support to congressional officesAssisted digital platforms team in content development and strategy on platforms reaching over 300K followers across c(3) and c(4) accounts, including Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat, and TikTokImplemented a national peer-to-peer texting and dialer program single-handedly, including recruiting and training volunteers, drafting multi-pathway scripts and messaging, and setting up COS texting systemHosted weekly coalition calls, attended by key stakeholders including volunteers, donors, congressional candidates, and elected officialsWrote and submited grant proposals ranging from $10k to $10 million in c(3) and c(4) funding

Managed over 3,000 national and international volunteers in our texting program, sending over 300 thousand texts per dayAssisted in writing and distributing messaging for targeted text campaignsHeld engaging online volunteer trainings for apps such as Shadow and Slack with groups of 300+ volunteers per trainingTracked metrics and recorded progress for peer-to-peer texting campaigns, such as number of texts sent, candidate favorability, voters’ first choice, and event response rate.Partnered with the content team to implement “digital doorknocking” DVC strategy, involving building a small volunteer team to direct message targeted Twitter followers of Pete Buttigieg and PFA based on their location.

Organized monthly virtual meetings for 100+ staff members nationwide who identify as LGBTQ+, including town halls with senior staff and surrogates, such as First Gentleman Chasten Buttigieg and Senior Advisor Jess O’ConnellAssisted policy staff to create Pete Buttigieg’s comprehensive LGBTQ+ “Becoming Whole” PlanPlanned and executed in-person community gatherings with queer staff members in Iowa

Des Moines, Iowa Area

Recruited volunteer teams in 10 of the highest density precincts in IA, on the westside of Des Moines properMet the highest weekly benchmarks in IA for committed voters identified and precinct captains and team members trainedTrained ~150 volunteers and interns in effective, relational-based organizing and caucus strategyOrganized ~20 community events, ~16 weekly vol team meetings, ~40 phone banks, and ~100 canvass launchesEngaged community leaders and assisted in volunteer fundraising efforts through ~30 house parties and relational connectionsBuilt the largest events in the 2020 IA Caucus cycle, including the ~2,300-sized crowd at the 2020 Liberty and Justice Dinner

Des Moines, Iowa

Maintain and update Sen. Smith's scheduleAnalyze and track legislation going through committeeWrite and submit a weekly newsletter and bi-weekly newspaper columnEstablish a social media content calendar, draft content and publish to Twitter and Facebook

Des Moines, Iowa Area

Campaigned on behalf of Cindy Axne for IA District 3, Fred Hubbell for Governor, and Democrats down the ballot in the east Des Moines area (Polk County)Utilized social media and community networks to recruit volunteersManaged multiple campaign fellowsTurned out 58 percent of the vote for Fred Hubbell in Polk County and help secured Cindy Axne's victory in District 3

Sioux City, Iowa Area

Campaigned on behalf of Jackie Smith for Iowa Senate District 7 in Sioux City, IACoordinated events to educate community members about voter rights and suppressionAssisted senior-level staff in social media strategy and postingWon national voter outreach competition, knocking over 20,000 doors statewide

University Of Iowa

Established the first University of Iowa Student Government (UISG) Communications TeamServed as liaison for press and campus communication partnersDeveloped strategic plan for communication implementationSupervised all UISG marketing campaignsOversaw UISG social media and tracked metricsManaged the budget and tracked expendituresWrote official statements for administration and distributed to local press outletsHosted Radio Program "UISG for U"

Iowa City, Iowa Area

Oversaw customer service efforts and engagementAnalyzed customer experience surveysEnsured customer satisfaction during shopping experienceAssisted setting store layout

Iowa City, Iowa Area

-Wrote weekly opinion articles-Researched and developed positions on designated topics-Pitched weekly article proposals-Met and accommodated weekly deadlines

Department Of Neurology

Studied under neuropsychologist Dr. Natalie Denburg, PhDRead and analyzed research papers pertaining to the studyContacted and recruited research participantsEntered participant demographic and scoring data into shared databasePresented research progress and findings to panel of Dept. of Psychological and Brain Sciences facultyAwarded top scholar status within the Iowa Biosciences Academy

Cedar Rapids, Iowa Area

Bachelor’S Degree, Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs

Activities and Societies: Campus Activities Board

Education record

Activities and Societies: Future Business Leaders of America