Patrick is the Outreach Director at ActBlue, an organization that builds fundraising software for campaigns and organizations. He leads a team of organizers who reach out to and work with groups of all sizes on the left to help them run effective small-dollar fundraising programs. Before ActBlue, Patrick worked in field for the Obama campaigns in 2008 and 2012. He believes strongly that democracy works best when passionate citizens — like field volunteers and small-dollar donors — actively participate in politics at the national and local levels.