From Our Brains to Yours
Get 50 People in a Room
Inspired by a question we got at a meeting last week, we turn to nuts and bolts of an on-the-ground tactic this week. The question: how would do we get 50 people to support a policy proposal at a City Council hearing?
Rx for a Fatigued List
Health care, midterms, stimulus, oh my! There’s a lot going on these days and maybe you’re asking a lot of your organization’s volunteers, donors, and activists. Maybe asking so much that you’re worried about “list fatigue”.
Finding and Engaging Superstars
We’ve all heard and lived the 80-20 gospel: 80% of your results will come from 20% of your efforts. Follow these steps to put the rule to work for your organization.
Refocus to Change the World
Why do big online organizing efforts so often fail to win the day? A trio of ideas to guide the way toward more effective online advocacy.
Email List Hygiene
Do some email list hygiene to boost your results. Check out these 3 Things for ideas on how to segment and best use your email list.
Move Your Agenda on the Opinion Editorial Pages
Don’t give up on getting your op-ed published in the newspaper or major websites…follow these 3 Things brought to you by special guest poster and op-ed specialist, Margot Friedman.
Get to the Point
Having shorter, clearer and more focused emails is a key to increasing your readership, click through and conversation rates.
Making an Effective Ask
It doesn’t matter if you are asking for someone’s time, money or advice, the fundamentals of getting them to do what you need them to do are the same.
Goooooooooooal Setting
Last week we suggested the general traits that a goal should include to be an effective tool for decision making and action. Since January is as good a month as any to focus on goals, we’re sticking to the theme this week.
Strategic Planning: Vernacular and Value
We’re hitting 2010 running, facilitating strategic planning sessions with quite a few of our clients, so have been revisiting the vernacular as well as questions about the value of these time- and effort-intensive undertakings.