Floods and power blackouts in the middle of a pandemic. That’s Louisiana in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida. Every disaster is unique and demands its own solution. How does a newly assembled team with limited time and resources quickly choose the best approach to a crisis when lives and property are at stake? Design thinking. …
‘Michigan GOP plans “shocking” scheme to ram through voting restrictions‘ – Salon “Republicans state legislators in Michigan have already introduced 39 bills that restrict citizens’ voting rights and harm election administration. Republicans do not have the votes to override the veto but would instead pursue a scheme to use the state’s citizen initiative process to …
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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 …
Speak truth to power, but first practice your lines. Read More »
Make a bigger impact on Zoom with a background to reinforce your message and a free teleprompter to stay on script. Have an important message to share on Zoom? Don’t squander the opportunity on a background picture of a beach or a bookshelf. Make the most of your screen time with a background that highlights …
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How do you bring the personal appeal of in-person canvassing online? How can volunteers be more persuasive with a good script? Use FaceTime with an onscreen teleprompter. Activists are mobilizing supporters for H.R. 1, For The People Act, by canvassing over FaceTime with the free BigStage Teleprompter app. Activists read from a scrolling script on …
Students For Justice offers paid internships for college student to learn new apps and help nonprofits and advocacy groups apply them to make a bigger impact with less money.
Learn about new approaches and best practices from experts in digital politics. Use the free Wakelet app to increase your online presence without any programming.
All votes are equal. Some are just more equal than others. It all depends on how voting districts are drawn. And that’s how some politicians get elected, no matter how people vote. Who gets elected has consequences as can be seen by the attack on the Capitol and its aftermath. How do you make sure …
Want to make your vote count? Learn how to draw redistricting maps. Read More »
It covers all the bases, from script writing, body language, and interactive technology like BigStage, to how to organize your screen and where to look when talking.
“Instead of trying to combat each leak directly, we should teach the public to tell when they are being manipulated. Americans should be taught the basic skills necessary to be savvy media consumers, from how to fact-check news articles to how pictures can lie.”
