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My thoughts here aren’t really all that fleshed out, but here are my thoughts so far. If your organization is thinking about using a CRM such as SalesForce or CiviCRM, there are several considerations. The most important one is not technical in nature.
There needs to be a serious organizational commitment to [...]
If you are looking to write a sign-on letter to a legislator that your members and supporters can sign on to, there are several options available. Below are some options I have encountered that allow you to petition legislators.
Adam Green posted this article on OpenLeft criticizing a mass email he received from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.
RSS feeds have been around for a long time. My experience with them was limited to adding the NY Times and the BBC as “Live Bookmarks” in Firefox.
Slowly, I began to realize that there is more to it than that – a lot more. This is not an exhaustive list of uses for RSS feeds, [...]
There are a lot of different reasons why you may want to start a poll (or survey) from the trivial (who is the best James Bond?) to serious (what are your experiences with your health insurer?). Want to collect data for your research? Engage members? Read on.
I recently signed up for a Twitter account. I’m a little skeptical about allowing yet more chatter to compete for my attention. I’ve been taking a very cautious approach to it by keeping “work” and “productivity” in mind when deciding who to follow or when to “tweet.” So far, I’m following various tech nerds, such [...]
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Newbie blogger tips: style, soliciting comments, strategies
So, uh, I’m new to this whole blogging thing. But, I recently attended a “Blogger Summit” hosted by Center for Civic Policy. Below are some of the tips (style, soliciting comments, strategy) I picked up from folks who know a lot more about this than me.