Description
Robert Kaplan is an internationally known campaign, communications and fundraising consultant and advisor who has planned,
designed, positioned, directed and executed more than 250 fundraising and capital campaigns, grassroots, voter outreach and
other communications programs for a variety of interests. His experience includes more than 30 statewide initiative campaigns.
Kaplan has worked with public and private sector groups and clients on a wide range of issues including renewable energy,
environmental preservation and natural resources management, public safety, transportation, public school finance, public
employee pensions, land-use, auto and health insurance, public-private partnerships and capital campaigns for the construction
of buildings and public parks. The Robert Kaplan political campaign, ballot measure, and fundraising papers consists of
correspondence, memorandums, reports, audio visual materials, and ephemera, created and collected by Robert Kaplan during
the course of his professional fundraising activities. Included are materials for many of the campaigns on which Kaplan worked,
which include ballot initiatives (primarily in California but some in other states) and political campaigns (primarily in
California but some in other states); political action committees; and general fundraising.
Background
Robert Kaplan is known internationally for his skills as a campaign, communications and fundraising consultant and advisor.
Clients have included initiative campaigns, political action committees, special interest groups, trade associations, not-for-profit
organizations and foundations, candidates and independent expenditure efforts. Kaplan is widely viewed as an expert in these
areas. Kaplan has planned, designed, positioned, directed and executed more than 250 fundraising and capital campaigns, grassroots,
voter outreach and other communications programs for a variety of interests. His experience includes more than 30 statewide
initiative campaigns.
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