NDP in midst of ‘complete overhaul,’ fixing broken fundraising system Singh inherited: party consultant
The NDP is far behind the Tories and Grits on fundraising, but its new team says they have a plan that will make the party competitive in 2019.
The New Democratic Party’s fundraising program is undergoing “a complete overhaul,” according to its new fundraising consultant, as the party tries to rebound from internal neglect that has the party struggling to build a war chest a year out from the next election. “The system [NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh] walked into was broken,” said Josh Bizjak, who started consulting for the party in the spring. “When he got the house, it was a teardown and he’s had to
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