There are few chances to speak truth to power. Make the most of them. Help your supporters make the most of their turn in the spotlight at townhalls and virtual events. Share talking points with them in the free BigStage Teleprompter app so they can practice with a scrolling script. A teleprompter is easier to …
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Celebrations are brief. Power building is for ever. How do you harness the excitement around Juneteenth, for community organizing and build long term power? How about community events that automatically build contact lists for voter mobilization? Mothers of Hope is a Kalamazoo, Michigan based non-profit that empowers mothers to better the community. They are organizing …
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Businesses use mobile coupons to attract customers and build opt-in contact lists. The same technique works for political campaigns and nonprofits too. Mobile coupons give people an incentive to opt-in to be contacted. How much does it cost to get a new customer for a burger or to find a new campaign supporter? Customer acquisition …
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Maps help activists and campaigns engage, inform and mobilize supporters. New apps make it easy. Maps are easy to understand and navigate. They’re intuitive and wonderful at storytelling. Free new apps make them a potent weapon for activists, organizers and campaigns. Why are maps especially useful for activists? People are naturally interested in how an …
Republican cruelty to the poor to please their corporate donors has no limits. Republican Governors play politics and slash unemployment benefits to sabotage the recovery brought about President Biden’s American Rescue Plan Act – even if it devastates the lives of 4 million workers. “Federal unemployment programs that added extra weekly money and extended benefits …
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Ohio voters show their support for fair redistricting maps and opposition to gerrymandering with Fair District yard signs. Voters should choose their legislators – not legislators choosing their voters. Fair Districts Ohio is a non-partisan coalition committed to fairer state legislative and congressional maps. Volunteers demonstrate their support and encourage others to fight gerrymandering with …
The opioid epidemic involves over 500,000 deaths and a $13 billion fortune. How much do you know about Purdue Pharma? The Sackler Family and their political donations to Republicans? And a settlement that would let the family ‘hold onto their freedom and most of their money’? Where did people die from drug overdoses in America? …
Opioid epidemic: Map the profits, political donations and deaths. Read More »
Texas governor signs extreme six-week abortion ban that bars abortion with no exception for rape or incest. “18-year-old Paxton Smith used her valedictorian address to protest Texas’s near-total abortion ban, inspiring cheers at her Lake Highlands High School in Dallas.” – Guardian Building support for your cause is easier when the issue is in the news and …
Forests destroyed to make wood pellets for corporate profits. Black communities devastated by the pollution and flooding it causes. That’s environmental racism. Community activists struggle to be heard against corporate lobbyists and slick marketing consultants pushing the destruction of forests. But, activists cannot make big political donations, hire expensive marketing consultants nor lobbyists. How can …
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Connectivity is a poll tax that stifles voters in Black, Brown, indigenous and rural communities who cannot afford to get online. “Poll taxes were essentially a voting fee used to keep African Americans from voting in southern states. Eligible voters were required to pay their poll tax before they could cast a ballot. In 1964 …
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