Guidelines for issues mobilization funding:
Boards
achieving their fair share goal amounts will automatically
receive 10% of their board’s total RPAC/RPEC funds
at the end of the RPAC fundraising year.
The fair share
goals for each board will be equal to or greater than:
- $20 per member
average AND
- 40% member participation
The issues
mobilization funding shall be used for local political
grassroots initiatives and issues mobilization. Issues
mobilization
funding should
not be used to endorse or support political
candidates.
The following are some examples of political initiatives:
Elections:
- “I voted” stickers on Election Day
- “Remember to vote” banner for Election Day
- REALTORS® carpool
for people to get to the polls and vote
- Polling location
fliers
- Legislative district maps
- Kids vote programs
Political issues:
- Help fight local ordinances such as “no
sign” ordinance,
impact fees, property tax issues
- Public awareness campaigns
about REALTOR® issues
(ads in newspapers or radio)
Funding can be used to help:
- Purchase RPAC gifts or auction
items
- Sponsor golf outing
Guidelines for RPAC funding of local candidates:
Boards
achieving their fair share goal for RPAC/RPEC fundraising will
also be eligible to obtain an additional 10% of the
total funds raised to be used for local candidate contributions.
The 10% funding must be requested by the local board and
must be given directly to a local candidates campaign committee.
A local board may request a portion of the 10% for numerous
candidates or all of the 10% to support one candidate.
The local candidate contribution requests will be forwarded
to
the IAR RPAC Trustees for approval.
How to request local candidate funding:
Send
a letter requesting a contribution for a local candidate(s)
to the IAR RPAC Trustees. The request must be sent with
the local Board of Directors' approval on behalf of
the board.
The letter should include the following information:
- amount
of the contribution
- name of the local candidate
- candidate’s committee
name
- candidate’s committee address
- brief sentence on
REALTOR® support of candidate
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