In 2024, Democrats made 300 million phone call attempts but connected with only 3% of the electorate. Some people see that as shorthand for "phone banking is dead." But it isn't. It's proof that volunteer phone banking is in trouble. Paid phone programs are a different story. At Stones’ Phones, we routinely connect with 65% to 70% of any phone list. That isn't a small gap. That's a different kind of program entirely. And the reason comes down to how the calls actually get made. When paid...

Marty Stone and Paul Stone are thrilled to announce the sale of Stones’ Phones to the next generation of leadership. Marty and Paul founded Stones' Phones with a clear mission: to move the needle on progressive issues and elect Democrats up and down the ballot. Today, they are proud to pass the baton to a team they trust to carry that legacy forward. The company’s new President, Chris Hayler, along with Managing Partners Monserrat Machado and Will Wrigley, will guide Stones’ Phones into its...

We like to think we make decisions based on facts and logic. But more often than not, our choices are shaped by what the people around us...