campaigning
May 01, 2012
Campaigning with UK local councils
If you're working on a truly local issue, or a national campaign that plays out at a local level, councils could be the right target for your actions. read more...
Mar 26, 2012
Getting staff engaged with a campaign
You might take for granted that your organisation's staff will take part in your campaigns, but it won't happen by itself. Lotte Deckers Dowber pulls together some tips and advice on involving your colleagues and making the most of their support. read more...
Targeting tweeting MPs
Save the Children UK made the most of publicly available data, and their own supporter information, to target MPs active on Twitter for their Hunger campaign. Jana Mills explains. read more...
Dec 12, 2011
Joining a conversation on twitter
Jamie Woolley shares learning from Greenpeace UK's experience joining in online discussions of UK TV programmes. read more...
Oct 17, 2011
How do I get more people to sign my petition?
Suggestions and advice from the eCampaigning Forum email list on that campaigning fundamental - how do you create a compelling call to action, and how do you reach people who might respond to it? read more...
Sep 15, 2011
Dealing with online trolls
How do you deal with the persistent attacker on your facebook page? ECFers shared some tips and experiences. read more...
Aug 17, 2011
Copyright law and campaign parodies
In the UK, copyright law can be a real dampener on campaign creativity, making parody and humour legally risky. read more...
Sep 07, 2009
Benchmarking: What is it?
Benchmarking is comparing similar activities. Yet many confuse it with evaluating. Here I hope to clarify it before the 2009 eCampaigning Review is launched on 13 Oct 2009. read more...
May 27, 2009
64ForSuu.org: Launching a New Campaign in 6 Days
Campaigning has never been an activity with long lead-times. Yet the 64ForSuu.org campaign site in support of Burma's illegally imprisoned democratically elected leader - Aung San Suu Kyi - was pulled together in just 6 days. read more...
Dec 17, 2008
What will help YOU through 2009?
Recession. Budget cuts. Redundancies. I'm hearing about lots of turmoil in campaigning organisations. The irony of the times is that the worse the economy gets the MORE campaigning is needed. So with all that is going on, what e-campaigning support do YOU need in 2009? read more...
Nov 10, 2008
Planning for Success: Change.gov
Immediately after Obama won the US presidential election, the Change.gov site went up. In addition to a brilliant idea that supports Obama's platform, it demonstrates what all campaigning organisation should do: plan and prepare for success. read more...
Nov 05, 2008
Obama's Win and the Power of Networking
Barak Obama won of the US presidency due to a number of factors. Many attribute his campaign's use of the Internet as one of these factors. Yet it was not the Internet that helped him win: it was networking. read more...
Jan 17, 2007
Key Campaigning Gaps in 2006 (Part 3)
Campaigning Review Part III: Working regularly with a number of major campaigning organisations and coalitions means I get to see which issues arise again and again. Here are the campaigning gaps for 2006 - although many have existed for years. Maybe by pointing them out, improvements can be made and I can make a new list for 2007 :-) read more...
Jan 10, 2007
Significant Events in 2006 (Part 2)
Campaigning Review Part II: Planned and unplanned events in 2006 kept campaigners busy. The implications of some 2006 events will also continue to keep campaigners busy for 2007. This is a look back at what relevant events happened in 2006 that campaigners can learn from or just reminisce about. read more...
Jan 04, 2007
Significant Trends in 2006 (Part 1)
Campaigning Review Part I: Two significant milestones were achieved in 2006: the campaigning space became more crowded and the Internet became mainstream. This has implications for anyone campaigning online or offline, so 2007 should be an interesting year. read more...
