In the Media
‘A vote is an act of hope’: Philly nonprofit connects with voters using unique approach
VIOLET COMBER-WILEN
BILLY PENN AT WHYY
AUGUST 29, 2025
Saving Democracy by Canvassing … All the Time
COURTNEY DUCHENE
PHILADELPHIA CITIZEN
AUGUST 7, 2025
“When Philly Votes, It Can Control Its Own Fate”: How Philadelphia Can Reclaim Its Political Power
LAURA DUARTE BATEMAN
GENEROCITY
JULY 30, 2025
Canvassers hit West Philly with stories of loved ones to spur Democratic voter turnout
LYNETTE HAZELTON
PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
OCTOBER 28, 2024
Wake Up with WURD
SOLOMON JONES
WURD 900 AM RADIO
Interview with Bree Doldron & Adam Barbanel-Reid
JUNE 6, 2024
Let’s Save Democracy … Again!
ROXANNE PATEL SHEPELAVY
THE CITIZEN
MAY. 27, 2024
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Getting Personal to Build Power and a Better Tomorrow
ADAM BARBANEL-FRIED
THE FORGE
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
Not Your Average Voter Canvass Training
At a Citizen workshop on Tuesday, Changing the Conversation for Progress taught us how to turn stories into votes in time for the November election
LAUREN MCCUTCHEON
THE PHILADELPHIA CITIZEN
JUNE 23, 2022
To Change Voters’ Sympathies, It’s Time to Go Deep
A new model known as ‘deep canvassing’ is being tested in the swing areas of Pennsylvania. Here’s an inside look.
MICAH L. SIFRY
FEBRUARY 24, 2020
To Sway Swing Voters, Try Empathy
A Brooklyn organization trains canvassers to engage with prospective voters about their hopes and disappointments, not just give them a candidate’s talking points.
MICHAEL MASSING
FEBRUARY 4, 2020
Persuasion at the Door
Adam Barbanel-Fried joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about how Changing The Conversation Together is working to persuade voters through deep canvassing.
RESISTANCE DASHBOARD
JANUARY 13, 2020
The Conversations Democrats Need to Be Having
The danger of a continued Trump presidency is too dire to spend our limited resources on internal fights.
ADAM BARBANEL-FRIED
THE NATION
APRIL 12, 2019
Deep Canvassing Helped Elect Democrat Max Rose in Staten Island | NowThis
Progressive political campaign tried to change people’s minds by having deep, personal conversations door-to-door — and it worked for Max Rose. Changing the Conversation Together targeted Staten Island, which is the most conservative part of New York City’s only swing district. 10 days before the midterm, the GOP candidate was leading the polls. But the group was training volunteers to turn that around….
NOW THIS
DECEMBER 2018
Could a Door-Knock Change Your Mind – and Your Vote?
FRED MOGUL
OCTOBER 30, 2018
When It Comes To Politics and ‘Fake News,’ Facts Aren’t Enough
HIDDEN BRAIN
NPR
MARCH 13, 2017