The Manhattan Young Democrats held two training sessions at the 2009 YDA National Convention last week. Here are the presentations from their sessions: Community Organizers Take On Marriage Equality and Community Organizers Take On New Media.

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As members of the largest bloc of uninsured Americans, Young Democrats believe quality, affordable Health Care to be a fundamental human right. In our communities and alongside friends, family, coworkers, classmates and neighbors, we will fight to enact farsighted health care reform.

The YDA Ensure You’re Insured Youth Organizing Kit will help you and your Young Democrats chapter organize in support of the health care reform we need.

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Below is the report on the YDA Communications Survey I sent out last month. Thank you to everyone who completed it.

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Two years ago when I served as Convention Credentials Chair I noticed a couple of common chartering mistakes in the applications from our state and territorial units. Here is a list of five of those mistakes and how to avoid them.

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Members of the YDA Communications Committee have been working to connect the content of the YDA Blog with existing communities on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Windows Live. Read more for details and links…

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Last week, YDA President David Hardt and International Affairs Committee Chair Juan Ayala traveled through Germany to train members of Junge Liberale (JuLis) for the upcoming German Federal Election in September, as well as for the European Parliament Elections in June. Their tour started in Dresden where David and Juan attended JuLis 38th Federal Congress together with IFLRY President Paola Silva and Vice President Frederik Ferié. From there, they set off to a journey that let them to 6 cities all over Germany – from Hamburg in the North to Munich in the South.

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On Friday I sent a tweet about compiling a list of Young Democrats on Twitter and publishing it in a blog post. I received a lot of responses, thank you to everyone who retweeted, and from them as well as from my own searching I compiled the list below. I am sure that there are people that I have missed, so if you don’t see yourself on here and want to be included leave your twitter username in the comments. Also, you can follow me on Twitter at twitter.com/kbondelli.

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We all know there are still some nay-sayers in the media when it comes to reporting on the youth vote. Mike Connery over at FutureMajority.com has updated his important Tips for Reporting on the Youth Vote and has also outlined What to Expect When Expecting.

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The Young Democrats of America is currently running successful youth turnout programs in several states. Join Senator Clinton and members of our leadership and campaign team to talk about the importance of the youth vote this election and the proven best practices to get your friends, family, and chapter members to the polls on Election Day.

RSVP for this special call, which takes place at 12:45pm Eastern (remember clocks changed Saturday!!!) by filling out the form at www.yda.org/hrc-rsvp

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This last Saturday in Nashville I held trainings on how to use the internet to collect vote pledges. As I promised, I put some additional resources on here to supplement the training.

Remember that the peer-to-peer model involves contacting young voters where they live and where they hangout, and that the popularity of online social networks have made the internet a place where Millennials do both.

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