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 [...]
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 [...]
When Jon Stewart appeared on CNN’s Crossfire, he essentially brought that show to an end, with the admonishment: And I made a special effort to come on the show today, because I have privately, amongst my friends and also in occasional newspapers and television shows, mentioned this show as being bad … And I wanted [...]
Editors Note: The other month we received an invitation to have a booth in the “sandlot” at the Community Matters conference. Because I’ve been in occasional contact with the head of the Orton Family Foundation, I suggested that we could step that up and also host a virtual round of introductions. The exchange, using our [...]
E-Democracy News – November 2010 – Vol 2, Issue 2 In this Issue From the Executive Director Give to the Max Day Participation 3.0 Progress Report Forums Focus Let us know if you have any suggestions, [Email address: news #AT# e-democracy.org - replace #AT# with @ ]. Editor’s Note Greetings, E-Democracy.org supporters! While it’s [...]
Participation 3.0 2010 Progress Report At the beginning of 2010, we announced our new Participation 3.0 initiative, funded by the Ford Foundation, that has opened the third phase of E-Democracy.org’s activity since its founding in 1994. Participation 3.0 initiatives focus on connecting local people everywhere with the best ideas and opportunities for includes local online [...]
E-Democracy Issues Forums Connecting neighbors and communities with new hyper-local spaces Since 1994, E-Democracy.Org has worked to build democracy and community online, from the local level up. Our model is unique – we create spaces governed by universal rules that promote civility and individual responsibility, facilitated by local volunteers, with participants who use their real [...]
Give to the Max Day is Nov. 16 We only have a few short days until Give to the Max Day 2010, your opportunity to join 40,000 other donors to support your favorite Minnesota-based charities in one day. From midnight Nov. 16 to midnight Nov. 17, donors can use the online donation feature to give [...]
From the Executive Director By Steven Clift In the United States, we’ve just finished a historical election, where a significant percentage of the incumbent officials elected to Congress were defeated. In Minnesota, where I live, we also experienced significant turnover in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, which resulted in the minority parties [...]
Watch the webinar or listen to the full event in MP3 format. See the source blog post from the webinar host Griff Wigley for additional details. Slides used by Steven Clift, E-Democracy.org, Executive Director: Social Media: Local Government Use View more presentations from Steven Clift. CROSS-POSTED: By Griff Wigley Nov. 1 Webinar – Social media [...]
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