3. Why use new media for organizing?
• Enhance what you are doing online – and offline
• Quick, cost effective
• Rapid response and instant gratification
• Activate and empower your members
• Recruit new supporters
4. Goals of this session
1. See uses of new media in organizing for large and
small organizations.
2. Identify tools and tactics you can use in your own
organization and campaigns.
6. The Changing Media Ecosystem
Message
or Video
Credit: Larry Huynh, Blackrock Associates
7. The Changing Media Ecosystem
Message
or Video
ONLINE MEDIA
• Email supporters
• Blog outreach
• Live-blogging/Tweeting
• YouTube, Flickr
• Facebook, Twitter
Credit: Larry Huynh, Blackrock Associates
8. The Changing Media Ecosystem
Media
increases
coverage
Allies
email their
Message Pow own
or Video supporters
er
Blogs build
ONLINE MEDIA more buzz &
• Email supporters deepen
• Blog outreach story
• Live-blogging/Tweeting
• YouTube, Flickr
• Facebook, Twitter
Credit: Larry Huynh, Blackrock Associates
13. On our websites…
Make it as easy to:
– Sign up for email
– Take action
– Donate
Engage and educate
your supporters
Share personal stories
throughout your site
43. Actions
What do you want to do?
• Recruit volunteers
• Hold volunteer meetings
• Canvass or phone bank
• Hold a rally
• Build leadership teams
• Collect / deliver petitions
• Visit elected officials’ offices
• Attract earned media
44. Actions
Online What do you want to do? Offline
• Recruit volunteers
• Hold volunteer meetings
• Canvass or phone bank
• Hold a rally
• Build leadership teams
• Collect / deliver petitions
• Visit elected officials’ offices
• Attract earned media
49. The Ladder of Engagement
Go to
Maine
Phonebank
Donate
Engage with partner organization
Sign a Petition
50.
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55. Provide Resources
• Create an online resource
center for participants
– Next action steps
– Data entry
– FAQs
– Flyers/pamphlets/posters
– Graphics to share online
• Make it easy
• Let supporters connect with
those they met offline
56. Evaluate Your Progress
Monitor your initiatives and track the progress
– Actual calls made
– Doors knocked
– Event turnout
– Website/Blog Visits
– Event sign-ups
– Facebook Views
– Retweets and hashtag use
– Blog posts/ trackbacks
– New Supporters
– Volunteer recruitment
60. Four Criteria for Choosing Tactics
• Will it get you closer to your goal?
• Will it use your resources creatively to shift power?
Does it build new resources?
• Will it create organizational capacity?
• Will it develop leadership and buy-in?
HOW?
61. Tactics: What do you do?
• Are there people you can reach more easily?
• Unique chances to get your story covered?
• Does it drive people to take action?
62. What tools do I need?
• Website with Sign Up Forms
• Email list and blast tool
• Social Network accounts: Twitter, Facebook
• Distributed Content: Flickr, YouTube, Blog
• A list of Blog “friends” and media
63. How do I organize myself?
Websites Partner Outreach
Email Field and Volunteers
Social Networking Events, Rallies & Vigils
Social Media Fundraising
Marketing & Ads Media & Bloggers
65. Why is social media awesome?
• Enhance what you are doing online – and offline
• Quick, cost effective
• Rapid response and instant gratification
• Activate and empower your members
• Recruit new supporters
66. Thank You!
Judith Freeman
New Organizing Institute
www.neworganizing.com
@neworganizing
Notas del editor
Campaigning is all about communicating. You can be very well organized, have everything mapped out and planned to the smallest detail, but if you can’t spread your story far and wide, you’ll have missed some great opportunities. This session will help you make your own media online and off, and work with traditional media outlets like radio, TV and newspapers.
How many people have gone to a newspaper? How many of your Gatekeeper for message.
New media doesn’t change the gatekeepers, but it gives us a way around the gatekeeper, so that the new media ecosystem is composed of both traditional media and “conversational” media outlets Joe Wilson and Rob Miller
Greatest power comes from gatekeepers AND new media folks
Talk through what they see here -
Theory of Change: In every communication you make, spoken or written, you must always tell people how taking this action will help them create the change you want to see.
Aspirational messaging and the story of the people in the movement – remember the people you spoke with on the phone!
Theory of Change: In every communication you make, spoken or written, you must always tell people how taking this action will help them create the change you want to see.
Theory of Change: In every communication you make, spoken or written, you must always tell people how taking this action will help them create the change you want to see.
It’s about engagement campaigns. Do you see only offline actions and only online actions? Actions that are most successful are the ones that integrate online and offline engagement campaigns, both in their book clubs and their email inbox.
New Media should be integrated into every corner of your organization because it complements and improves your overall communication, recruitment, field work and can help your fundraising efforts. Online organizing only goes so far though, so it should be closely tied to all of the work you are doing offline. (Remember, nothing magically goes “viral.”) Fully integrated engagement campaign – online touches everything. Online component should never be an afterthought. It should have it’s own seat at the table
Financial reports, weekend day of action – kicked off phonebanking program and decided to expand the program Core staff not growing, but identifying staff
This fall, they’re reengaging for this year’s election, focusing on reps who voted yes