This update has been a big project as the field has changed significantly since we last published. Our goal remains the same — to help campaigners, Salesforce admins, and technology decision-makers choose the best advocacy platform. In this report, you will find an in-depth analysis of the various options including feature highlights, Salesforce integration details, …
Tag: Advocacy
Columbus Statue Removal
Can’t protest? You can watch the livestream. And then send the money.
If you want to work to undo systemic racism and police brutality and you can’t go to a protest or are looking for additional ways to get involved, open your wallet.
Salesforce, Digital Advocacy Platforms, and Non Profits, Oh My!
As a social change organization, making your supporters’ voices heard is an important part of what you do. Since shouts from a soapbox only travel 50 feet, it’s likely that you’re going to need a strategy to amplify their message. Giving out free megaphones might be out of your budget range; you’re going to need …
Discovering your hidden engagement pyramid
This week, Barbara presented at The Digital Nonprofit conference in Vancouver, BC. She took the room on a journey into the wilds of creating an engagement strategy. Even if you couldn't attend, we hope you'll benefit from these resources, too. Engage!
Endorsers: Your Powerful Base
Your message resonated, they say they agree! On your engagement pyramid, they are level 2, Endorsers. Learn how convert them in our latest DIY engagement strategy installment.
A New Definition of Greatness
“If you want to be important—wonderful. If you want to be recognized—wonderful. If you want to be great—wonderful. But recognize that he who is greatest among you shall be your servant. That’s a new definition of greatness.” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. How lucky we are that our nation sets aside a day to be great …
Salesforce Integration Supercharges Dogwood’s Organizing
When Dogwood Initiative needed to mobilize BC residents to reclaim decision making power over the air, land, and water they depend on, they turned to distributed organizing— motivating and empowering champion volunteers to lead and organize others. When they needed all the tools they rely on for distributed organizing to integrate instead of get in …
Advocacy and Election Resources for Nonprofits
(Update: We wrote a guide to all the advocacy platforms that integrate with Salesforce.) So…elections are on our minds. For those of you who are up to your eyebrows in legislative advocacy, the elections will have a big impact on your chances to improve policy. And more and more nonprofits are getting involved in electoral …
Your Engagement Pyramid: Beefing Up the Middle
The Engagement Pyramid is a simple and powerful framework for modeling an organization’s relationships with its constituents. The vertical dimension of the pyramid indicates the intensity of engagement, with low-intensity, light-weight engagement at the bottom and high-intensity, deep engagement at the top. In general, the breadth of the pyramid indicates the number of people — as …