With the year-end online fundraising blitz still in full effect, let’s look at a clever way to hijack the lists of some of those groups now filling our email inboxes to the brim. I don’t remember who taught me this one (I think I heard...
2013 is damn near done, but the 2013 fundraising season sure isn’t: I received six emails this morning alone from Democratic party committees and individual candidates, plus a couple of messages from nonprofits (on top of a slew of others late...
Check out last week’s top 10 over-performing Facebook posts, from the (roughly) 500 progressive groups followed by our friends at CrowdTangle. Of note this week: marriage equality + some weirdly intense hate for Al Gore. If you’re...
Howdy folks, with 2013 slipping fast into our past and the American political world deep in a holiday slumber, here’s my last request of you for the year: if you’ve read the new ebook, would you please write a short review of it on...
Christmas is coming up fast! Time for some last-minute gift-buying for the political junkies/nonprofit folks on YOUR list. The books below would be a great addition to any political/advocacy communicator’s bookshelf, and many of them are...
Busy week here in the e.politics bunker! Let’s end it with a fine set of Quick Hits. Facebook rolls out Donate button. “Gee thanks,†sigh charities. C.f. details about the program and Facebook’s New Donate Button: Good or Bad for...
Check out last week’s top 10 over-performing Facebook posts, from the (roughly) 500 progressive groups followed by our friends at CrowdTangle (delayed by one day this week due to technical issues. Of note this week: snow in Egypt and...
Pre-RootsCamp, let’s clear the decks for action. Why Are Upworthy Headlines Suddenly Everywhere?. C.f. Why Everyone Will Totally Read This Column: A Gawker Editor Tells How He Picks ‘Viral’ Content Readers Can’t Resist...
Hey kids, one of my favorite events in the digital politics world starts tomorrow: the New Organizing Institute’s now-legendary RootsCamp, which brings together hundreds (thousands, really) of grassroots Democratic and progressive organizers...
The following is an excerpt from the new ebook, “How to Use the Internet to Win in 2014: A Comprehensive Guide to Online Politics for Campaigns & Advocates”, available in the Amazon store for the Kindle e-reader and as a PDF here on...