by Jason Mogus | Jan 27, 2014 | Innovative Campaigns
There’s been a lot of excitement around crowdfunding recently, but until last fall I wasn’t convinced there was a there there. I knew they worked, sometimes, for start-up tech products, some indie films and a few hyper local community projects. But would they do heavy...
by Jason Mogus | Dec 18, 2013 | Innovative Campaigns
A new campaign was launched today by a number of high profile bloggers in the charity tech space. “”What Nonprofits need more than a Facebook Donate Button” is the first volley in a campaign to pressure Facebook to give non-profits back the audiences...
by Jason Mogus | Jun 10, 2013 | Innovative Campaigns, Organizational Change
While many progressive ideas tend to succeed in the long run, (I’m talking a 30 year time horizon) as a movement we’re not half as effective as our opposition at creating messaging that wins hearts and minds today. There’s a lot of suffering that...
by Jason Mogus | May 21, 2013 | Innovative Campaigns
Success in the advocacy world is essentially about getting your issue or cause onto the agenda of the powerful by going direct, via a mass public outcry, or ideally both. Not so long ago, you could get pretty far with a supportive story in the top tier media, so most...
by Jason Mogus | Nov 12, 2012 | Digital Transformation, Innovative Campaigns
Even before the election results were in, most analysts had called the digital game for President Obama. The story of the ground-breaking “Big Data” integration and micro-targeting operation that drove their most strategic campaign decisions is quickly...
by Jason Mogus | Jul 4, 2012 | Innovative Campaigns
Many clients are asking whether it still makes sense to have a blog in today’s busy world. Related questions about how to focus diffuse social media experiments, what the point of their website is, and whether they need to refresh their email newsletters all...