| THE GADFLY | ||||||||||||||
| February 2017 | ||||||||||||||
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 State and Local Independent Expenditure Program: 2017 State Allocations Now AvailableThe amount of funds available to each state as part of the NAR State and Local Independent Expenditure (IE) Program is now available on the REALTOR® Action Center (login required). This table will be updated every month based on any funds received via the Corporate Ally Program. As a reminder, four states (VA, NJ, LA and KY) must use all of their funds by the end of 2017. The 46 other states have the ability to “carryover” funding until the 2018 elections. If you have any questions regarding the State and Local IE Program or any of these allocations, please contact Mitchell Norton or 202-383-1091. |
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| Welcome John Winston, the New Campaign Services Manager The Campaign Services department has hired a new Campaign Services Manager, John Winston. John has replaced Julienne Uhlich and is working directly with the state and local associations to assist them with issues mobilization and independent expenditure campaign development, legislative campaign advocacy and campaign strategic planning. John comes to NAR with an extensive background in campaign activity, including as the Political Director for the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) from 2005 to 2007, the DLCC National Political Director from 2007 to 2013, and most recently a Senior Strategist for the direct mail firm Mission Control. John has also managed candidate campaigns in MD, NJ, OK, WI and VA. Over the next few weeks, John will be reaching out to GADs to introduce himself and to start discussing you issue and candidate campaign needs for 2017 and 2018. If you would like to reach out to John, he can be reached at jwinston@realtors.org or 202-383-1235. |
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| Dates & Deadlines | ||||||||||||||
| Feb. 15: Community Outreach Grant Deadline Visit REALTOR® Action Center to learn more about funding levels and grant regulations. |
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| Mar. 30-31: REALTOR® Party New GAD & AE Orientation - 10 Seats Left! NAR is providing three REALTOR® Party orientation classes for new GADs and AEs (without GADs) in 2017. These courses focus on REALTOR® Party programs, tools and services and how these programs are put to use in communities and can help meet association Core Standard requirements. For those interested in attending, NAR will be holding its first orientation March 30-31, 2017 in Washington, D.C. NAR covers air/ground travel and one-night hotel stay for attendees. Visit our website to register or for additional details. For more information, contact Kyle Lambert London. |
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| Apr. 20-21: Campaign Management Training 1.0 in Austin, Texas – Registration is Open! If you, or one of your staff members, are interested in learning more about issues or candidate campaign processes, the Campaign Management Training 1.0 class is for you! Hear from experts in the fields of polling, surveying, data, member engagement, direct mail and email. Learn from those specializing in mass TV and radio communications, field organizing and reaching voters through new technology. Group exercises will enable teams to build their own campaigns and strategies to be presented to the entire class. Course fee is $99 and negotiated hotel rate is $199/night. Visit our website for more information and a sample agenda. Register for Campaign Management Training 1.0 to be held April 20-22 in Austin, Texas. For more information, contact Kyle Lambert London. |
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| REALTOR® Party Resources | ||||||||||||||
| ICYMI: Listen to the Ask the Experts: NAR’s Land Use Initiative Webinar In case you missed it, a recorded version of the Ask the Experts: NAR’s Land Use Initiative (LUI) webinar is now available. During the webinar, NAR was joined with Robinson & Cole to discuss the ways in which REALTOR® Associations effectively use NAR’s Land Use Initiative program. A new delivery system of LUI memos will be put in place this coming February. The 2016 of local government hot topics were also discussed. For more information, please contact Adriann Murawski at 202-383-1068. |
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| New 2017 President's Cup goals, including Local President’s Cup This year there are nine goals a state must achieve in order to qualify for the 2017 Cup. The deadline is Friday, December 17, 2017. In addition to the Triple Crown and President's Cup awards for states, there are Triple Crown and President's Cup awards for local associations! Check out all of the goals here. For more information, please contact Jackie Zaporowski (RPAC) or Victoria Givens at vgivens@realtors.org (Advocacy). Your 2017 REALTOR® Party Director and Liaisons welcome the opportunity to speak at your 2017 state meetings and share how we—the REALTOR® Party—make a difference. Invite them to your state or local meeting. |
