Today, the often discussed “forgotten employees” of workplace protections are found in the tech freelance boom – Uber/Lyft drivers, TaskRabbits, etc. What few in the general public have exposure to is the long-standing tradition of public advocacy and political campaigns thriving through the efforts of the original gig economy – the political staffer. Read More
Services
Our excellent direct voter contact services are supported by a strong operations department. We offer our clients the ability to tap into the same backbone to support their mission.
OPERATIONS
Every movement needs an entity. We help you check all the boxes including proper registrations, insurance, banking and accounting. Then we manage it so you can focus on your message and mission. Read more
OPERATIONS
You know what you want to do, but to get there, you need a support system in place to facilitate execution. At Scale brings years of experience to your mission and helps you plan and implement the process of getting you from where you are to where you need to be. Starting with an in-depth review of your goals, timelines, human and financial resources and areas of activity, we lay out the backbone of your organization and get it up and running. We then work with you throughout the execution phase to help adapt, change and grow as needed. We have experience troubleshot about every issue in accounting, banking, registration, insurance and logistics – we will help you do the same. We've run campaigns at all levels and we've been part of the senior leadership at one of the largest Democratic SuperPACs.
HUMAN RESOURCES, PAYROLL AND BENEFITS
We support your employees so they can support your mission. From on-boarding and benefits administration to employee handbooks and company culture, we help take care of your most important assets. Read more
HUMAN RESOURCES, PAYROLL AND BENEFITS
No matter if it’s your first or 100th employee, you don’t build a workforce by just posting a job and finding the best candidate. A functioning team is a culmination of dozens of steps and cultural decisions that will impact every aspect of your organization. The process of putting together a human resources operation also varies greatly depending on if you are just getting started or looking to improve your current department. It’s also important to evaluate where you are now compared to where you started. Some federal employment law compliance requirements don’t kick in until 11, 15 or 20+ employees. The same piece-meal process that got you off the ground might not sustain you through the next phase. Taking into account your mission statement and other critical components of the organizations core values, we will build and evaluate a hiring, interviewing, on-boarding, orientation and cultivation process. We help you plan your growth strategy and build the systems that will track and manage it. As issues arise, we will lend our vast experience to help troubleshoot and arrive at resolutions with expedience. In summary, At Scale helps you take care of your most important assets – the people fighting for your issue.
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Most of the time an organization's budget isn't just one check or wire; there can be hundreds to thousands of transactions. We help you build and track complicated budgets to prioritize every dollar. Read more
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Knowing what you want to do, how much it costs and how to type numbers in Excel might work if you’re spending $1,000 but if you’re spending tens of thousands to millions of dollars, you need At Scale. We have financial management experience at all levels – from City Council races to one of the largest SuperPACs in the country. We translate credits, debits, reconciliations, profit and loss reports, balance sheets and other financial tools into plain English and clean documents. From thinking through the visualization and presentation that makes the most sense to your team to keeping you apprised of your live financial position, At Scale provides your organization with the streamlined financial tools managers need to make quick decisions.
PETITIONS AND SIGNATURE GATHERING
A good signature program is about working within the rules to maximize volume and validity rate. We help you build integrated programs that turn support into names on paper. Read more
PETITIONS AND SIGNATURE GATHERING
Ballot access rules for candidates and referendums typically require a threshold of valid signatures collected in a short timeframe. Lobbying lawmakers is often better served when you can demonstrate tangible local support through signature collection. No matter why you need the signatures, At Scale will help you build an individual program to help you put names on paper. We work with your team to evaluate goals, benchmarks and current capacity to build a tailored program to fill the gaps and make up the difference. Sometimes the collection workforce needs to be supplemented with contractors or employees and At Scale can bring you those high quality solutions affordably. Working within the tight timeframes of signatures windows isn’t a problem because of our vast experience combining operations with program execution. We know the hundreds of tasks that comprise the lift so most of our time can be taken off the logistical problems and placed on the quality of the program.
VOTER REGISTRATION
Registration is about motivation and opportunity. Our Team helps you turn your message into messengers who deliver opportunity to the right targets. Read more
VOTER REGISTRATION
If your goal is turning your supporters into active players in Democracy, making sure they are registered to vote is the first critical step. Voter registration programs are challenging due to the legal and logistical components involved. As opposed to a canvass program that’s failure simply results in a lack of universe penetration, failures in registration programs can cause legal ramifications. By including At Scale in your program, you have a proven partner who can help you build and execute a program that is keenly aware of the obstacles to a successful registration drive. We not only help you hit the numbers with volunteer and paid solutions but we also help you build a compliance and quality control operation to maintain good standing and ensure submission of all registrations.
