I’m a big fan of the work that campaigning consultant Sho Walker-Konno does – and so I was delighted when Sho asked if I’d have a chat with him as part of his ‘Good Comms, Bad Comms’ video interview series. I chose to talk about one of my favourite campaigns on my favourite social network … Read more
We’re discounting our online courses for Black Friday / Cyber Monday, because why not. All our online courses in core digital skills for non-profits are now available for the extremely discounted price of only €9.99. See more about the courses and get the discounts at these links: Easy, Effective Google Grant Ads for Non-Profits Email Marketing for … Read more
The smart people at Impact Stack have created a extremely nifty tool for generating ideas for advocacy campaigns. In the words of one of the creators, Florian Engel: Do you feel like the list of campaign activities and tactics you come up with are always quite similar?I’ve certainly had those moments. Another petition anyone? Meet … Read more
I’m sure you’re watching what’s unfolding over at Twitter. If you need to get caught up, this Twitter is Going Great! timeline website is capturing all the nonsense. It’s not alarmist to say that we could lose this platform, and that it’s all pretty huge. Twitter has been around for 16 years and it’s hard … Read more
Campaign communications expert Sho Walker-Konno has been featured on Digital Charity Lab before – he’s one of the creators of Blueprints for Change and also the tremendous ‘Bluffers Guide to Framing‘. Sho recently launched a YouTube channel, including this fascinating video essay: ‘Warnings from an anti-abortion messaging course‘. Sho signed up for a course for … Read more
I love this campaign from Ban Fossil Fuel Ads, a new coalition of environmental and campaigning charities. They’ve used comedy in a refreshingly effective way, by going to young comedians who started their careers online, and so are excellent at creating comedy for online channels and audiences. The talented Irish comedians Sean Burke and Michael … Read more