Spencer Carnes Email and Phone Number
Progressive political organizing, fundraising, and communication professional. Started organizing my peers as a 19 year old college student and haven't found a reason to stop, though I have found plenty to keep going. Campaign experience in rural and urban communities, on college campuses and in primaries, caucuses, and general elections.
Center For Health & Democracy
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Center For Health & DemocracyDenver, Co, Us
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Lead Distributed OrganizerBe A Hero Apr 2023 - Present -
Campaign ManagerOzzie Fumo For Clark County District Attorney Dec 2021 - Jun 2022Las Vegas, Nevada, United StatesRan a people-powered campaign centered in lifting up the voices of community members who are most impacted by the broken criminal justice system, earning endorsements from Culinary 226, the Nevada State AFL-CIO, the Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada, and other unions, community organizations, and elected officials.Managed Mr. Fumo’s call time, messaging, and scheduling. Developed and oversaw the execution of fundraising, political, and field plans. Worked with stakeholders to develop policy memos, speeches, and media preparation.Oversaw the campaign’s digital program including email, texting, social media, ad purchasing, and targeting.Ensured the campaign was compliant with all campaign finance regulations and rigorously tracked expenses and income in order maintain a detailed budget and determine strategic investments.
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Director Of FundraisingNevada State Democratic Party Sep 2021 - Nov 2021Las Vegas, Nevada, United StatesLaunched a small-dollar-donor initiative to activate progressive voters across the country and incentivize them to invest in a crucial battleground state. Oversaw the distribution of merchandise and organized fundraising receptions with surrogates to increase membership in the small-dollar-donor program.Managed the digital consultants and edited their email copy to reflect the brand of the state party and voice of various email senders and surrogates. Maintained the digital calendars for email, social media, and texting.Instituted a rigorous call time program for state party officers and Executive Director, consisting of donor research, call time management and donor follow-up, raising over $200,000 across federal and state committees.Coordinated with the Association of State Democratic Parties to send mail solicitations to national donor targets.Wrote a grant proposal for the State Party Innovation Fund, outlining early-cycle organizing programs, their associated costs, and research to convey that the early investment would increase turnout of low-propensity voters. -
Fundraising ManagerJena Griswold For Colorado Secretary Of State Jun 2020 - Nov 2020Colorado, United StatesManaged Sec. Griswold’s call time, virtual donor meetings, and political relationship building with leaders across Colorado. Tracked pledged donations and conducted regular follow-ups to secure contributions.Worked with members of the Fundraising Committee to plan and execute virtual fundraising receptions by building a host committee and aided them in hitting their recruitment goals for the event.Advised Sec. Griswold on her messaging to grasstops supporters, and wrote copy for fundraising emails.
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Illinois Deputy Field DirectorBernie Sanders For President Feb 2020 - Mar 2020Managed two Regional Field Directors, coaching them in how to support their organizers, hold them accountable to weekly goals, & quickly develop their volunteers into leaders, while only having a few weeks to organize.Overhauled the GOTV program with less than a week left in the election, because of the COVID-19 Pandemic, re-shifting over 2,000 volunteers from canvassing to phone banking, yielding over 1,000,000 calls in 4 days. -
Nevada Deputy Caucus DirectorBernie Sanders For President Jun 2019 - Feb 2020Las Vegas, NevadaDeveloped the statewide caucus organizing program to recruit and train over 3,500 volunteers in 90% of all precincts. These volunteers aided supporters during the caucus by understanding the nuanced rules of the caucus, and persuaded other candidates’ supporters to realign for Sen. Sanders. This increased Sen. Sanders’ lead from 35% to 39% between the first and final alignment, and secured 47% of the county delegates.Scripted and produced a series of videos that taught voters how to participate in the caucus, how they could persuade people to caucus for Bernie, and how results would be tallied alongside votes cast through early voting.Wrote all GOTV scripts for canvassing and phone banking, guided by research from The Analyst Institute, focusing on positive social pressure, voter rationalization, and make-a-plan conversations. -
Co-Founder & Managing DirectorOrganizing For Bernie Dec 2018 - Feb 2019Launched an organization to recruit Sen. Sanders as a presidential candidate in 2020, signing up over 16,000 volunteers & managing a core team of 30 highly dedicated volunteers to execute all organizational operations.Produced a livestream to launch grassroots organizing campaign, which was broadcasted live at over 400 volunteer-hosted house parties in all 50 states, DC, & Puerto Rico, & has been viewed over 160,000 times.Forged political partnership with with Act.Tv, The People for Bernie Sanders, Our Revolution & Progressive Democrats of America to secure surrogates for livestream, coordinate messaging, & maximize reach.Wrote press releases & digital content, drafted emails, & interviewed with national media outlets.Managed a team of volunteer-organizers to begin recruiting leaders in 24 priority states, engaging in relational organizing to activate existing networks of super-volunteers & experienced activists to host organizing events. -
Distributed OrganizerNational Nurses United Campaign To Win Medicare For All Sep 2018 - Nov 2018Managed the peer-to-peer texting program for a statewide Independent Expenditure campaign to support Andrew Gillum for Governor & to pass Amendment 4, restoring voting rights to formerly convicted felons in Florida.Designed & executed day-by-day texting goals based on increasing capacity over time, communicating those goals to as a means of mobilizing Medicare for All supporters & union members to take action with the IE.Developed texting budget & reported costs on a daily basis to comply with the 24-hour reporting schedule.
