IBIS GROUP INSTITUTE
Frequently Asked Questions
FAQ's
Q: What value do you bring to helping refine how campaigns are run? Running a campaign seems basic – fundraising money for advertising and direct mail, and creating volunteer groups to do field work. Is trying something new risky?
A: Too often, qualified and deserving Democratic candidates are losing their Congressional races. We need to find ways to improve the odds of winning on a more complex playing field. In the current environment, we need novel ways to break through the noise. The world of research, technology, marketing, communications, etc., has been continuously evolving, and we believe that political campaigns need to evolve as well. Simply repeating old methods is not a path to the future — finding new methodologies and opportunities is. Ibis will work to identify and help campaigns launch new — but tested — best practices, techniques, and methodologies from the business and academic world. By doing so we can raise the bar in political campaigns, increasing the win rate among Democratic candidates. We believe the greatest risk is doing the same thing over and over and not getting the results our candidates, voters, and nation deserve.
Q: Why would candidates and campaigns need your support?
A: Many candidates and campaigns — especially the U.S. House of Representatives — have very limited access to resources that would allow them to mount a campaign driven by data and deep strategy. Candidates and their campaign staff and volunteers are passionate and work incredibly hard, but are often stretched thin. They have a relatively short timeframe to connect with voters before ballots are cast. Bringing together great candidates and their campaign teams with business and academic professionals who can help identify data-driven strategies for success will add value by elevating and fine-tuning campaigns to achieve greater success at the ballot box.
Q: If you are not working with a particular U.S. Congressional candidate, does that mean that there is some issue with that candidate?
A: Not at all. While we would like to help many Democratic candidates, our limited resources and the volunteer design of our organization means we can only support a handful of candidates.
Q: Can you help with fundraising for candidates, campaigns, PACs, or organizations? Do you have donor lists or events that you can provide/support? Can the people in your organization donate personally as well?
A: Ibis is not a PAC, not a bundler, nor engaged in fundraising events or activities. We do not keep donor lists. That is simply not what the Ibis think-tank/center of excellence concept is about.
Q: It looks like many people at Ibis come from corporate backgrounds. Does that present any potential conflicts?
A: Ibis is not promoting any specific initiatives or agendas related to business. Many of our Ibis leaders have corporate backgrounds and are providing candidates — without compensation — expertise gained from their years working on strategic planning, technology, data, research, marketing, advertising, branding, public relations, communications, and other disciplines in the business world. We collaborate with candidates who want to utilize the expertise Ibis provides to enhance their campaigns and increase their ability to win elections.
Q: Why does the Institute work without compensation? Typically, consultants providing value are paid for their professional work. Why would Ibis offer such services without remuneration?
A: Ibis was created to offer candidates and their campaigns access to proven national leaders in the business and academic world, whose backgrounds and credentials add significant value to campaigns. The Ibis Leadership Team are people who have incredibly successful careers, currently with or have held high-level positions in the corporate and academic world. These leaders are fortunate in that they do not need, nor do they seek, jobs or additional financial rewards or recognition. They are people who are at the stage in their professional lives where they aim to play a role in moving our nation forward by giving of their talents, expertise, and time to help Democrats win elections.
Q: Can I donate to Ibis?
A: Thank you very much for that offer. We are all volunteers, and we do not engage in any form of fundraising for ourselves or candidates, and we do not seek or accept any donations.
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