If you and other individuals act together as a group to conduct activities to influence a Federal election, the group may become a "political committee." In general, a group that raises or spends over $1,000 per year to influence Federal elections must register, keep records on financial transactions and file reports on the committee's activities.
If you are interested in forming a group to participate in Federal elections and anticipate raising or spending more that $1,000 during a calendar year, you should write or phone the Commission and request materials to register the group as a political committee.
Ben Yee of Shiftspark has created Bernspark.com as a platform for the online crowdfunding of Bernie Projects. This is how it works. Although a new entry into crowdfunding bernspark has already had an impact, specifically in Westchester NY, the home of Hillary Clinton.
Bernsparks first fully funding campaign was my Bernie Lit project. That lit was handed out at the Chappaqua Train Station on 6 or 7 occasions, and along with a press release, this yielded some great press. Then Westchester4Bernie volunteers started started knocking on doors before the first Field Staff came to NY.
Needless to say when the local staffer found out we were phone banking & canvassing using my database (Yes, I built my own VAN), had nice lit and nice home printed Spanish Lit, this person was floored.
Please consider donating to a bernspark project of your choice.