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Trump’s Fascist Detention Camps Visualized
Trump Threatens Sweeping Raids, Giant Camps and Mass Deportations - NYT What could these detention camps and forced round ups look like? Remember the last time...
Why right media billionaires smearing Sohn?
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Why do chief security officers leave jobs so often?
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How to get tax advantages from residential mortgages considered as “heaven”
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Grassroots innovation finds unregistered voters
"Arkansas was the worst state for voter registration and election participation in 2020". Get Loud Arkansas innovates to change that. Get Loud Arkansas (GLA) uses data...
Fact or fiction? Find out with Checkology.
Learn to separate fact from fiction. Use the free Checkology app to determine the credibility of what you're reading. "Lack of news literacy is a threat...
Zoom event production made easy
Presenters run over their allotted time, others drift off script, struggle with audience questions... How can virtual events be kept on track and presenters on script?...
How to FOLLOW THE MONEY driving politicians
Money is the root of all evil. Especially in politics. Learn how to trace the money behind a political decisions. Who is donating? What do they...
Bickering. Conspiracy theories. Beach time. This week’s top ten political cartoons.
The top ten Political Cartoons this week showcase Republican bickering, conspiracy theories and beach time. Check out these cartoons in two new formats: as a GIF on GIPHY...
Make videos the easy way. Free app includes hundreds of royalty-free video clips and soundtracks.
Videos get six times more traction on Facebook! Learn how to quickly and easily create videos for free with Lumen5. We created a 25 second video...
NO PROFILES IN COURAGE. This week’s top political cartoons.
The top ten Political Cartoons this week best capture the Republican hypocrisy and cowardice on display. John F. Kennedy described political bravery in his Pulitzer Prize...
Reach more people. Caption and translate videos.
Reach the one in five Americans who do not speak English and others who prefer to watch videos on mute. Add captions and translations to your...
COVID and hunger collide. Mapping who gets stimulus payments.
Who will get COVID-19 stimulus checks? Some want to limit relief to those making less than $50,000. Who would suffer? How do you convey the details...
How to win friends and influence people – with free internet service
Disinformation kills. It poisons minds with COVID conspiracy theories and distrust of health experts. It is worst in poor, rural communities where people do not have...
Activists Take On Prison Industrial Complex
"Regions Bank Of Alabama Turns Its Back On CoreCivic" Morgan Simon's article in Forbes.com inspired us to explore how strategic activism works. How did community organizers...
The Greene Dossier
Some people are especially 'interesting'. Keep info on them handy with a dossier. Wakelet is a free app that makes it easy to create and share...
Cause of death: Could not afford internet access.
Lack of internet access can be fatal. That's partially why people of color are twice as likely to die from COVID-19 than White Americans. Health groups...
Trying to reach more people? Use non-political headlines.
What gets read? What gets skipped? It all starts with the headline. How do you get your message read by more people across the political spectrum?...
Activists use relational organizing to push for reusable COVID masks
For Our Kids Montréal taking community action, demanding a green and just recovery from the Quebec government - September 2020 Online petitions help build public support...
Fed up of politicians inciting mob violence and sedition? Hold the companies funding their campaigns accountable.
“Armed violent protestors who support the baseless claim by outgoing president Trump that he somehow won an election that he overwhelmingly lost have stormed the U.S....
Trumpland? Meet the Republicans and their corporate donors trying to overturn election results.
"Eleven Republican senators and senators-elect said that they would vote to reject President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s victory ... to defy the unambiguous results of the...
Make sure every vote is counted. Take photos of poll tapes at voting centers after the polls have closed.
Smartphone cameras are weapons against voter suppression. Take photos of poll tapes at voting centers after the polls have closed to help preserve election integrity. Taking...
Relational organizing in action
"Relational organizing focuses on the most important tools at our disposal: our relationships and our ability to talk with one another about things that matter." -...
Voting early or using a drop box to vote in Georgia? Find your closest location with just two clicks.
You're about to vote early. Where's the closest location in your county? When is it open? How do you get there? Vote Georgia makes it easy...
Amplify your message with online volunteer flashmobs
Bots spread disinformation by pretending to be human, sharing and liking content they have been programmed to promote. Building an army of bots requires skills and...
GOTV Concerts organizes virtual concerts featuring Georgia musicians to get out the vote
Music can move people to action, but with COVID raging, online performances have replaced large concerts. Virtual events are tailored to local audiences. Turnout increases as...
Mobile app showing Georgia dropbox locations created in hours with free software and crowdsourcing
Voters need information fast in a form that's easily used. Phone based apps work well, but often take a lot of time and money to create....