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| Candidate Training Academy & Best Practices for Choosing REALTOR® Champions There is still time to schedule these courses for your association in 2017! NAR has a limited number of grants left to bring either of these courses to your association free of charge. You recruit the attendees and print the materials. The Candidate Training Academy is a day-long course to educate REALTOR®-friendly candidates on the ins and outs of running for office. The Best Practices for Choosing REALTOR® Champions educates your members on how to determine the best candidate for your association to support by asking the proper questions, understanding the interview process and other time-tested methods. Visit our website or contact Kyle Lambert London for additional information. |
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| RPAC & Political Fundraising Update | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 RPAC Fundraising Goals The 2017 RPAC Fundraising Goals are now available on the REALTOR® Action Center. Associations must meet or exceed these goals to achieve the 2017 Triple Crown and President’s Cup Awards. For more information on the RPAC awards, please click here. For more information, contact Lauren Facemire. |
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| RPAC Fundraising Webinar Recording: RPAC & the Law Fundraising for RPAC is exciting, but it also comes with many federal and state laws that must be followed. Ralph Holmen, NAR's Associate General Counsel, addresses the most important legal issues related to political fundraising. Whether you are new to political fundraising or have years of experience, viewing this webinar will help you navigate critical campaign finance laws. For more information, contact Liz Demorest. |
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| Test Your RPAC Social Media Knowledge Social media can be an easy way to share information with your members- but did you know that mentions of RPAC on social media are subject to both federal and state election laws? Check out RPAC’s social media guidelines; then take our quiz to make sure your social media posts and website content are in the clear! For more information, contact Liz Demorest. |
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| Phone-A-Friend for RPAC Fundraising Grants Looking for a way to increase RPAC receipts, participation or Major Investors? More than 600 state and local associations held Phone-A-Friend for RPAC phone banks in 2016. Now, associations may apply for grants of up to $500 annually to help fund member-to-member phone bank outreach. Click here for information on planning a phone bank. Check out the executive summary of the Phone-A-Friend for RPAC campaign to see which state and local associations were most successful in 2016! For more information, contact Kanoa Naehu. |
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| REALTOR® Party Corporate Ally Program Do you know that the REALTOR® Party Corporate Ally Program investments were used around the nation for state and local independent expenditure races and issues campaigns in 2016? Do you know that Corporate Ally Program investments to issues can help defray up to 25% of the skin in the game requirement? For more information, contact Paula Martino, Director of Corporate Fundraising, at 202-383-1156. |
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| NAR’s Economic Outlook | ||||||||||||||
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| Mark J. Quarry GAD Chair Cincinnati Area Board OF REALTORS® |
Thank you to everyone who participated in the recent electronic survey from NAR. The PAG formed to evaluate REALTOR® Party programming and tools will use your feedback, so we look forward to their findings.
As you know, conventional wisdom says “tax reform” is likely on the 115th Congress’ agenda this year. On February 6, our Federal Political Coordinators (FPCs) will be meeting with NAR staff in Washington, D.C. at the Federal Policy Conference and FPC Training. No doubt the Mortgage Interest Deduction will be a major area of focus for them and a main talking point for all of us and members of Congress at the REALTORS® Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo in May.
Registration for the GAD Institute typically opens the week after the REALTORS® Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo, so be sure to sign up! The GAD Advisory Group continues its work on programming for this year’s GAD Institute in West Palm Beach, Fla. (July 11-14, 2017). Click here for some basic information about this year’s GAD Institute.
If you have ideas or suggestions about this year’s GAD Institute or anything else, please contact me GAD Chair Mark Quarry, GAD Vice Chair Cady Thomas or Kyle Lambert London.
I hope that the month of February is good for everyone. Hang in there – Punxsutawney Phil is only predicting six more weeks of winter!
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