{"id":215,"date":"2013-02-09T14:23:58","date_gmt":"2013-02-09T19:23:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gp.org\/NoVa\/?page_id=6"},"modified":"2017-01-24T06:22:51","modified_gmt":"2017-01-24T06:22:51","slug":"candidate-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fcg.vagreenparty.org\/index.php\/candidate-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Candidate Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Candidate Recruitment &amp; Selection Process<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you are a member in good standing of the Northern Virginia Green Party and are considering becoming a candidate for elective office, or know someone you believe would make a suitable candidate, you should familiarize yourself with the party\u2019s nomination process below. If, after reviewing this process you are interested in exploring the idea further, please contact one of the local chairs in the locals tab above or email the state chair at bsidneysmith@gmail.com<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Candidate requirements overview:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Understand election calendar and petition requirements<br \/>\nUnderstand the party\u2019s endorsement procedure<br \/>\nHave preliminary interview with party at a monthly meeting<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Must be a Northern Virginia Green Party member who has attended at least 3 meetings in the year<\/li>\n<li>Must have supporting petition signed by at least 6 Northern Virginia Green Party members<\/li>\n<li>Discuss qualifications in relation to \u201cGuidelines for Evaluating Prospective Candidates\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Identify campaign goals<br \/>\nSeek Northern Virginia Green Party member support<br \/>\nEvaluate non-Northern Virginia Green Party resources available<br \/>\nWrite detailed campaign plan<br \/>\nRequest Northern Virginia Green Party endorsement<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Satisfy as many of the Northern Virginia Green Party candidate \u201cGuidelines\u201d as possible<\/li>\n<li>Present campaign goals, campaign plan, and evidence of Northern Virginia Green Party support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Utilize national and state Green Party resources<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>GUIDELINES<\/p>\n<p>For Evaluating Prospective Candidates<br \/>\nThe following list identifies characteristics of the ideal candidate. The Northern Virginia Green Party Steering Committee does not expect any candidate, particularly a new candidate to be strong in all areas. However, this framework should help the Committee identify the areas in which we can be most helpful. Further, these guidelines should help candidates assess the work they need to do to be successful.<\/p>\n<p>Personal Base<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Individual networks<\/li>\n<li>Organizational networks<\/li>\n<li>Knows the community<\/li>\n<li>Active in the community<\/li>\n<li>Knows the issues<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Personal Factors<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Makes a good impression<\/li>\n<li>Speaks well in large and small groups<\/li>\n<li>Handles complexity &amp; adversity well<\/li>\n<li>Prepared (psychologically) to run as an underdog<\/li>\n<li>Clarity and consistency on issues<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Political Skills<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Relationship with Green Party elected officials<\/li>\n<li>Relationship with Green Party leaders<\/li>\n<li>Membership\/leadership in the Green Party<\/li>\n<li>Campaign experience \u2013 running campaigns, working in campaigns<\/li>\n<li>Political vision \u2013 able to plan long-term<\/li>\n<li>Responsive to Green Party values<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Campaign Strength<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Good staff<\/li>\n<li>Good volunteers<\/li>\n<li>Good organization<\/li>\n<li>Ability to raise money<\/li>\n<li>Good match-up against likely opposition<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Candidate Recruitment &amp; Selection Process &nbsp; If you are a member in good standing of the Northern Virginia Green Party and are considering becoming a candidate for elective office, or know someone you believe would make a suitable candidate, you should familiarize yourself with the party\u2019s nomination process below. If, after reviewing this process [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fcg.vagreenparty.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/215"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fcg.vagreenparty.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fcg.vagreenparty.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fcg.vagreenparty.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fcg.vagreenparty.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=215"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/fcg.vagreenparty.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/215\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":695,"href":"https:\/\/fcg.vagreenparty.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/215\/revisions\/695"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fcg.vagreenparty.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}