Revolt DC Hackathon Hits DC This Summer
CMDI is honored to be sponsoring the #RevoltDC Hackathon #RevoltDC Hackathon is designed to bring together the best and brightest developers absent of party labels, to build the next generation of citizen/voter engagement tools. The tools designed will be open sourced and available to anyone who wants to engage citizens/voters. The goal is to encourage and promote the use of digital...
Read MoreCMDI’s Role in the New RNC
After much deliberation, the RNC released the Growth and Opportunity Project plan. This document contains an unvarnished view of the 2012 election cycle and a plan for winning in 2014 and beyond. I am honored to have been included in the process of building this plan. I am even more excited by the prospect of digging in and helping turn the RNC’s vision into reality. Here is...
Read MoreCampaigns & Elections: The future of the fundraising arms race
By John Simms & Stu Trevelyan/ Mar 06 2012 The fundraising technology created by John Simms of the Republican firm CMDI and Stu Trevelyan of the Democratic firm NGP VAN powered the majority of all funds raised for 2012. Fundraising played a much larger role in the 2012 election cycle than ever before. Both major party presidential candidates declined federal funds and went on to shatter...
Read MoreWall Street Journal: Software Firms Feel Political Heat in D.C.
The Wall Street Journal By Amy Schatz | Wednesday, October 3, 2012 WASHINGTON—Good software works for Republicans and Democrats alike, but successful software makers often don’t. West Coast-based technology start-ups have flocked to Washington this campaign season in hopes of attracting some of the more than $300 million expected to be spent on Internet ads and other...
Read MoreTechPresident: A Personal Democracy Plus “Quick Look”
TechPresident By Sam Roudman | Friday, September 21 2012 Original post: http://techpresident.com/news/22903/cmdi-personal-democracy-plus-quick-look Payment processor CMDI has grown from a caging operation for Republican campaigns into an Internet-enabled fundraising platform. Here’s a look at what the big-time payment processor has to offer, including how it’s hoping to reach out to...
Read MoreNPR: Wireless Carriers Text ‘NO’ To Campaign Donations
NPR “All Things Considered” - Political candidates rely on phone banks, direct mail, bundling and other fundraising techniques, but the next big fundraising tool maybe your cell phone. In June, the Federal Election Commission gave the go-ahead for political donations via text message. But cell phone carriers aren’t so excited. Audie Cornish speaks with political consultant Erik...
Read MoreCampaigns & Elections: Questions surround text-to-donate
By Dave Nyczepir, Campaigns & Elections Magazine WASHINGTON — Setting up a text-to-donate regime in time for political campaigns to cash in before November looks increasingly like a long shot… CTIA wants the FEC to clarify which party is responsible for determining the eligibility of contributors, along with ensuring that wireless carriers are not tasked with compliance. Its AOR...
Read MoreTechPresident: CMDI Launches Mobile Fundraising Tool
BY SARAH LAI STIRLAND | Thursday, June 14 2012 Original post: http://techpresident.com/news/22379/cmdi-launches-mobile-fundraising-tool CMDI, the company that makes the most widely used campaign finance management and reporting tool for Republicans, launched a mobile version of its product Thursday. Called CrimsonMobile, the product enables its users to tap into CMDI’s database of around...
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