State-based community and labor organizations are better served by an in-state field vendor that is accountable to them, can do work on off years, and prioritizes building power over short-term profits. FFO is unlike other vendors because it cares not only about what is left behind after an election cycle or a campaign but also takes responsibility for what happens afterward.

We invest most of our profits back into organizations, campaigns, and elections here in Ohio. The electoral industry is massive, moving billions of dollars each cycle and generating millions of dollars in profit for a set of well-connected firms. FFO is proving that we can be a successful company and reinvest those profits into visionary organizing in politics in our states.

Field vendors employ hundreds of people and should serve as an essential component of the Ohio leadership pipeline, hiring people directly impacted by the issues we are trying to address and having embedded popular education programs for everyone who passes through the door.

Firms should be integrated with a long-term strategy and be part of the path to progressive governance. FFO is a component of an organizing strategy and infrastructure in the state vs. a short-term-for-hire approach that leaves very little behind.