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Technology Solutions
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A
technology consultant can
provide valuable resources and
knowledge to political
organizations, a a much lower
cost than a new full-time
staffer.
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Our other areas of
expertise include:
Contract Programming
From time to time, organizations need custom
built or modified applications that suit their
individual needs and goals. i-Political
Strategies works with experienced programmers to
develop custom engineered products that meet the
exact specifications of organizations.
Our company can create web-based
applications, custom database design and
implementation, e-government applications,
custom website programming and program
modifications.
e-Learning / IT Education
i-Political Strategies can go on-site to provide
education on technology from one-on-one training
to seminars. From learning
about new technology to specifically how to
implement the newest additions to your
technology toolbox, iPS will provide our clients
the information to give them the winning edge.
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There are many ways to enhance
your current campaign strategy:
1. Strategic
Consulting.
Technology strategy is a
relatively new component to the political industry,
much as television strategy was in the 1960’s.
Political operatives understand the need to
utilize the power of technology power, but there
simply isn’t that much data explaining how to do it
successfully and efficiently.
Just as in media, message and fundraising, the
earlier and more thoroughly an overall tech strategy
is developed, the more inexpensive it will likely
be. At iPS, our mission is to
help political organizations with those difficult
decisions to ensure the effectiveness of our clients
and their ability to meet their goals.
i-Political Strategies provides all encompassing
technological planning services for your
organization. Our experienced
political and technology consultants will custom
design a winning technology strategy for your needs.
We analyze your resources and your goals to
find the best solutions that fit within your budget.
Our firm will help your organization select,
implement and gauge the success of your technology
in an efficient and effective manner.
2. Website
Development.
In the 21st Century,
voters and constituents expect legitimate political
organizations to provide a highly interactive
website. Gone are the days when
you can simply use a website as a static billboard
to build up name recognition.
Today’s constituents demand a higher level of
information when researching important issues and
candidates. i-Political
Strategies will work with you to design the perfect
website for your needs, and within your resources.
We will educate you how to use your website
as a real-time tool to educate the public and
motivate your supporters into action.
At a very reasonable cost, an
organization can have a standard template based
design that allows fundraising and communication.
Depending on our client’s needs, we can
create any imaginable website configuration.
From blogs to interactive forums, to
streaming media, to online conferencing to custom
developed designs, no project is to big or too
small.
For the general consultant, we can also provide an
exclusive template that allows branding and ease of
development. This allows all of
the consultant’s candidates or organizations to be
easily integrated and hosted under one account.
In addition, the consultant will have access
to a comprehensive content management tool that
allows for easy editing of information and images.
For consultants with multiple clients, this
is an extremely effective mechanism to manage your
various websites.
3. e-Mail
Campaigning.
e-Campaigning is an emerging
trend that has become more and more accepted by the
professional political operative as well as the
public. As the number of
citizens with access to the Internet increases, the
relevance of e-campaigning grows.
What is so important to understand with
electronic media is that it is very easy to make a
very innocuous mistake become a very public one very
quickly. As opposed to spoken
material where it may be difficult to even obtain
verifiable copies of a statement, the Internet is an
always-on, high-speed conduit of information.
Blunders made here will circulate- with
alarming speed.
While this reality may be
imposing, the Internet affords an amazing amount of
potential for targeted contact.
But what is so crucial is the ability to provide the
online recipient with the right message.
Just as in traditional campaigning, messages
have to be cleverly crafted, with the desired
audience in mind. And the speed
at which mistakes can circulate can be harnessed to
deliver your message to exactly the people you want.
i-Political Strategies will work with your existing
organization to develop an independent, yet
integrated e-campaign strategy which will bring your
organization noticeable results.
While e-campaigning will never replace traditional
political methods, it is important to utilize this
rapidly developing science to enhance current
strategies. As e-campaigning
weaves tighter into the political fabric almost
daily, the successful organizations will be the ones
who capitalize early and thoroughly on the
potential. Our company will
deliver the knowledge that provides the winning
e-campaign advantage.
4. Online
Fundraising.
Online fundraising is becoming a powerful tool in
any campaign. The security and
speed of donating money online is prompting many
people who have never contributed to a political
organization to do so, whether in the form of
political donations, event registration and payment
or membership dues. i-Political
Strategies can help organizations to capitalize on
this rapidly growing field by developing a custom
online fundraising campaign, along with the tools to
succeed.
Anyone who participates in online fundraising needs
four things, all of which we provide.
First, the ability to accept credit cards and
checks. iPS will provide our
clients with a dedicated web portal which allows
your donors to transfer funds online.
Second, an account that acts as a repository
for funds is necessary. We can
provide accounting and funds transfers as often as
our clients require. Third, the
online fundraising portal will require security to
protect sensitive information.
Our company will provide organizations the security
necessary to conduct fundraising over the Internet.
Fourth, all transactions have to be compliant
with the FEC or the local elections official.
Our systems will comply will all applicable
local, state and federal laws.
Additionally, we can create data gathering
mechanisms that allow streamlined reporting, as well
as voter list integration. This
solution allows organizations to maximize their
donors’ contributions- above and beyond the money
they send. Additionally, our
clients can take advantage of the capability online
fundraising affords them by utilizing their payment
gateways for other uses as e-commerce, event
registration and payment, membership dues, or any
other financial transactions.
5. Interactive
Communication Tools.
Two of the largest benefits the Internet provides a
political organization is the speed at which
messages are communicated and the relatively low
cost of transmitting those messages.
There are many different ways a wired
organization can utilize technology to their
benefit, and i-Political Strategies can provide the
most effective and efficient tools, services and
implementation. Listed below are
just a few examples of what our company can provide
your campaign.
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Web-based Intranets
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Blogs, Forums and Bulletin Boards
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Streaming Media and Web Conferencing
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Email Marketing
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