Nonprofit Organizations

#109: Digital Organizing for Progressive Campaigns and Advocacy, with Ned Howey

Ned Howey, CEO of Tectonica, discusses the international firm’s approach to digital organizing for progressive campaigns. We focus on how Tectonica’s digital solutions integrate with NationBuilder, some key principles of website design, and how to engage supporters with an authentic strategy and tone. 

#11: Social Media and Nonprofit Organizations Serving Immigrants in the United States, with Dr. Heath Brown

Dr. Heath Brown, Assistant Professor of Public Policy at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the City University of New York Graduate Center, joins the show to share his research on the political activity of nonprofit organizations serving immigrants and their communities. We discuss how these immigrant serving NGO’s use – or shy away from – political action and the role that social media plays in their communication strategy. Dr. Brown highlights that the low resources of these NGO’s, the diversity of their communities, and perceptions of authenticity as key factors motivating their social media adoption and strategy. You can read more about Dr. Brown’s research on this topic in his new book, Immigrants and Electoral Politics: Nonprofit Organizing in a Time of Demographic Change.