Advice and Support
Advice Service: Can’t find the answer to your query in our bank of Advice FAQ Articles? Or need further clarification? Call us on 0161 302 7532 or email advice@aldc.org – both are staffed, Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 4pm.
Toolkits and Campaign Packs: We have a series of toolkits and campaign packs, covering a range of topics. These include councillor, council group, agenting and approval and selection resources and single issue campaign packs and council motions on hundreds of topics affecting local government.
Grants: ALDC provides grant funding streams to our members when fighting elections. This includes Fighting Fund grants for Council By-Election campaigns, and the annual G8 programme for local election candidates. Find out more here.
Resources
Templates: We have hundreds of leaflet templates for you to use. The easy to use designs – from Focus to Direct Mail to Canvass Cards – will save you valuable campaigning time and they’re suitable for all, no matter your level of experience.
Campaign ideas: We provide ideas and inspiration to aid your campaigning on local and national issues. We feature our latest campaign ideas, in our weekly member email, Local Campaigner – which you’ll now receive.
My Councillor websites: As an ALDC member, you’re entitled to a free website. You can tailor your site to your needs and time. Find out more + sign-up to get one.
ALDC Artworker: ALDC members have full access to our completely free leaflet design software ALDC Artworker. This can be accessed through our website. All our templates are available.
Training
Kickstart: Our residential campaign training weekend which we run twice a year (summer and autumn). Come along to get tailored, professional advice; training and bespoke mentoring for your team from experienced and successful Liberal Democrat campaigners and councillors. As a member, you’ll benefit from discounted rates. Find out about more about our June Kickstart event.
Webinars: We run regular webinars – live online training sessions – throughout the year. These sessions are free and last no longer than an hour. They are themed on campaign topics and also councillor topics to help you achieve things on your council.
Training Days: Council groups in ALDC group membership can organise an annual development with ALDC. We also organise regular motivate days in local regions that are open to all Lib Dem members. Find out what’s coming up here.
Find all our upcoming training on our Training and Events page.
Our Website
Have you logged-in? You’ll need to log-in to access our member-only content. The sign-in tab is in the top right-hand corner on a desktop. On a mobile or tablet, it’s hidden behind the burger menu (the three horizontal lines). If you set a password whilst joining, you should be able to log-in. If not, you can reset or set one up.
The homepage is where we profile important news, upcoming events and our latest fundraising. The blog is where all news and events are added. The by-elections tab is where past results and upcoming dates are listed.
KEEP IN TOUCH
Local Campaigner email: We send our weekly members-only email on a Wednesday. It features our latest advice, resources and training, as well as campaigning ideas and LGA Lib Dem news. Please get in touch with us if you don’t receive these emails. Don’t forget to add us to your ‘safe sender’ list.
Local Campaigner magazine: We produce a printed members’ magazine, which we mail to you quarterly.
ALDC members’ Facebook Group: This is a private group for ALDC members to discuss things in a safe space with over a 1,000 like-minded councillors and campaigners.
Our social media channels:
By-election alerts and results emails: You can sign-up to receive these – results on a Friday and alerts, as and when they are announced at 3pm – when you’re signed-in to the website (click your name and you’ll see the option to sign-up).
Contact your local development officer. They can help you use your ALDC membership to achieve your political or campaigning goals, put you in touch with fellow Lib Dems in your area or answer any questions you may have!