Jacob Carter
Democratic Politics and Elections Outreach Fellow at ActBlue- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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ActBlue
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United States
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Political Organizations
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100 - 200 Employee
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Democratic Politics and Elections Outreach Fellow
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Sep 2022 - Present
Led efforts in the Midwest and Mountains & Plains to connect democratic candidates and organizations to ActBlue through prospective research and targeted email campaigns. Served as an account manager for entities across various states where I troubleshooted technical issues, optimized feature use, and coordinated trainings. Aided in the development of digital fundraising strategies for clients while providing hands-on guidance for branding, best practices to reach donors, and effective fundraising mediums. Organized a self-led project where I compiled data on voting history from 2022 to 2014 for all 254 Texas counties and identified trends in voter sentiment to recommend specific outreach targets. Show less
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ASNAU: Associated Students of Northern Arizona University
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United States
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Higher Education
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1 - 100 Employee
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Vice President of Government Affairs
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May 2022 - Aug 2022
Elected by the undergraduate student body to serve as the Vice President of Government Affairs. Pioneered the development of a new Vice President role to focus on diversity, equity and inclusion. Worked closely with University departments and leadership to elevate student civic engagement ahead of the November 2022 midterms. Left the position early due to an internship opportunity.
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Senate Chair
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Dec 2021 - May 2022
Supervised 15 Senators and two support staff, which required an innovative mindset to help develop the vision and goals of the NAU student body's representatives. Additional responsibilities included managing schedules, providing mediation, assigning projects, and tracking progress on initiatives. Served on the ASNAU executive council.
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Senator
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Aug 2020 - Dec 2021
Served as a representative of the student body and worked to develop solutions to issues facing NAU students. In my three semesters as a Senator, I wrote and advocated for eight resolutions that elevated the need for greater equity and inclusivity across campus. Initiatives included fighting for a $15/hr campus wage, requesting the university be carbon neutral by 2030, and supporting LGBTQIA+ access to education.
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Curator
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United States
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Public Relations and Communications Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Intern
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May 2022 - Aug 2022
Developed press releases, pitched stories, compiled fact sheets, built media lists, identified event and award opportunities, provided thought direction for visibility pieces, and monitored coverage through online listening tools amongst myriad additional tasks relating to earned media and client discovery. Gained relevant expertise and insight through working with clients across a variety of industries including broadband (Ziply Fiber), fintech (Qapital), banking (Gesa Credit Union), gaming (Washington State Lottery), construction (Skanska), and air travel (Delta Air Lines). Show less
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The Outreach Team
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United States
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Non-profit Organizations
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100 - 200 Employee
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NAU Climate Organizer (Climate Action Campaign)
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Jan 2022 - May 2022
Built support among the Northern Arizona University community for bold investments in climate resilience and mitigation through forming a student action team that planned weekly events, gathered hundreds of petition signatures, photo petitions, postcards and phone calls, and collaborated with local organizations to expand the Climate Action Campaign network. Hosted and moderated a student-centered town hall with Congressman Tom O'Halleran (AZ-1) on climate change and environmental justice issues. Show less
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AZ Climate Organizer (Environmental Defense Action Fund)
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May 2021 - Dec 2021
Built support for a 100% clean economy and grew EDF Action’s membership through daily community outreach in the form of phonebanking, textbanking, and weekly virtual/in-person events. Managed a summer fellowship program of four students from across Arizona, which included developing all curriculum and training to prepare them as entry-level organizers. Developed relations with local, state, and federal officials through constituent meetings and being visible in the Northern AZ community.
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Coconino County Superior Court
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Flagstaff, Arizona, United States
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Strategic Planning Intern
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Feb 2021 - Aug 2021
Planned events to encourage community outreach and involvement in the justice system, like the Justice 2040 Strategic Planning Conference. Weekly duties include scheduling meetings, creating agendas and briefs, filing paperwork, answering calls from clients and other administrative duties. Planned events to encourage community outreach and involvement in the justice system, like the Justice 2040 Strategic Planning Conference. Weekly duties include scheduling meetings, creating agendas and briefs, filing paperwork, answering calls from clients and other administrative duties.
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National Domestic Workers Alliance
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United States
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Public Policy Offices
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1 - 100 Employee
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Team Lead
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May 2020 - Nov 2020
Lead a team of twenty employees virtually for daily phonebanking shifts where we reached out to women of color in Arizona to document their concerns about COVID-19 and provide them with voting information. I also organized scheduling and time-off requests, logging payroll and assisted with any administrative tasks. Lead a team of twenty employees virtually for daily phonebanking shifts where we reached out to women of color in Arizona to document their concerns about COVID-19 and provide them with voting information. I also organized scheduling and time-off requests, logging payroll and assisted with any administrative tasks.
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Eva Putzova for Congress
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Flagstaff, Arizona, United States
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Deputy Field Organizer
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Jan 2020 - Aug 2020
I worked closely with the Flagstaff field organizer to recruit volunteers, plan and lead phonebanks and canvasses, and conduct digital outreach. Other duties included voter contact through weekly canvassing, daily phonebanks and formation of social media posts. I worked closely with the Flagstaff field organizer to recruit volunteers, plan and lead phonebanks and canvasses, and conduct digital outreach. Other duties included voter contact through weekly canvassing, daily phonebanks and formation of social media posts.
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Organizing Corps 2020
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United States
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Political Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Corps Member
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May 2020 - Jul 2020
Trained in a 5 Day Virtual Bootcamp through Organizing Corps 2020, a DNC-sponsored effort in coordination with the Arizona Democratic Party, led by veteran campaign staff that trains first-time organizers on the skills needed to succeed as field organizers. Participated in workshops and simulations on the fundamentals of organizing: volunteer recruitment, voter contact, digital tools, data analytics, field strategy and VAN. Trained in a 5 Day Virtual Bootcamp through Organizing Corps 2020, a DNC-sponsored effort in coordination with the Arizona Democratic Party, led by veteran campaign staff that trains first-time organizers on the skills needed to succeed as field organizers. Participated in workshops and simulations on the fundamentals of organizing: volunteer recruitment, voter contact, digital tools, data analytics, field strategy and VAN.
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Coconino County Democratic Party
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United States
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1 - 100 Employee
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Intern
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Sep 2019 - Jan 2020
Worked directly with the county Democratic Party to learn about local and statewide politics, the basics of organizing, and event planning. Responsibilities included daily voter outreach, volunteer recruitment, and planning on-campus events for Northern Arizona University. Worked directly with the county Democratic Party to learn about local and statewide politics, the basics of organizing, and event planning. Responsibilities included daily voter outreach, volunteer recruitment, and planning on-campus events for Northern Arizona University.
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Education
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University of Southern California
Master of Public Administration - MPA, Public Administration -
Northern Arizona University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Sociology, Strategic Communication