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Recap our August Small Business Pledge Drive directions and find the materials you'll need to get started.
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Welcome to Democracy for America’s Interactive Online Workshop
Thank you for joining us—the workshop will begin shortly.
Adam QuinnField Director
Michael LangenmayrField Organizer
Kate LesniakField Organizer
Questions? Ask us anytime using the question box on the right side of your screen. 2
Tonight’s Agenda
1. Explaining Webinar
2. Recap of Stand with Dr. Dean campaign
3. Small Business Pledge Drive
4. Questions and Answers
5. Recap of the workshop
6. Wrap up
Questions? Ask us anytime using the question box on the right side of your screen. 3
About Webinar
Webinar is the leading online software that allows us to conduct interactive trainings with our members through online workshops.
Using Webinar software, we can:
– Ask for your feedback through “raising your hand”
– Take polls about what you’re thinking
– Answer questions quickly, both privately and to the group
– Show you a new web-page or tool on DFA.com
Questions? Ask us anytime using the question box on the right side of your screen. 4
Recap: Stand with Dr. Dean
Review of the healthcare debate
Good bill out of the House
Bad bill out of the Senate
2 bills reconciled
Get a public option with reconciliation
August, Congress in recess
Overwhelmed by corporate protesters
Insurance companies spending $1.4
million/day funding them
We need to show Congress that small
businesses have their backs
Stand with Dr. Dean Campaign
Stand with Dr. Dean public option petition
Collected over 400,000 signatures
Gov. Dean Healthcare national townhalls
Made 12,000 deliveries to Congressional
offices in all 50 states
Made thousands of calls to Blue Dog Dems
Running tough ads against Conservatives
Thanked our healthcare leaders in the
House and Senate
Next step small business pledge drive
Questions? Ask us anytime using the question box on the right side of your screen. 5
Get Small Businesses on the Record
Democracy for America’s Small Business Pledge Drive
Give America a choice. I am a small business owner and I
support healthcare reform that allows individual Americans to
choose either a universally available public healthcare option
like Medicare or for-profit private insurance. A public option is
the best way to provide guaranteed healthcare for all
Americans.
Democracy for America’s Small Business Pledge Drive is a national effort to collect support for healthcare with a public option from small business leaders.
Questions? Ask us anytime using the question box on the right side of your screen. 6
Small Business Pledge Drive
Why a Small Business Pledge Drive?
– Congress listens to small businesses
– Republicans trying to say small businesses oppose reform
– Small businesses are hurting the most within our current system
– When we get small businesses on the record, we can show Congress we have their support
Questions? Ask us anytime using the question box on the right side of your screen. 7
Small Business Pledge Drive: Materials
Go to wwww.democracyforamerica.com/pledgeFAQ
Sample script
Public option FAQ’s
Small Business Fact Sheet
Pledge Cards
Stand with Dr. Dean Support Schwag
Remember: www.democracyforamerica.com/pledgeFAQ
Questions? Ask us anytime using the question box on the right side of your screen. 8
Small Business Pledge Drive
Where do I start?
– Find Small Business Leaders in your area
– Really easy to do
– Start with your own contacts
– Talk to friends, neighbors, or maybe you’re a small business leader!
– Have your materials ready
Questions? Ask us anytime using the question box on the right side of your screen. 9
Small Business Pledge Drive
Part I: What do I say to business leaders?
– Pop in to a small business near you or call ahead
– Ask if he or she supports healthcare with a public option
– Keep the conversation casual
– Give them any information you have
– Answer as many questions as you can
Questions? Ask us anytime using the question box on the right side of your screen. 10
Small Business Pledge Drive
Part II: How do I get businesses on the record?
– Ask the owner to sign your pledge card
– Get the pledge card back from them so that you can mail it in to DFA HQ
– Offer a Stand with Dr. Dean sign or sticker to post in the window or at the register
– Report your results!
– www.democracyforamerica.com/pledgedrive and enter all of your information
– Send in your pledge cards to DFA
Questions? Ask us anytime using the question box on the right side of your screen. 11
Question and Answer
3. If you’re listening to our Webinar through speakers or headphones, use the QUESTION BOX on your right to send us your question, and we’ll answer it live on the air.
7. If you’ve dialed in using a phone line, RAISE YOUR HAND and we’ll un-mute your phone line so that you can ask your question live on the air.
There are a few ways to ask questions using Webinar:
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Recap: Small Business Pledge Drive
– Collect pledges from ANY small business near you
– Very important for you to report your results at www.democracyforamerica.com/pledgedrive
– Find all the materials you’ll need at www.democracyforamerica.com/pledgeFAQ
– Contact us at field@democracyforamerica.com or (802) 651-3200.
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