Congresswomen Deb Haaland energizes Native Americans voters in Georgia from the BIG STAGE
"Very few of Georgia’s more than 100,000 voting-age Native Americans cast ballots in November. Even a small increase could make a difference in the Senate runoffs."...
Mobilize poor, rural voters without internet or cell coverage using VOICEBOTS
Poor rural communities are held back economically and silenced politically by denying them internet access. The lack of connectivity makes it hard for them to access...
How BLUE FUTURE uses textbots to mobilize young voters in Georgia
Young voters are a key Georgia voting group with many voting for the first time! They prefer texting over calling. This demands frugal innovation so organizing...
SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING about voter intimidation.
Federal law prohibits voter intimidation. How can voters report issues preventing them from voting or other election related irregularities in time to do something about it?...
Take a bite out of vote counting crime: Track the poll tapes!
Image credit: DFS "POLL TAPES are printed vote results from voting machines that are transferred to a central tabulator. This process can be used to manipulate...
Fight voter intimidation. See something, say something.
"Trump supporters seemingly attempting to physically intimidate voters and block them from a polling place in Fairfax, Virginia..." - Bipartisan Report Voter intimidation has no place...
Looking for the closest Voting Center in Texas? Call or text this friendly chatbot.
Vote centers are an alternative to traditional, neighborhood-based precincts. Voters can cast their ballots at any vote center in the jurisdiction, regardless of their address. -...
Florida early voting locations map. How to crowdsource information to help more people vote.
Information on when and where to vote improves voter turnout, but often hard to find. Organizers crowdsource early voting and dropbox locations and freely share them...
NBA supports voting. A slam dunk!
NBA stadiums won't be empty for long. They won't be filled with cardboard cutouts either. They will be filled with voters. Vote at the three point...
Hot dogs, music and early voting
Making early voting fun and easy. Turning out early voters in Indiana Vanderburgh County, Indiana has approximately 60,000 voters. The county has the third largest city...
Suppression on the Reservation makes it harder for Native Americans to vote
Barriers being placed to prevent Native Americans from Voting-by-mail Denying postal services to suppress Native American votes It's despicable when Americans are prevented from voting by...
Trying to connect with ethnic minority voters? Find the right influencer with this free app.
Work with influencers trusted by a community in your outreach to minority groups. Ethnic Media Services promotes cross cultural communications through their network hundreds of journalists,...
How to deliver POWERFUL messages on video
Use these five expert tips to make a bigger impact in your online presentations. They have nothing to do with the lighting or the quality of...
Thank you for your service
Trump: Americans Who Died in War Are ‘Losers’ and ‘Suckers’. The president has repeatedly disparaged the intelligence of service members, and asked that wounded veterans be...
Law and order in BLACK and WHITE.
Vigilante mobs suppressing peaceful protestors isn't new in America. What's new is how politicians are using social media to fan the flames to hold on to...
COVID-19. Hurricanes. Violence. Chatbots get election info to voters through it all.
How do you get reliable election related information to voters coping with a pandemic, hurricanes, violence and voter suppression? Chatbots. People forced to evacuate due to...
How to fight back when information is weaponized for voter suppression
Information warfare restricts timely access to the information Americans need to vote. Lack of information on how, when and where to vote disenfranchises many Americans from...
Interactive music video recruits Gen-Z poll workers
Young poll workers are needed as COVID-19 is a greater risk to seniors who typically staff polling centers. Gen-Z artists recruit the next generation of poll...
Which rural communities will be ruined by the U.S. Postal Service being crippled?
The U.S. Postal Service is the lifeblood of many rural communities. Seniors, veterans and farmers will all suffer from cutbacks. Where will the cuts hurt the...
Billboard campaign uses relational organizing to encourage millennials to become poll workers and vote
Targeting millennials and Gen-Zs to vote and become poll workers "Millennials and GenZers make up 37% of the voting population. No one wins without our vote....
Save money. Do good. Crowdsource texting campaigns to low income American workers.
Campaigns save money with crowdsourced texting and help low-income American workers at the same time. A win-win solution. What is crowdsourcing? Crowdsourcing matches online workers with...
USPS mailboxes removed. Twitter’s freaking out, should you be?
One doesn't just "go on" twitter anymore, one "flocks to" or "rushes to" it. This week, people took to twitter to slam President Trump for his...
Indian American group uses interactive video campaign to raise support for Kamala Harris
Extend the persuasive power of a video with interaction buttons for viewers to donate and volunteer immediately with BigStage. President Obama clasps his hands in traditional...
Inspire college students to vote with friend-to-friend influence? There’s an app for that.
