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In reply to the discussion: Your Opinion, Please [View all]

ellisonz

(27,711 posts)
17. I'll proffer...
Fri Feb 3, 2012, 11:07 PM
Feb 2012

The 2009 Democracy for America Handbook: http://www.democracyforamerica.com/trainingmanual2009dfa - This will help give you some ideas on grassroots organizing that others deal with and their approach to solving them. I would just comment that often the most difficult aspect is fundraising, it takes a lot of things to campaign effectively. But fundraising is much simpler than many people suspect as some things can be obtained as donations!

You can always find this link via the DFA group (there are also recordings of DFA Campaign Academy: http://www.democraticunderground.com/1105104

Hope you found this useful. Good to see you posting, aloha!

Your Opinion, Please [View all] H2O Man Feb 2012 OP
hmmm, lets see... Ohio Joe Feb 2012 #1
Well, first I think you should write 'grass roots community organizing' handbook as you sabrina 1 Feb 2012 #2
An old hand once told me that the solution to infiltrators was to design strategies-- eridani Feb 2012 #7
I like that strategy. You have to always assume there are infiltrators in any group that is a sabrina 1 Feb 2012 #10
What I have suggested H2O Man Feb 2012 #24
Good idea but I think there is probably some thing already out there rhett o rick Feb 2012 #3
facebook madrchsod Feb 2012 #4
Agreed. Useful tool. mmonk Feb 2012 #9
Yes, online social networking is a powerful tool! n/t OneGrassRoot Feb 2012 #13
kick H2O Man Feb 2012 #5
K&R T S Justly Feb 2012 #6
A manual would be great. mmonk Feb 2012 #8
Podcast? (nt) MichaelMcGuire Feb 2012 #11
While I lack H2O Man Feb 2012 #12
How To Create A Podcast MichaelMcGuire Feb 2012 #16
Sibel Edmonds uses podcasts quite frequently and has people that regularly access them. mmonk Feb 2012 #19
Good luck on this and keep us posted on the ways to influence our times lunatica Feb 2012 #20
I also can't think of specifics. However... OneGrassRoot Feb 2012 #14
Welcome to the cbrer Feb 2012 #15
I'll proffer... ellisonz Feb 2012 #17
I always Appreciate Your Posts fascisthunter Feb 2012 #18
Keep in mind the average non-activist person. Honeycombe8 Feb 2012 #21
slightly off subject rufus dog Feb 2012 #22
Hale Strret H2O Man Feb 2012 #25
thanks, thought I recognized someone in the picture. rufus dog Feb 2012 #26
One person in H2O Man Feb 2012 #27
Most important thing: lose your ego. flvegan Feb 2012 #23
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