Netroots Nation 2022

Posted by | June 9, 2022
Examining Consolidation in Progressive Tech

After a wave of consolidation in recent years, many of the most utilized tech and data tools in progressive organizing are now owned by a limited number of corporate and...

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Posted by | June 9, 2022
Building Your Tech Stack 101: Getting Started with Digital Campaign Tools

Choosing to run for office or work on a campaign is a massive decision, but confronting which tech tools to help run your program is arguably even more overwhelming. In...

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Posted by | June 9, 2022
TikTok, Influencers, and Breaking the Hiring Model

In 2022, it’s not enough to just hire diverse staff: campaigns need to decentralize campaign power so that political movements can exist beyond the bounds of what (oftentimes white, male...

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Posted by | June 9, 2022
In-house Development, For-profit Vendors, or Something Else? How Progressives Are Embracing Alternative Models to Build Sustainable Tools

The progressive digital space looks very different from when we last got together in-person at NN19. At that time, the digital tools landscape was in flux, with new private equity...

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Posted by | June 9, 2022
Digital Innovations and the Future of Small-Dollar Fundraising and Organizing

For over two years, we've navigated the transition from in-person to a fully virtual environment. We have adopted new ways to organize and fundraise by employing things like virtual events...

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Posted by | June 9, 2022
Should Campaigns Lean into NFTs? Everything You Need to Know this Cycle

NFTs generated more than $17 billion dollars in 2021, yet less than $1 million of that was raised by political campaigns. The letters "NFT" stir up a wide range of...

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Posted by | June 7, 2022
How You Can Help Save Email from Spammers and Scammers

Email remains the primary channel most political campaigns and advocacy organizations use to reach supporters. But thanks to unscrupulous consultants and campaigns who are willing to do anything to scam...

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Posted by | June 7, 2022
How to Avoid Being So Data-Driven That You Miss Underrepresented Audiences

Some of the most powerful technologies for progressive organizing of the past decade—digital fundraising optimization, 1:1 matching ads, voter file enrichment, and more—systematically miss underrepresented audiences like young people, people...

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Posted by | June 7, 2022
Big Tech’s Threat to Democracy: The Double-Edged Sword of Social Media

While many activists rely on Big Tech tools to organize, social media poses an existential threat to democracy. From January 6 to anti-mask protests, the impact of growing radicalization and...

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Posted by | June 7, 2022
The Time for Digital Accessibility is NOW

The time for digital accessibility is now. More than 500 lawsuits were filed in 2021 against companies whose digital accessibility wasn’t in compliance with the law—and nonprofits are not exempt...

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