Pre-campaign Work

Would include – Local policy agendas, Timelines and steps, Drafting a measure, Polling, Revenue options, Assessing the political landscape, Collecting signatures

 Understanding local budgets, Advocacy strategies, Reforming the budget process, What to ask for?, Participatory budgeting

A-Zs of Creating a Voter Approved Childrens Fund

Are you ready to start a ballot measure Criteria

California voter attitudes in funding children poll results

Children's Bill of Rights Napa

Crafting a ballot measure

Creating Local Dedicated Funding Streams for Kids

Decisions to make in preparing for ballot

Developing a revenue strategy for a ballot measure

Documenting Need for Youth Fund

Early Steps for First 5's in mounting a campaign

Early Steps for mounting a ballot campaign

Fundraising for a Ballot Measure

How to use elections to move your agenda

Messaging strategies for the kids_ funding movement

Op-Ed pre-campaign sample Yolo

Poster promoting need for Youth Fund Pomona

Pre-campaign approach in Richmond

Pre-campaign Marin Coalition presentation

Pre-campaign polling sample from Yolo

Pre-campaign Resources and Steps

Role of polling in assessing political landscape

Signature gathering power point

Starting a Ballot Measure Introduction

State of Child report San Diego

Timeline for ballot sample for 2026

Tips for making our best case for children in California

Tool for Assessing the Political Landscape

Understanding polling