I'm happy they were on my ballot, but it shouldn't be verboten to question how useful the campaign is.
In the three days after the election, the party received as many applications to join as it had members. That was the point, and at that it was incredibly successful.
Lots of group onboarding processes that can bring together a large group of prospects and involve them in educational and organization opportunities for a few months while we formally onboard in small batches. It winnows out folks who aren't very serious and giving the ones who are much firmer footing when they get brought in.
We changed nothing, other then the usual refining of tactics. It is the direct effect of the campaign as a method for raising awareness and engaging new members.
Many branches refined their application process as a result of this, and the entire system for applications to join online was revamped. Party members were very clear that this can't be an opportunity that slips through the PSL's hands and in my experience we were far better about engaging on this than in the past.
In the three days after the election, the party received as many applications to join as it had members. That was the point, and at that it was incredibly successful.
That's a lot! What did PSL change to be able to bring so many new members on board at the same time?
Lots of group onboarding processes that can bring together a large group of prospects and involve them in educational and organization opportunities for a few months while we formally onboard in small batches. It winnows out folks who aren't very serious and giving the ones who are much firmer footing when they get brought in.
That's neat, I hope it's successful!
We changed nothing, other then the usual refining of tactics. It is the direct effect of the campaign as a method for raising awareness and engaging new members.
I'm not asking how so many people came to apply - I'm happy saying that was because of the campaign.
My impression is that PSL (like most parties) is barely able to handle ordinary organic applicants.
Is there some sort of new process for turning these election applicants into full members?
If not, is "massive number of applicants" a meaningful metric?
Many branches refined their application process as a result of this, and the entire system for applications to join online was revamped. Party members were very clear that this can't be an opportunity that slips through the PSL's hands and in my experience we were far better about engaging on this than in the past.
That's really good to hear!
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