Encouraging college students to vote is hard in the best of times. It's even harder during a pandemic with many college campuses closed. Campus Election Engagement...
Livestream ZOOM meetings to YouTube & Facebook Live to reach larger audiences
Livestream ZOOM meetings to YouTube/ Facebook Live: The perfect couple to host your next big online event.Increase the turnout for your virtual events and fundraisers by...
RECLAIM OUR VOTE increases voter turnout among the underrepresented
Getting out the vote matters especially with voters in under represented communities of color in key states. Which areas, demographic groups and issues should be focussed...
Lost your unemployment benefits? Petition your senator to #SaveThe600.
Unemployment benefits cut? Petition your senator. "The Federal $600-per-week unemployment supplement expired and millions of Americans out of work due to the pandemic are wondering how...
Miss that live virtual event? It’s your lucky day, it’s still going on.
Zoom meetings can now stay live for people who missed them. Never miss a live virtual event again. With BigStage Online, events can remain live and...
Do voters even care about that issue? There’s a way to find out.
More than 60 Green Berets pay their respects to the first U.S. soldier killed by hostile fire in Afghanistan. What issues do veterans prioritize? "Russia Secretly...
Want a fair 2020 election? Become a poll worker.
America is in the midst of a nationwide poll worker shortage. "Without enough poll workers, voting locations close and lines stretch for hours. That’s why it's...
President Obama’s eulogy used to get out the vote
Former President Barack Obama eulogized the late Rep. John Lewis as "a founding father of that fuller, fairer, better America" that lies in the nation's future. John devoted...
Five lessons in fundraising from infomercials
Listen closely and you can practically hear this photo. If you have ever found yourself dialing the phone number thats practically bursting out of your television...
Infographic contrasts coronavirus relief proposals
Infographic: Differing Coronavirus Relief Bills How will the latest Coronavirus relief proposals impact you? The different Coronavirus relief bills can be confusing. Most people don't have...
How grieving moms use protests against police killings to recruit supporters
Ishtyme Robinson lost two children to police violence. She founded Every Case Matters, a grass-roots organization devoted to stopping genocide of all black, brown and lives....
Republicans just don’t care. How to map the millions of families they’re about to make homeless during a pandemic.
Republican senators are blocking unemployment benefits for millions of Americans devastated by the Coronavirus. This will make millions of Americans homeless and cause more deaths. How...
Human sacrifice
"The Trump administration is demanding that all school districts fully reopen in the fall or risk losing their federal funding". Your children have become political pawns....
David vs Goliath in Kalamazoo
Necessity is the mother of invention. A team of Kalamazoo candidates innovate to overcome their lack of resources. BackgroundThe candidates have little funding and few technical...
Don’t mess with Texas voters
Texas has an election on July 14th with early voting starting on Monday, June 29th and ending on Friday, July 10th. For more details, voters may...
Scan this to recruit volunteers
How to recruit supporters during a pandemic: Recruiting supporters at an event is hard. Lot's of people, activity and little time. How can it be done...
Let The People Speak
How do you bridge the divide between how elected officials vote and what their constituents want? Let people speak directly to power. Kalamazoo Commissioner Stephanie Moore mobilized...
Use Petitions To Harness Outrage And Build Contact Lists With Free New App
Harness the outrage through targeted petitions and also build lists of supporters. Petition drives work, but the pandemic has forced organizing online which demands innovation. Existing...
Convert Protestors Into Voters With Geofenced Ad Campaigns
[caption id="attachment_2449" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Protesters teargassed as police disperse them near the White House. ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP[/caption] Protesting is good, but voting is even better. How do...
Convert Public Attention Into Supporters And Donations
How do you convert public attention and media coverage into supporters and donors? Use QR Codes. Basics QR Codes are scannable codes that most phones can read....
Who’s Against Heroes?
Politicians often vote against their voters' interests. How can the public track what they're voting for and let them know when they go wrong? In this blog you'll learn about:...
Speak To Voters In Their Language
Asian American voters are the margin of victory in many key races. Make sure you message reaches the. Translate & caption your videos. In this blog you'll...
Musicians Power Virtual Fundraisers
Musicians and progressive campaigns are teaming to raise funds online with live streaming performances. The Coronavirus has forced campaigns to innovate. How do you fundraise...
Conduct Polls In A Pandemic? Use Chatbots.
Collecting accurate, timely information in a pandemic needs innovation. Mothers Of Hope uses chatbots to collect information from Kalamazoo residents about their Coronavirus care and census participation. The group encourages community members...
Will You Be Counted In The Census?
[caption id="attachment_2319" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] Image: Lumen5[/caption] How can marginalized groups be inspired to take part in the census during a pandemic? Sharvin Lee with Michigan Voices is experimenting with difference approaches....
