1 The concept
Politics already moves through people.
Porch Politics helps a campaign ask for a few real conversations—not another anonymous blast.
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- 1Invite first. Every effort has a clear source.
- 2Your people. The volunteer chooses every relationship.
- 3Completion, not extraction. The campaign learns the task was done.
2 The promise
Start with trust, not a list.
A person joins a specific campaign because someone invited them. The relationship is visible from the first tap.
“I know who asked me, why I’m here, and what I’m agreeing to do.”
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- 1Join deliberately. A link, code, or QR begins the relationship.
- 2Keep efforts separate. Each campaign carries its own commitment.
- 3See your role. Progress belongs to the volunteer, too.
3 The promise
You choose who you can actually reach.
The app turns a vague ask—“help us reach voters”—into a small, human commitment the volunteer controls.
- No auto-sending.
- No mystery sender.
- No hidden automation.
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- 1A bounded commitment. Six people, not an endless feed.
- 2Human status. To text, waiting, and done stay understandable.
- 3Your voice. Review the person and shape the message before sending.
4 What we hope changes
The metric becomes a conversation.
Campaigns still need coordination. Volunteers still need answers. But the work can feel like neighbors acting together instead of names moving through a funnel.
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- 1A direct line. Volunteers can ask before they speak.
- 2Useful context. Organizers guide without impersonating.
- 3Safety controls. Report and block are part of the conversation layer.
5 The security practice
Private by architecture, not by promise.
A volunteer’s address book is not campaign property. Porch Politics keeps that boundary explicit in the product and the underlying data flow.
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- 1Consent stays visible. Alerts and participation remain controllable.
- 2Selected only. A contact is processed only after the volunteer chooses them.
- 3Encrypted before upload. The main Porch Politics Worker cannot decrypt the contact packet.
6 The security outcome
Useful to a campaign. Respectful of a relationship.
Organizers can coordinate commitments and see aggregate progress without receiving the volunteer’s contact list.
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- 1Commitment. How many people the volunteer chose.
- 2Progress. How much outreach was completed.
- 3Coordination. Updates and next steps stay attached to the effort.
7 The future
Build civic power that stays human-sized.
Imagine campaigns knowing where trusted coverage exists—without owning the personal relationships that create it.
01 Neighbors carry context, not just scripts.
02 Organizers see gaps, not address books.
03 Local trust compounds across real civic work.
Politics happens
between us.