Couch Parties
Voter engagement can and should be fun. Host a Couch Party and get out the vote!
At a Couch Party, volunteers text their friends, family, and classmates to offer assistance and information on voting.
Virtual or In-Person
Campus “Celebs”
Tech Tools
Host your Party on Zoom or in a classroom.
A beloved professor, a popular DJ - Parties feature famous faces from campus.
Outvote/Impactive makes it easy to text lots of folks - we have tutorials to help.
Three Ps bring your Couch Party to life:
Plan
Choose whether your party will be virtual or in-person (or both). Use Zoom/Google Meet or reserve a space on campus. Reach out to special guests who can entertain during the party!
Promote
Use social media, posters, email announcements, and whatever else you have at your disposal to invite students and faculty to the party.
Prepare
Set your Party’s agenda (with help from our toolkit), confirm RSVPs, and get ready to host!
Chat with a member of the Vote for Astra team to learn more about Couch Parties and how you can host one! The call is 100% free.
Schools that have hosted Couch Parties
Additional Resources:
Vote for Astra and the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge designed Couch Parties to be a straight-forward, plug and play concept for campus administrators and student groups to implement. Here are resources we’ve compiled to help with your Party.
The ultimate guide to all things Couch Party. This toolkit will equip you with resources and guidance so you can customize your event to meet your campus’ needs.
All your volunteers need to text are their cellphones and a script. This guide offers advice on how to plan for friend-to-friend text-banking.
Watch our training webinar from 2020 to learn more about hosting, and the support Vote for Astra can offer.