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...
Regular contributor Beth Becker has more for us today than just the excellent piece below; she’s also announced a series of two-day digital trainings taking place in cities around the world. Congratulations, Beth!! Savvy readers will want to...
Howdy folks, some news on the ebook front: “How to Use the Internet to Win in 2016” is on the reading list for classes at at least three universities in the U.S. this semester. Good choice, friends in academia! It’s still the most...
Beth mentioned this story in last week’s social media roundup, but it got overshadowed by the free Facebook Ads. A separate post was in order! I missed the significance of this at the time (as a long-time Photoshop user, I haven’t needed...
Beth Becker’s latest “Political Social Grab Bag” e-newsletter is out, and you should check out the whole November issue archived right here, an Epolitics.com online exclusive. The Grab Bag is monthly for now, and it’s a hit...
Our old friend Laura Packard sends over this gem: JebCanFixIt.com. And guess what, the Jeb! campaign doesn’t own it. Instead, the domain is in the hands of former Austin, TX city council candidate Jimmy Flannigan, who ran in 2014 with the...
Louisiana votes for governor this month*, and intrepid Times-Picayune political reporter Julia O’Donoghue decided to see what happens when local voters Google the two surviving candidates, Republican David Vitter and Democrat John Bel Edwards...