Earlier this month, the National Democratic Institute rolled out a great set of online tools for political activists around the world. They designed this comprehensive update to their open-source Dem Tools package with organizers in the developing...
Who said all the drama is on the Republican side of the presidential race! This week, the Democrats embraced public strife in a big way, with harsh words and a lawsuit to liven up a contest that had settled into a steady pattern. Hillary Clinton was...
Beth Becker’s latest “Political Social Grab Bag” e-newsletter is out, and you should check out the whole December issue archived right here, an Epolitics.com online exclusive. Sign up now to get the next Political Social Grab Bag...
Time for a little Throwback Thursday fun, kids! Let’s hop in the Wayback Machine and trip down Memory Lane all the way to 2012, when I’d had it with bad social media sales pitches. The result? The top 10 signs a social media...
The mobile video future is now! The people who make estimates have estimated that half of all views of online videos in 2016 will be on smart phones or tablets. The most recent edition of Technology Bytes asks us to think about the implications for...
Check out the terrific ideas from Beth Becker below, then add your own in the comments. What’s the difference between prophetic and crazy? Time will tell…. Also, be sure to sign up for Beth’s extensive social media training series...
Welcome to Giving Tuesday! The now-annual tradition fills our email inboxes to the bursting with fundraising appeals from stale to innovative, but mostly noteworthy for their sheer volume. It’s not a problem if you’re only on a list or...
Ah, 2007: today’s robust social web was a gleam in Zuckerberg’s eye, and blogging still had the allure of a new and mysterious technology. Also in that year, Mitt Romney first ran for president, dogged as always by accusations that he...
2015 is racing to a close, and with it the window to get in on the year-end fundraising frenzy. But never fear, you still have time to plan and execute a campaign to persuade your donors to share a little holiday cheer of the monetary variety. Where...
Regular Epolitics.com contributor and digital strategist Laura Packard (of PowerThru Consulting) is back with us, this time to help folks prepare for Giving Tuesday and year-end fundraising. This post first appeared the PowerThru blog, and see also...