|
Elevator going up.... |
We woke up to a different world this morning. It amazes me that my 1-year old will grow up thinking that an African-American President of the United States is "normal" (or maybe he will be surprised if we elect a white president)!
As we digest the implications of this election, I am interested to see how our issue advocacy clients respond.
It's no secret that the Bush administration has been a boon for progressive organization list growth and fundraising - "anger can be power", as the late Joe Strummer once said. So a President Obama - while obviously a dream come true for most progressives - does take a very powerful arrow out of their quiver. Maintaining a sense of urgency amongst their constituents will be a challenge. In addition, it will be interesting to see whether these organizations can morph constituencies that in many cases cohered around opposition to Bush into focused advocates for realizing their policy goals now that they have a better shot at doing so.
Meanwhile, conservative groups gearing up to be the loyal opposition have technology at their disposal that simply did not exist during the last Democratic administration. On the whole, they've been a little behind the curve compared to progressive advocates - will that change now? Can we expect to see conservative advocacy groups grow their grassroots programs and innovate as furiously as progressive groups have over the last 8 years?
Either way, this election marks the next phase in the maturation of online political activism. I'm glad to have such a fascinating vantage point on the situation, and can't wait to see the innovations our clients come up with.
Subscriptions
Subscribe to the RSS feed
Subscribe to receive posts via email:
Convio Clients
Get answers to product questions, join "Birds of a Feather" discussions and more. Join the Online Community
Categories
Blogs We're Following
Alltop - Nonprofit
Beaconfirewire
Beth's Blog
Donor Power Blog
Everyday Giving
Future Leaders in Philanthropy
Frogloop
Getting Attention
Global Voices
Katya's Nonprofit Marketing Blog
Nonprofit Law Prof
NTEN
Sea Change Strategies
Social Actions
Tactical Philanthropy
The Agitator
Walkathon Guide
Zen and the Art of Nonprofit Technology
