As the dust settles on the Copenhagen Summit, it has become increasingly clear that we are witnessing the birth of a new form of advocacy, where digital tools are enabling citizens organisations to act collectively across borders, respond rapidly and empower their supporters to take the lead in delivering content where its needed. This Article looks under the hood of global climate advocacy and uncovers some of the innovative digital tools which are supporting mass mobilisation and advocacy at the Cop15 summit.
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Under the Hood of Global Climate Action
by Rajiv Joshi on December 27th, 2009 | Content, News
tagged in Activism, advocacy, Cop15, Copenhagen, Copenhagen Summit, Digital Campaigning, NGO, Tools
MTV Staying Alive: Innovative Campaign Approaches
by Hama Makino on December 14th, 2009 | News
Back in 1981, MTV launched a platform for popular culture dissemination that had previously never been explored. A “VJ” and providing a video-based platform for bands and musicians was an entirely new style of broadcast programming that united people with their musical interests on television.
In the near 30 years MTV has been in operation, it [...]
tagged in advocacy, HIV/AIDS, NGO, social media
Spreading a Message One Facebook Friend at a Time
by Maya Paley on December 14th, 2009 | Content, Deep Thoughts & Musings, Technology
Just a few years ago, Facebook was still the place to keep tabs on next weekend’s party line-up or to find out what your friend’s cousin ate for dinner last night. For some it still serves such “social networking” purposes. But for others, it is a tool, a means through which to deliver a message [...]
NGOs recruit bloggers to help change the world
by Rajiv Joshi on November 15th, 2009 | Content, News, Technology
The online revolution is transforming NGO advocacy at major international summits. Learn about a new project which is harnessing the power of blogging to help build a fairer more just world.
tagged in advocacy, Blogging, Copenhagen Summit, G20, social media
For Small Non-Profits, Is Making the Time to be Online Really Worth It?
by Maya Paley on October 12th, 2009 | Content, Deep Thoughts & Musings, Technology
Can online social networking and website interactivity really help a small non-profit in Guatemala fundraise and get its name out? Or is it not really worth it?
tagged in advocacy, facebook, fundraising, Guatemala, marginalized, MuJER, non-profit, organization, sex workers, social networking, twitter, women
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