How to administer a political party?
Posted: Fri May 09, 2025 4:32 pm
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Administering means running the day-to-day operations as well as the big logistics of the organization.
At this early stage our administration team is quite small. As we grow we expect a reasonable layer of middle management (not bloat) to catch more of the day to day responsibilities while the formal administration office concentrates on final oversight, efficiency, and potential pitfalls.
Early stage administration duties:
- Fact-checking, proof reading, final editing
- Coordinating marketing and ad campaigns
- Overseeing IT and social media accounts
- Overseeing and managing the budget
Administration differs from leadership in that:
Admin wants to make sure the status quo is followed and is working as expected; Leadership wants to find ways to improve the status quo and gain better results than expected. Shorter term goals and tactical planning are more in the wheelhouse of administration while long-term goals and strategic planning are the concern of leadership.
When (and how) is it appropriate to elect party officials?
As the organization has just opened and has less than 1,000 members, our operations are run by a skeleton crew of volunteers whose names are not offered to the public. When the organization reaches a threshold determined by popular vote of the members we will use a democratic process to elect party officials. Our initial idea is single-year terms with a limit of five terms.
COMMENT QUESTION:
What do you expect from the administration of the Post-Capitalism Party?
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Administering means running the day-to-day operations as well as the big logistics of the organization.
At this early stage our administration team is quite small. As we grow we expect a reasonable layer of middle management (not bloat) to catch more of the day to day responsibilities while the formal administration office concentrates on final oversight, efficiency, and potential pitfalls.
Early stage administration duties:
- Fact-checking, proof reading, final editing
- Coordinating marketing and ad campaigns
- Overseeing IT and social media accounts
- Overseeing and managing the budget
Administration differs from leadership in that:
Admin wants to make sure the status quo is followed and is working as expected; Leadership wants to find ways to improve the status quo and gain better results than expected. Shorter term goals and tactical planning are more in the wheelhouse of administration while long-term goals and strategic planning are the concern of leadership.
When (and how) is it appropriate to elect party officials?
As the organization has just opened and has less than 1,000 members, our operations are run by a skeleton crew of volunteers whose names are not offered to the public. When the organization reaches a threshold determined by popular vote of the members we will use a democratic process to elect party officials. Our initial idea is single-year terms with a limit of five terms.
COMMENT QUESTION:
What do you expect from the administration of the Post-Capitalism Party?
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