Campaign Teamwork

Whether you are running for City Council or President, you ought to have supporters who are helping you raise money (from their networks). This is commonly referred to as a "Finance Committee."

Of course, the name "finance committee" is boring. As such, I recommend coming up with your own names for these top donors. Bush called them "Rangers," "Pioneers," etc.

According to the Houston Chronical, Rudy Giuliani is using a baseball theme for his finance committee:

... Giuliani is considering creating a variation of the fundraising network set up by Bush, with more tiers of donors and a baseball theme.

"We'll have team captains, sluggers, all-stars and MVPs," said Bailey, who splits his time between Dallas and New York, where he is an executive with the Giuliani Partners business.

Sometimes merely using a creative new name can generate excitement about an old idea.

So what's your finance committee called?