CONTACT AND ENGAGEMENT
The medium is as important as the message. We help you build a grassroots army to bring the words and text of your TV and digital ads, mail pieces and phone calls to the doors and streets. We give your message faces. Read more
CONTACT AND ENGAGEMENT
Countless researchers have affirmed the premier role face-to-face contact plays in the activation and mobilization of voters. Once your name recognition is growing, it’s time to have the message reaffirmed through validators and the best ones are the ones that knock. At Scale leverages our vast operations infrastructure and knowledge to build you a face-to-face program quickly and effectively. Conservatively speaking, 70% of a canvass program is logistics and moving pieces – recruitment, supplies, training, cutting turf, shift preparation and supervision, data management – just to name a few. We build programs that allow the majority of staff time to move from these pieces and onto improving the quality of the canvassers. We use different training and cultivation tactics to bring a canvasser from green to seasoned. We supervise hands-on in the field and make sure that the crisp message delivered during in-office roleplays translates just as well at the doors. At Scale brings your organization the direct voter contact growth and penetration of paid canvass with the depth of an activist.
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About Us
At Scale is a leading Democratic operations, logistics and direct voter contact firm with over a decade of experience building progressive capacity. Working with a team of professionals from around the country, we provide campaigns and organizations with the tools to quickly turn their voice into on-the-ground activism. In 2016, At Scale’s CEO Max Cummings was the National Operations Director of For Our Future, the largest progressive field-based SuperPAC and C(4) in the country. Growing the organization from two employees to 2,834, Max oversaw the logistics, finances and operations of a 55 million dollar budget that produced over 10 million door knocks and hundreds of millions of layered mail and digital contact. The internal audit of the fiscal year resulted in zero flags out of over a thousand transactions. Previously, Max served as Chief Operating Officer of Smoot Tewes Group for three years. Prior to STG, he served as campaign manager for two Members of Congress, Iowa Operations Director for NextGen Climate Action and directed the field programs of numerous campaigns across the country.
Our Work Process.
LISTEN
To best assist we need a full picture of who you are. Our relationships always begin with learning everything about you and what makes your idea or organization tick. From there, we can best understand the challenges and how to reach the goal.COLLABORATE
Once we know you, it’s time for you to learn what At Scale brings to the table. Taking your individual goals and challenges, we build a proposal that outlines objectives, staffing, elements, timelines and budgets. From there, we take your feedback to build the most individualized and unique approach to getting the job done.DELIVER
After the planning phase comes implementation. We turn outlines into action and we do it quickly. From once we are signed to the closing day of the project, At Scale will utilize its operational and program expertise to nimbly execute the finalized plan while tracking goals and metrics accordingly.PERFECT
Sometimes the first solution isn’t the best fit and we know that better than anyone. At Scale’s ability to adapt and change with the modification of resources, turf, timelines or any other obstacle is unmatched. If the initial execution isn’t up to our standards, we evaluate and augment accordingly and swiftly.Meet The CEO
Max Cummings
CEOMax has spent the last 14 years working across the country on some of the most watched campaigns and organizations. Frequently called upon for his political expertise in management and structure, Max has served on panels for Campaigns & Elections Magazine on topics such as, “Building a Network Before You Jump In” and “Streamlining Your Campaign – How To Cut Unnecessary Costs & Be More Effective With Less.” Max is a graduate of American University School of Public Affairs. He grew up in Connecticut and currently lives in the Navy Yard neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Max can be reached at Max [@] AtScale.org.
Jobs
Our Project Managers (PMs) are the day-to-day executors and managers of our direct voter contact programs. These projects include canvassing programs, voter registration drives and signature gathering. PMs work directly with our management team to build and execute robust, people-focused programs that take off quickly. This position touches responsibilities that include staff and client management, reporting, training, administrative, budgeting and human resources elements. The duration and location of projects vary but always include strong backend operational support and guidance. If you consider yourself a people person with a knack for planning and logistics, this position is for you. Read More
Project Specialists work with our management team to help facilitate expatiated support to our clients and project teams. Utilizing internal systems and tools, specialists assist in responding to support requests ranging from logistical and administrative needs to program based strategic challenges such as staff recruitment and quality turf preparation. This position requires the ability to quickly move between tasks and build patchwork solutions to a wide assortment of problems. If you work well with people and like to solve puzzles, this is the position for you. Read More
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