National Calendar Of Events Responding To The Coronavirus Pandemic
How can experts, volunteers and resources connect in a pandemic? NYC United Against Coronavirus (NYC UAC) shows how it can be done quickly and with few resources. They...
Visualizing 40,000 Deaths
Big numbers make it hard to fully grasp the size of a tragedy - such as the number of American deaths from the Coronavirus. The facts are...
Your Money. Your Life.
Elections have consequences. So do tax cuts. Make it easy for people to understand cause and effect with interactive visuals. We used StoryMaps (a free app) to illustrate...
Organize Gig Workers Digitally In A Pandemic
The pandemic has devastated gig workers. No unemployment insurance. No health insurance. Unsafe working conditions. How can gig workers organize to demand their rights when they...
Statewide Michigan Indivisible Rapid Response To GOP Demand That Jeopardizes Lawmaker’s Lives
Michigan Republicans insist legislators vote in-person in the middle of a pandemic! "The vote will come a day after it was announced that State Rep. Karen...
Poor People’s VA Campaign Offers Local Coronavirus Newsfeed
How does a grassroots group with little funding keep locals informed of dangers and resources during a pandemic? How can vital information be quickly collected and...
Groups Connect Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Donors With Healthcare Providers.
Healthcare workers should not have to fear for lives because they lack personal protective equipment (PPE). These groups connect donors with workers to get them the equipment they need...
Crowdsourced Infomap Helps Idaho Communities Prepare For Coronavirus
Accurate, timely information is valuable - especially while you're preparing for a pandemic. Which stores have supplies you need? Which facilities open? Which offices are open at different times?...
Hold Them Accountable
Voters struggle to connect how actions taken by politicians in service of their rich donors negatively affect their lives. Explain the connection and what they can do...
Don’t Zuck Up Democracy
Image adapted from the Economist Grassroots activists struggle to get heard against billionaires and corporations with their armies of lobbyists and PR experts. A free app...
Talk To Me
The disabled, poor, uneducated and senior citizens suffer from not knowing of healthcare cuts and new voting restrictions until it is too late to protest. Flyers,...
Community Oriented Political Outreach
How does a candidate with a small budget standout in a crowded field? Innovation. Seeyew Mo is running to represent S.F. Assembly District 19 at the...
Leave No Voter Behind
People in remote areas are often overlooked by the census and find it hard to vote. Many Americans in remote areas suffer because poor roads and...
Build Or Buy Campaign Software?
Elections have consequences. So do budget cuts. Mobilize voters on the issues that matter to them. People care when public safety is jeopardized by CDC funding cuts that limit...
Pledge To Vote Cards Go Digital
Canvassers improve voter turnout with pledge to vote cards. Digital pledge cards work even better than printed ones. DemLabs and Deliver My Vote are testing digital Pledge to...
Five Free Apps For Better Canvassing
Trying to find the right campaign app when you're tight on money and not tech savvy? Checkout the DemLabs site with over 110 solutions and Solution Guides like the one...
We’re Not Lovin’ It
Image: Banksy Issues can be complicated. Relationship maps strip away the BS to show what's really going on. The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) overturned a prior ruling making it...
Young Activists Make The Best Storytellers
If you're not at the table, you're on the menu.Get to the table by engaging others to your side with story-telling. Young activists excel at crafting...
Three Free Apps To Create Campaign Videos With Just A Laptop
Fast news cycles demand a rapid response. Short videos work best, but how does a campaign with little money, time and video skills create a rapid...
Five Free Online Training Platforms To Training Volunteers And Organizers.
How do you train volunteers and staff the skills to be better activists and organizers? Especially when a range of skills have to be taught from...
Impeachment Web: Data Analytics Applied To Trace The People, Connections, Favors And Money.
Too much information is worse than too little. Facts get lost. Connections get overlooked. Data analysis converts information into meaningful insights. Background The impeachment hearings have...
App Immediately Translates Impeachment Testimony Into Videos In Different Languages.
Language should not be a barrier to knowing the facts. New software quickly and affordably translates and captions video clips for mass distribution. Background Most major...
Does Your Congressperson Support The Impeachment Inquiry? Ask The Common Cause Chatbot On Facebook.
Politicians can run, but they cannot hide from where they stand on the impeachment inquiry. Common Cause's new Facebook chatbot tells voters where their congressperson stands...
New App Lets Progressive Volunteers Find Free Lodging With Local Supporters.
Volunteers donate their time and energy to canvas and get-out-the-vote. But often they're cash-strapped and need a place to stay. Supporters have lodging to share....
