Services

Development — For more than a decade now, the partners at the 1833 Group have been helping campaigns and organizations raise the funds they need to be successful. They’ve helped dozens of clients reach their financial goals by delivering comprehensive finance plans, researching and presenting new donor leads, planning fundraising events and utilizing all fundraising tools available to reach their client’s goals.

  • Digital Fundraising – over the past fifteen years, billions of dollars have been raised online for candidates. We believe that digital fundraising is a vital part of any good fundraising strategy. Our team prioritizes building a reliable infrastructure that allows your campaign to create a productive digital fundraising program. From creating content to building lists of prospective online givers too engaging supporters, we have the experience it takes to build a digital fundraising program for your campaign. You can view sample emails, including our Pollie Award winner, by clicking here.
  • Call Time Management – every candidate has to make fundraising calls. In most cases, candidates consider it the worst part of running for office. However, most recognize how essential it is to succeed. We’ve created a virtual call time program, that provides staffing and support from anywhere. We rely on technology that allows our clients to make 40-50 fundraising calls per hour. At the same time, our team can provide essential support, in preparation of call time, during call time, and the most crucial followup after call time.

Campaign Management — From city council member to president of the United States, every campaign needs a strong leader who can develop a winning strategy. Our firm can help develop that game plan, build a team and manage them on the way to victory. From a campaign’s infancy, we can help set the right message, create a strong and necessary infrastructure and most importantly, help identify a strategic path to triumph through Election Day.

Compliance and Campaign Budgeting As fundraisers and managers, we understand the necessity of tracking every penny raised and spent on a campaign. More importantly, we also understand the process and steps necessary to register with local election authorities and file required reports. We know how to manage these reports and can help ensure they are delivered accurately and on time.

Direct Mail – is one of the most effective ways to promote a candidate or cause. It is efficient and can be highly targeted to reach the exact voters we want to target before they head to the polls. Our team can develop a direct mail strategy that includes targeting, creative design and calendaring that make direct mail a powerful medium. You can view some of our sample mail pieces by clicking here.

Independent Expenditure Management — Campaigns are becoming more complex each cycle, and the prevalence and impact of independent expenditures increasingly are being felt. We can manage these outside groups, raise the funds they need to get their message out and then effectively deliver that message to voters. Our team has experience on both sides of the wall, so we know what it takes to make these endeavors work.

Municipal Consulting — With experience both inside and outside city hall, we can offer local bodies of government a variety of services to help manage their goals and efforts to run a strong operation. We can serve as a consultant to the mayor, village president, city administrator, city manager or the legislative branch of municipal governments on issues related to economic development, collective bargaining, organizational structure, budgeting, public relations and various other public issues.

Ballot Access — Whether you need 25 or 25,000 signatures to get on the ballot, we will handle your ballot access program. We work with a group of experienced circulators who have been part of teams who have collected tens of thousands of signatures for candidates in a multitude of races. We will collect signatures, review them for validity and work with your legal team to prepare them for filing.
JR and Peter Gariepy
JR with Chicago City Treasurer Candidate Peter Gariepy as he prepares to file more than 30,000 signatures for the 2019 primary.