Blueprints for Change: Open how-to guides for progressive campaigners

by Tom Liacas | May 22, 2018 | Digital Transformation, Innovative Campaigns

For the past two years since launching our Networked Change Report, I’ve been leading trainings with campaigners around the world and sharing frameworks for advocacy innovation drawn from the many case studies we’ve looked at. As most often happens, even...

How does campaign innovation happen?

by Tom Liacas | Apr 3, 2018 | Innovative Campaigns

I was recently invited to speak at the Frank Gathering on public interest communications put together by folks at the U of Florida College of Journalism and Communications.  Aside from the chance to share the stage with some great speakers like Upworthy founder Eli...

NetChange in New Zealand – upcoming trainings

by Tom Liacas | Mar 5, 2018 | Digital Transformation

Thanks to the New Zealand Drug Foundation, we’ll be heading back to the Asia-Pacific region next month to share our insights into modern organizing and mobilizing techniques with progressive movement kiwis. Visiting Wellington, Christchurch, and Auckland, the...

Engagement Organizing is another way of looking at networked campaigns

by Tom Liacas | Nov 26, 2017 | Innovative Campaigns

Seems we’re not the only ones obsessed with mapping the new features of the campaigning landscape! We recently shared how our friends at New/Mode are thinking about this and now we’re happy to present a deeper dive into Matt Price’s great new book...

Yes, directed-network campaigning is for NGOs too!

by Tom Liacas | Aug 28, 2017 | Innovative Campaigns

When we present our directed-network campaign model in trainings or presentations across the world, we often get asked what kinds of organizations have the risk appetite to try these new more participatory ways of organizing and mobilizing. The expectation here is...