Calling for Choice

Today I want to tell you all about something amazing. Something revolutionary. Something absolutely incredible.

...Something that has changed phone banking forever!

The Predictive Dialer!

Just think about this scenario: you go to volunteer with a campaign. They have you make phone calls to get out the vote for their candidate. They hand you a piece of paper with names and numbers of supporters and you sit down to dial. No one answers the first call. The second person's number is busy. You then get an answering machine. Finally, after 15 calls, you get to speak to a person. After a three hour shift you've hardly talked to anyone. And your dialing finger hurts.

Now, just think about this scenario: you love Planned Parenthood and all we stand for and you want to help us elect pro-choice candidates up and down the ballot. So, you sign up to attend one of our Calling for Choice phone banks. You come in, we give you some snacks, train you on totally cool technology called Predictive Dialing, and then you sit down at a computer. You log in and the phone next to you rings. You pick it up and the calls actually come to you! You never dial a number, you never get not-homes, you never get a busy signal, and in an hour you can reach up to 100 people! You feel effective, you're not tired of hearing the ringing of the phone in your ear all night, and your dialing finger is well rested. And, you've gotten to chat with the other dozens of PP phone bankers through the computer system's chat room while you were between calls.

You leave happy and knowing you made a difference. More women are voting for Sen. Obama and local pro-choice candidates because of your work!

I always make a guarantee to our volunteers that they'll have fun at our phone banks- and I will make that same guarantee to you!

If you haven't volunteered with us yet, we've got 8 days to ensure a win on November 4th and we could use your help.

Join us for phone banking to Get Out the Pro-Choice Vote!!

If you're interested, let me know: Dessa.Cosma@ppmchoice.org