As
promised, here are a couple of new links I've added the past few days:
Future Majority is a blog focused on discussing what's happening with Millennials (those born in between 1978 and 2000, roughly.) This is a demographic that is increasingly growing in importance as these individuals start forming their political opinions, registering to vote, and take part in political and civic activism. Progressives, and particularly local progressive organizations like DECs need to know how to reach out and cultivate this valuable group of people.
The New Organizing Institute is an incredibly valuable organization and essential to the future of progressive politics in the United States. NOI focuses on training progressive activists from across the country in new technologies and new media. While I've never been to one of their trainings, I would really like to attend some day.
Donor Power Blog is a blog built for fundraising professionals in the nonprofit sector. Now, you may be asking yourself, "Why is Ray linking to nonprofit help sites?" In my personal opinion, I think sometimes the only real difference between political organizations and nonprofits is the way they report taxes. Were all in the "mission" field and 90% of the time lessons that nonprofits have learned over the years are ones that can be directly adapted to the political world. In fact, many of the new links you'll see me link to are geared towards nonprofits. Donor Power Blog is full of great information about raising money. A lot of time is focused on new fundraising technology and tactics, which I believe makes this blog extremely valuable.
Be Relevant! is a blog designed for email marketing tips. The author is Tamara Gielen, an email marketer for eBay Belgium. She has great tips about effective email marketing. There's all kinds of great practical information for any progressive group (particularly DECs) which has a mailing list and wants to use it effectively.
