Want to create the next ColorOfChange.org?

Rebecca Fureigh | March 30, 2009 - 12:13 pm

Tags: blogosphere, online activism, online organizing

Forwarding this incredible opportunity from the ColorOfChange.org mailing list. The deadline's tomorrow!

Ever thought you might want to start an online community or advocacy project, like ColorOfChange.org, yourself? If so, keep reading.

New PSA: Celebrities say, "Don't vote!"

And the viral element sure seems to be working...

How online organizing is fueling UMass Amherst's general student strike

Rebecca Fureigh | November 16, 2007 - 1:06 pm

Tags: labor, online organizing, organizing, strike, students

A general student strike has been called on UMass Amherst's campus. Organizers have been phonebanking all week to shore up support for the strike.

They also have a thorough and well-organized online presence. As of this writing, their Facebook event has more than 1,700 people "attending," though some are students at other universities.

Having just put the finishing touches on a case study for YP4's forthcoming Little Black Book on online organizing, I have online organizing strategy on the brain even more than usual. Here's my take on what they're doing well with this site.

Read more below.