Impeachment Inquiry Timeline. ‘Cut To The Chase’ With An Infographic.
Some issues are intentionally made confusing to distract people from the truth. Infographics cut to the chase. They combine facts, events, and videos into simple visuals that...
Activists Innovate With Free Apps To Alert Supporters Of Rallies, Town-Halls And Canvassing Drives.
Coordination makes all the difference - especially when time and resources are tight. Thousands of people taking part in hundreds of events, organized by dozens of groups. Where and...
Persuasion To Go. Voting Rights Group Uses Billboards To Get Out The Vote In North Carolina.
Billboards work. They're persuasive and cost effective. Here's how Center For Common Ground used billboards in North Carolina-3 to increase voter turnout in the recent special election. Results Cost of billboard...
Grassroots Group Harnesses Consumer Spending To Local Businesses Supporting The Community.
Money talks. And it walks. Every purchase is a vote of support for that business. A consumer boycott is a vote against firms that live off the community but give back little in...
Skill For Good: Matches digital storyteller volunteers with non-profits using an ‘Uber-like’ model.
Ride-sharing services like Uber make it convenient to get a ride by quickly matching passengers with nearby drivers. Why is it so hard to match volunteers...
Target ads with geographic info on people’s movements and the places they’ve visited.
Farmers use digital tags to monitor their livestock. Advertisers have it easier. People voluntarily carry tags that constantly report their position and activity: mobile phones. Geomarketing Personal...
Up your game with this library of free campaigning and organizing ‘how to’ guides.
Grassroots organizing changes constantly with new tactics and apps. How can the lessons learned on one campaign be quickly shared with other progressive groups? Blueprints for Change converts know-how from campaign organiziners into free...
Let Voters Tell You Directly What They Care About With Real-Time Crowdsourcing.
Sean Frame is running for Congress in CA-4 against a well funded incumbent. He's trying a new way to engage voters and raise funds. He is asking...
Innovations For Persuasive Digital Storytelling.
No one gets it right the first time. It’s how fast we learn and adapt that matters. DemLabs partners with campaigns to innovate better ways of digital persuasion. Following is the process we use,...
8 Highly Effective Training Resources for Organizers
[caption id="attachment_1086" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Photo by Miguel Henriques on Unsplash[/caption] "Change requires more than righteous anger. It requires a program and organizing, which is the only way to...
Work with the news cycle for better press coverage.
[caption id="attachment_1079" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Photo by Kristel Hayes on Unsplash[/caption] Sailors know sailing with the wind and tide gets them further with less effort. Aligning your story with the...
Making friends and influencing people in Silicon Valley? Use a local connector.
Local connections make all the difference. Especially in Silicon Valley. Get a head start with a local partner to guide you and create connections. Innovation thrives...
2020 Census: Let’s count everyone.
Who do you trust for advice? Probably someone you already know who shares your values and concerns. How can such trust encourage more people to take part...
Where’s the rally?
Uber can immediately match passengers with drivers nearby. Their technology works. So why is it so hard to easily find out about rallies and events nearby?...
Use the news cycle to amplify your marketing
Winning marketing campaigns successfully surf the wave. The message goes further with less effort. Marketing campaigns aligned with the news, increase the odds of getting picked up by...
A better way to collect videos for your campaign
Personal stories cut through indifference and can drive people to act. They're especially powerful when shared as videos on social media. This Everytown For Gun Safety video is compelling - and professionally...
Let’s please keep it civil
How many Facebook discussions are hijacked by trolls? Bots flood discussions with hundreds of messages, drowning out real participants. How can conversations be kept civil in such...
Micro-targeting made simple
"GoFundMe raises thousands to place billboard of Trump's anti-Cruz tweet in Texas". Where exactly should you place a billboard to reach the people you want to target? Companies...
Check the fine print
Donations are just one way to support the causes you believe in. Programmers with more creativity than cash, can support their values by restricting how their software can be used....
Jon’s Getting It Done.
When you have a solid track record of results, let the facts speak for themselves. The Tester campaign just launched an interactive StoryMap to highlight how...
Let’s talk about values
When Super Bowl ads are more compelling than campaign messages, we have a problem. How can we appeal to people's values across the political spectrum? We...
It All Starts With Training
Training new campaign volunteers is hard. They're often remote, pressed for time and difficult to schedule. Online learning platforms are affordable and offer training on demand. Campaigns struggle to train volunteers as in-person training can't...
Open Media Project Increases Government Transparency with Technology
A naive and idealistic man is appointed to fill a vacancy in the U.S. Senate. His plans promptly collide with political corruption, but he doesn't back...
