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Dirty Girls Book Parties

What happens when bestselling author Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez, founder of the "Chica Lit" movement, joins forces with Party2Win for the summer 2008 release of her newest novel, "Dirty Girls on Top"? You get a clever, word-of-mouth marketing campaign with PartyLaunch.com that is taking the publishing industry by storm!

Called "The Godmother of Chica Lit" by Time Magazine, Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez is a bestselling author and savvy trendsetter. In anticipation of the release of her fifth novel in July, Valdes-Rodriguez teamed up with PartyLaunch.com to organize launch parties during the week of July 8th. The goal? Parties all over the country, each with fun themes, confident, imaginative hosts, and guests ready to "make history, one fiesta at a time."

For more information, and to host or attend a party near you, go to www.partylaunch.com/dirtygirlsbookparties.

Posted by David Salie at 01:04 PM on 06/26/08
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One Million Strong

Planned Parenthood Action Fund is bringing one million voters to the polls this November, and it all begins with you.

www.party2win.com/plannedparenthood

By signing up to host or attend a house party during the One Million Strong National House Party Campaign, you’ll be joining thousands of other Americans who want to take the next step.

What's the One Million Strong Campaign?

You already know about John McCain’s dangerously out-of-touch record on issues that affect women’s health. But it turns out that many, many Americans don’t have this vital information. Planned Parenthood Action Fund needs your help to change that. The house parties are your chance to talk to family, friends, co-workers and neighbors. Let them know about John McCain’s extreme anti-women's health record.

The One Million Strong National House Party Campaign isn't just a chance to educate your friends and throw a fun party! Every dollar raised supports your local Planned Parenthood action organization!

So visit www.party2win.com/plannedparenthood to learn more and to host or attend a One Million Strong house party!

Posted by David Salie at 10:34 AM on 06/20/08
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See Party2Win at the Kintera User Conference

If your organization uses Kintera, be sure to see Party2Win at the Kintera User Conference in Washington D.C. We're co-sponsoring the event and will have a table at the conference from April 29 through May 1. Be sure to stop by and see how Party2Win links right into your Kintera database! We'll work with you to integrate the programs so that party activity is immediately captured in Kintera. Sync contributions, see activity logs when supporters sign up to host or attend an event, view relationships between supporters and much more.

Posted by Lynn O'Connell at 06:43 PM on 04/17/08
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David Salie to present at Take Back America Conference

In Washington DC for the Take Back America Conference sponsored by the Campaign for America's Future? Be sure to join David from 7:30 - 8:30 on Tuesday for his early-morning session on organizing house parties. Worried about volunteers going wild when you give them the power to organize parties and events? David will discuss how to develop a house party strategy that helps motivate, inspire, and guide hosts. He'll discuss best practices in developing and deploying a house party strategy for fundraising, listbuilding, member engagement, and media cultivation.

Posted by Lynn O'Connell at 10:56 AM on 03/17/08
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Party2Win quoted in Huffington Post

According to David Salie, who created the house party model for the Dean campaign and is now co-founder of Party2Win,

"From a campaign's perspective, house parties are an amazing way to recruit your greatest supporters to be ambassadors to your cause." And although the donation amount is small, a large of number of parties can bring in a significant return. "Some people scoff at a fundraising goal of $100 per party, but when you have 1000 parties, no can shake a stick at that!"

House parties also aim to demonstrate momentum for a candidate by increasing the campaign's mailing list and showing that others support the cause. Yet attendance at a house party, like attendance at any other campaign event, doesn't necessarily translate into votes. What is distinct about house parties and other grassroots activism the Internet allows may only be more opportunities to blend the personal and political.

Posted by Steve Howell at 02:31 PM on 12/10/07
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