Strategy

CivicActions works with you to develop a comprehensive technological and communications solution that will engage your constituency and achieve your goals. We live and breathe non-profits within the fast-paced Internet landscape and can keep you a step ahead.
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Fen Labalme
on Sep 10, 2010

Net Neutrality - FCC Call for Comments

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On Sept 1, the FCC filed GN Docket No. 09-191 (Full PDF, Summary) which is a public notice opening a 30-day comment period on Preserving the Open Internet. This is a call for comments and proposals for policy changes that will affect what is commonly known as "Net Neutrality".

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Michael Brooks
on Sep 02, 2010

We Are Looking For Examples of Amazing Breakthroughs In Progressive Change: Got Any Ideas?

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Hi all,

My name is Michael Brooks and I’m working with Henry Poole on a strategy paper. We are creating a report synthesizing some of the most interesting work in the world of strategy and social change.  We have read Clay Shirky, Markos Zuniga and Saul Alinsky for a theoretical grounding. Now we’re looking for examples of creative, audacious, smart, and successful approaches to:

Ian Rhett speaking at the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference
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Ian Rhett
on Aug 16, 2010

Drupal Hitting The Enterprise And What That Means For Nonprofit Organizations

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If the THREE THOUSAND Drupal geeks at DrupalCon San Francisco in April, including the friggin' WHITE HOUSE wasn't enough to convince you that Drupal has hit "The Enterprise," this bit of news oughta' put a nail in it:

About Association of Governing Boards of Colleges and Universities

The Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB) is the only national association that serves the interests and needs of academic governing boards, boards of institutionally related foundations, and campus CEOs and other senior-level campus administrators on issues related to higher education governance and leadership.  AGB serves more than 34,000 members and has more than 1,200 member institutions.

Good Food Strategies

Client: 
Good Food Strategies
http://www.goodfoodstrategies.com/

Over a series of training sessions and periodic consulting we have worked with Good Food Strategies to develop social media strategies involving Twitter, a listening program using Google Reader that feeds into a weekly news headlines communication for the organizations stakeholders and clients. Gregory Heller continues to provide expert consulting to support Good Food Strategies' team in their important mission to promote good food policies at the local, state and national level.

Good Food Strategies

One Minute Shift Website

Client: 
Institute of Noetic Sciences
http://oneminuteshift.com

The Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) wanted a way to share and promote brief kernels of wisdom with potential subscribers to their ShiftInAction.com website. The idea was that in just a single minute a nugget of higher awareness could be enjoyed, even during a busy day. IONS wanted to open hearts and minds using simple technology and easy to use sharing tools.

One Minute Shif

EcoTuesday Website

Client: 
EcoTuesday
http://www.ecotuesday.com/

EcoTuesday is a social venture startup that needed a website to tell its story, connect members to one another, and make it easy for participants to sign up for events.

We began our engagement with a detailed discussion of strategy to determine the priority of features, as well a solution to meet the future needs of a growing organization. Open source tools were the preference of the client, which aligned with their core value of sustainability.

EcoTuesday

About EcoTuesday

EcoTuesday is a networking event for sustainable business leaders. Every event features a 20-minute keynote by an industry thought–leader, followed by the hallmark "Introduction Circle" where all participants have an opportunity to share about their about passions to find like-minded collaborators. Events take place nationwide, currently in 9 cities, on the fourth Tuesday of every month.

Utilizing the model of growing by having local ambassadors start new events, EcoTuesday supports collaboration and the incubation of great ideas by connecting inspired people with others who are similarly-focused on creating a more sustainable world. Making connections is what EcoTuesday all about.

Technology Roadmap

Client: 
NDN
http://ndn.org

NDN wanted capitalize on CivicActions' technology expertise and alignment with their mission to develop a technology roadmap that would enable the organization to realize aggressive communication and growth goals for the coming 5 years. Technology was in the way, with content split between two websites on different platforms, no central database, and little knowledge of the best way to reach their most important constituent groups.

NDN Strategy

About NDN

NDN is a progressive think-tank and advocacy organization located in Washington, D.C. NDN consists of a national network of scholars and fellows producing thought-provoking, well-reasearched and progressive policy ideas. The organization has become a thought leader in the areas of economics and globalization, a low-carbon ecomomy, and the changing demographics of the country. Contributors to NDN are using close ties to government and the media to put forward more progeressive and forward-looking policies to solve the issues of today.

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