Running a campaign is hard. Running a $4,000 campaign against opposition that's funded to the tune of $120,000 is even harder! Our hosts talk with VoterCircle CEO and Los Altos School Board Member Sangeeth Peruri about his own campaign and how it inspired this new campaign tool, called VoterCircle.   Today on the Election University podcast, our hosts Jason Bennett and Reiny Cohen launch a new segment in which they introduce and evaluate cutting edge campaign tools. In this episode of Campaign Tools Review, they explore the innovative voter contact solution VoterCircle. VoterCircle is a relational organizing platform that enables your supporters to spread the word in their networks from the comfort of their own home. VoterCircle boasts increased turnout rates of 5-10 points or more, and email open rates of 40-60%.   

The free version of VoterCircle allows you to operate with a voter file up to 200,000 voters, utilize a summary dashboard and distributed organizing, though it does not offer NGP Van Integration, reporting, or SuperInfluencer finder. Paid plans start at $150/ month. You can compare the different capabilities of VoterCircle platforms here.   VoterCircle is actively refining their platform. A mobile app and texting capabilities will soon be available. To keep up with their ever-advancing resources, you can sign up for their newsletter here. To read about more capabilities, review case studies, and sign up, visit VoterCircle.com. You can also request more information about the platform, or contact Sangeeth directly at Sang@votercircle.com. And as promised, you can view Sangeeth’s American Ninja Warrior application videos below. American Ninja Warrior Season 6 Application video (2014) American Ninja Warrior Season 7 Application video (2015)

Listeners, we want to hear from you! Have you used VoterCircle on your campaign? What did you think? What would you like to see added or improved on the VoterCircle platform? What campaign tool should we evaluate next? And, we must know… are you also an elected official who has applied for American Ninja Warrior? Send your thoughts and suggestions to podcast@ElectionU.com or leave a note in the comment section below.

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