KefkaFF

Hi I work at a University and run student government elections every year. One popular way of reminding students to vote is to invite them to a Facebook event for the day of the election. Have you considered creating one FB event that is coordinated throughout the state as people canvas to have people join the FB event?

This will give you an easy way to communicate with everyone pledging to vote for Bernie, allow people to coordinate carpools and most importantly, a reminder directly to their phones/computer on the date of the caucus (very important for students who may otherwise forget).

Just to clarify, I'm talking about an event page for the date of the caucus (there is already an Iowa for Bernie page). However, you get automatic reminders for events that you subscribe to.

Follow up... We offer incentives to people who join such events on their phones right in front of us. For the campaign, it could be something as simple as giving anyone who signs up for the Facebook event while canvasing a bumper sticker.

Awesome thanks, if it hasn't already... be sure to share with your college campus organizers and encourage everyone to push it. If the campaign can afford it, giving people "swag" for signing up is a great way to increase your numbers (at least it works VERY well with college students). Particularly with younger voters, they are much more likely to check their Facebook on caucus day then their e-mail.

Edit: I would encourage ground organizers to use this as a primary tool after talking to a potential supporter (IE: while waiting in line for Star Wars). Then on caucus day a short personal message from Bernie (or any media person) to rile up people on the event page to make them realize this election is in their hands. Grab their friends/family and get out there.

I see that they shared it on the Iowa for Bernie page which is great! However, it they should ask everyone in Iowa to both share it AND also invite their fellow Iowan Facebook friends. If people realize how important getting a reminder on the date of the caucus is for those "non-likely caucus goers" the sharing of the event could grow exponentially and to the correct Iowa audience.