What is The Citizens Campaign? We give you a tool kit to get results on issues you care about.
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-Philadelphia Inquirer
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-Star Ledger
You can propose a “Ready for Adoption” waste cutting proposal from our Tool Kit. Tamra Marsh made a proposal that was embraced by the City of Camden and is projected to save them $3 million on health insurance costs. Take class.
You can report the news about politics and government to your community and help keep government accountable. Tracy Jordan took our class and went on to cover Perth Amboy for the Amboy Guardian. Take class.
You can become a neighborhood level party representative and decide candidate endorsements & platform priorities. Eric Kipnis took our class and became a committee person in Cherry Hill. Take class.
You can develop public policy by service on a government board or commission. Linda Murray took our online class and was appointed to her Human Relations Commission and Zoning Board. Take class.
You can launch a Call to Service for your community, church, non-profit group, or school with our support. Cynthia Mosley "Answerd the Call to Service" by hosting a series of trainings for parents and students in Newark. Take class.
Since the Camden Call to Service Summit, Bryan Morton, President of Concerned Citizens of North Camden, has been an instrumental player in spreading the word about The Citizens Campaign and how citizens can constructively participation in the process and get results. He sits on our Camden Call to Service Committee and has hosted a number of our classes for his organization.
Paterson resident Jesse McCaskill is in the insurance business. He read about our "ready to adopt" law on "best price" insurance purchasing reform in the newspaper. He attended our Paterson Cost Cutting forum, and liked what he heard about how this model law had been adopted by school districts in Cherry Hill, Perth Amboy and Toms River to bring savings of over $10 million. He helped introduce the proposal to the Paterson City Council, together with fellow Paterson resident Mark Lazarus, and followed up many times, even meeting with the finance committee. The Paterson City Council adopt the law on Aug 23rd, 2011.
Joe Zaccardo became an Appointed Official in Monmouth County. He learned about the The Citizens Campaign from an email forwarded by a friend. He was intrigued by the information he received, about the opportunity to learn how to participate in the leadership of his community. Its something he always wanted to do, but didn't really know how to begin. He learned how to pursue appointed office using our 30 minute online class. When he was ready to apply for a board position, he got free coaching in how to effectively proceed. "I called and they gave me advice as to how to go about the first steps in getting a position. I followed the directions of the The Citizens Campaign and the rest was very easy" Joe said.
La-Trenda Ross, from Hoboken, whose passion for caring for her community came from the example of her grandfather, took the Political Party Leadership Class and went on to campaign and win a committee seat. "I want to thank The Citizens Campaign for all of their support, advice and recommendations. I took the initiative to join The Citizens Campaign and was given in-depth information that led me to take charge and become a party leader."
"I offered the Citizens Journalism class to 14 people at my home, taught by the Citizens Campaign. It was a huge success and to this day, I publish regularly in the Amboy Guardian and inform my community of important local news. Thank you Citizens Campaign - I recommend others do the same as it is vital for true rebirth of democracy. You can also share this link with your friends to check out the online Citizen Journalism Class." Tracy Jordan, Perth Amboy, NJ