[free-sklyarov] NY Fair Use Anti-DMCA Canvassing Results

[Seth Johnson]

Cumulative Results, 9/9 - Present:

Total Prospective Volunteers:     53
Total Petition Signatures:       125


Cumulative Denominators (Extrapolated for 9/9 Tactic):

People Who Stopped:              310
People Approached:               462
Doors Knocked on:                610


Volunteer Parity Rates (Cumulative):

Prospects per Stops:              17.1%
Prospects per Approaches:         11.5%
Prospects per Doors Knocked:       8.7%


Petition Parity Rates (Cumulative):

Signatures per Stops:             40.3%
Signatures per Approaches:        27.1%
Signatures per Doors Knocked:     20.5%

(Individual Tactic Results at bottom of this post)


Once again, our canvassers are showing that we can win this fight.

What we're seeing is that a methodical practice can achieve our goals.

These rates show us that people in the area we targetted are genuinely
concerned about the DMCA and its effect on libraries.  We have to complete
the task and bring Congressmen Weiner and Schumer to our side.  From there
it's a matter of deploying the support of those in Congress who come to our
side, to bring down the DMCA (and get Dmitry out from under the constraint
of his ridiculous prosecution).

We need to consistently pitch for more volunteers, since it's people who
build the strength of the organization and increase the scope, magnitude and
gravity of our campaign.

We now have a team of organizers, equipped with the leadership skills and
tools we need to expand our effort in a predictable, effective fashion.  We
now know exactly what it takes to get specific results.

Let's bring it in!

Seth Johnson



Individual Tactics Results:

Results for Canvassing Tactic, 9/30/01:

Petition Signatures:              41
People Who Stopped:               67
People Approached:               118
Doors Knocked on:                192

Signatures per stops:            61.2%
Signatures per approaches:       34.7%
Signatures per doors knocked:    21.4%


Results for Canvassing Tactic, 9/23/01:

Petition Signatures:              41
People Who Stopped:              103
People Approached:               135
Doors Knocked on:                142

Signatures per stops:            39.8%
Signatures per approaches:       30.4%
Signatures per doors knocked:    28.9%


Canvassing Results for 9/23 + 9/30:

Petition Signatures:              82
People Who Stopped:              170
People Approached:               253
Doors Knocked on:                334

Signatures per stops:            48.2%
Signatures per approaches:       32.4%
Signatures per doors knocked:    24.5%


Results for Canvassing Tactic, 9/9/01:

Petition Signatures:              43
Doors Knocked on:                276

Parity Rate per doors knocked:    15.6%