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Field DirectorRachael Rollins For Suffolk County District Attorney Jul 2018 - Sep 2018Boston, Massachusetts, United StatesManaged 3 organizers and 15 fellows to execute a targeted voter contact program knocking over 40,000 doors and making 200,000 phone calls. Advised the Campaign Manager and senior staff on traditional campaign operations.Used historical data to develop an hour-by-hour turnout model of Election Day, distributed poll-canvassers strategically based on unexpectedly high turnout at likely-supportive polling locations, winning the primary election by 16%, with more votes than the second and third place candidates, combined.
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Distributed Organizer & Field DirectorReal Justice Pac Apr 2018 - Sep 2018Managed a team of organizers and volunteers to execute a targeted voter contact program that knocked over 40,000 & made 200,000 phone calls in 6 weeks, winning a primary election for Suffolk County, MA District Attorney by 16%, with more votes than the second & third place candidates, combined.Designed and built a grassroots texting program using Relay peer-to-peer texting and traditional Distributed Organizing strategies, relying heavily on volunteers to manage and train other volunteers, ultimately sending over 600,000 text messages during the 2018 California Primary.
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Campaign ManagerJena Griswold For Colorado Aug 2017 - Dec 2017Denver, ColoradoDevelop and execute campaign strategy, focused on fundraising, political and community outreach, communications and messaging, and volunteer operations.Managed datasets in NGP & ActBlue to execute a targeted fundraising strategy, comprised of candidate call time, fundraising events, & digital outreach, raising $150,000 in five months, with a donation limit of $1,150.Oversaw media & community outreach efforts, drafting press releases & speeches, setting up interviews, crafting messaging strategies, & securing over 80 endorsements from elected officials & national organizations.
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Distributed Organizing CoordinatorMiddle Seat Feb 2017 - May 2017Develop strategy on distributed organizing outreach for progressive organizations and nonprofits. Write content for organizing emails and webpages using a CRM, conduct volunteer webinars, and lay groundwork volunteer infrastructure for clients. -
Campus Organizing Director & SpokespersonColorado Democratic Party May 2016 - Nov 2016Boulder, ColoradoManaging a staff of 10 organizers on College Campuses throughout Colorado, leading teams of fellows and volunteers in targeted voter contact, voter registration, event organizing, voter education and volunteer development.Regularly participated in interviews, and published an op-ed on behalf of the Colorado Democratic Party and Hillary for Colorado (please see linked materials below).---- ----NPR's All Things Considered: How Hillary Clinton is Trying to Win Over Millennial Skepticshttp://www.npr.org/2016/08/22/490948939/how-hillary-clinton-is-trying-to-win-over-millennial-skepticsWestword: How Buffs for Bernie Co-Founder Became Major Organizer for Hillary Clintonhttp://www.westword.com/news/how-buffs-for-bernie-co-founder-became-major-organizer-for-hillary-clinton-8442880Denver Post: Colorado Democrats ready for Philadelphia as questions loom about party unity http://www.denverpost.com/2016/07/24/colorado-democrats-philadelphia-dnc/Boulder Daily Camera: Flame still ‘berns’ for Sanders in Boulder Countyhttp://www.dailycamera.com/local-election-news/ci_30007004/bernie-sanders-boulder---- ---- -
Field & Delegate OrganizerBernie 2016 Jan 2016 - Apr 2016Boulder, ColoradoDeveloped field oriented outreach strategy to inform delegates about county, Congressional District, and State Conventions. Managed delegates at convention and worked with perm-org and credentials committees to resolve on sight issues. Organized volunteer efforts state wide to continue nationwide voter mobilization. -
Founder & Executive DirectorBuffs For Bernie Jul 2015 - Jan 2016Boulder, ColoradoOversee the internal organization of the student organization and put together events, volunteer opportunities, and general practices of the organization. Also responsible for communicating with local and on campus organizations.
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Spencer Carnes Education Details
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English Language And Literature, General & Political Science
Frequently Asked Questions about Spencer Carnes
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Spencer Carnes works for Center For Health & Democracy
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Spencer Carnes's current role is Progressive Campaign Manager with a background in political organizing, communications, and fundraising.
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Spencer Carnes attended University Of Colorado Boulder.
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Spencer Carnes has skills like Grassroots Organizing, Political Science, Politics, Political Campaigns, Strategic Communications, Policy Analysis, Nonprofits, Community Outreach, Writing, Political Communication, Speech Writing, Public Speaking.
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