Give to the Max Day was a big success. We’ve doubled our number of donors to over 150 total on GiveMN.org, with 76 donors contributing on or near Give to the Max Day. We raised $2,215 which earned our local “Leader’s Challenge” match of $1,000. That means we now have $3,215 in 2012 to support [...]
Over 40 donors giving over $1300 US can’t be wrong – join them now through Midnight Central: DONATE on Nov. 16 starting at midnight Central time U.S. Donations from E-Democracy.org supporters from the world accepted and encouraged! The third annual Give to the Max Day is Wednesday, November 16. More than 42,000 donors logged [...]
Whether it is Somali Independence Day in Minneapolis (video), Rondo Days, or the CHAT Hmong arts festival in St. Paul, our new outreach team will be in the field across the community this summer. Our goal is to recruit at least 1,000 new participants across our Twin Cities online neighborhood forums (15 forums open [...]
The Federal Communication Commission with the Knight Foundation have put up a very interesting challenge called Apps for Communities. Download GroupServer – We’ve put up GroupServer.org as the “app” for this competition. It is designed for technology hosts. End-users engage the app via the web and e-mail. With certain customizations that we use and most [...]
As our summer of Inclusive Social Media outreach gets underway across St. Paul and Minneapolis, we’ve put together a presentation introducing “Neighbors Forums.” Neighbors Forums The slides are detailed so you can skim or go in-depth. Additional download options are at the bottom of this post. Invite us to present in-person in your neighborhood. Our [...]
Special Update: We created a new position available for Latino outreach in St. Paul – now through Dec. 15, 2011. Apply as instructed below by September 15. This position will focus primarily on the West Side of St. Paul. Are you excited? We are. With the support of four foundations, including year two funding [...]
Now is the time gather thousands more across St. Paul and Minneapolis (and beyond) like you who want to connect two-way with their neighbors and build strong vibrant communities. From schools and crime to parks and “free stuff,” it is time to unleash the power of neighbor to neighbor communication online. Today E-Democracy.org hosts over [...]
While our marketing lacks flash, we have a surplus of substance. We’ve simplified the main page for our Christchurch, New Zealand Neighbours.cc collection of neighbours forums. We’ve also gathered testimonials from members and Forum Managers about the value they receive and we now have a simple list of what actually happens across our forums (one [...]
As the role of social media generates headlines from Cairo to Christchurch, I have some bad news for you. The “Like” culture of Facebook is extremely lightweight when it comes to creating the deep bonds required for sustained local community building. The 140 character exchanges on Twitter create a surface sense among the most extroverted [...]
Editors Note: This Inclusive Social Media update is from Boa Lee, our Community Outreach and Information Leader focused on Frogtown. By Boa Lee, Community Outreach and Information Leader, Greater Frogtown Neighbors Forum This year, E-Democracy intensified outreach to two Twin Cities neighborhoods – Cedar-Riverside in Minneapolis and Frogtown in St. Paul. This blog post marks [...]