The Arc Framework · Rhonna-Rose
Campaign Strategy Toolkit
Everything you need to plan, map, and run a campaign that moves conditions, not just conversations. Use these resources together or start with whichever phase you are in.
Framework guides
A six-phase Arc walkthrough with questions for you, your community, and your team. For new campaign directors and seasoned organizers moving into structured campaign work.
Read the guide Candidate Campaign Before You Build the MachineA six-phase Arc walkthrough with questions for you, your candidate, and your team. For first-time campaign managers and organizers stepping into electoral work.
Read the guideWorksheets and tools
The infrastructure behind every campaign that wins. Phase-by-phase breakdown of what operations owns, what it protects, and what it makes possible.
Read the guide Worksheet Finding Your VotesMap your officials, find your persuadables, track your touchpoints, and build the influence strategy behind your theory of change.
Open worksheet Worksheet Issue Campaign Arc CompanionA printable phase-by-phase question set with fill-in sections. Use it before you launch and come back to it when the work gets hard.
Open worksheet Worksheet Candidate Campaign Arc CompanionA printable phase-by-phase question set with fill-in sections. Use it before the first hire and come back to it when things get blurry.
Open worksheetPresentations
The full Arc Framework presentation for issue campaign work. Six phases, nothing skipped.
Download PDF Slide Deck The Arc Framework: Candidate CampaignsThe full Arc Framework presentation for candidate campaign strategy. Six phases, nothing skipped.
Download PDFState-specific field guides
Annual session, bicameral structure, committee-first process. How to find your committee, map officials, and hand back a completed research brief.
Open field guide Field Guide How a Bill Moves in ArkansasBiennial regular session, 60-day clock, Republican supermajority. What you need to know before session opens and how to build your research brief.
Open field guide Field Guide How a Bill Moves in Georgia40 legislative days, Crossover Day, a Rules Committee second gate, and a part-time legislature. What every new advocate needs to know before January.
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